In fact, at the time of the retirement 'displenishing sale' it was noted that White and his predecessors had farmed these lands for over two hundred years (see 30 Oct 1896 Courier piece below). John White (the last in the line of the White tenants) was also a member of Largo School Board and a Justice of the Peace. He died in Cupar in June 1915. He married fairly late in life and had no children to continue the family farming tradition.
The previous post covered Lundin Mill Farm, focusing on the former mill and grain store building. The postcard view above shows a different part of the farm, looking north east across some of its arable fields (the mill building being off to the right). Wheat, oats, barley and potatoes were some of the crops grown over the years, while pigs and cattle were also kept at various times. Part of the Largo Estate, the extent of Lundin Mill Farm is shown below in the blue-grey colour (extract from the estate map of 1866). The farm and mill were tenanted for many decades and across multiple generations by the Whites. In the mid-18th century it appears that James White and Ann Davidson were at the farm. Next, their son John White and his wife Ann Lethangie had the farm from the late 18th century until c1830. Their son James and his wife Agnes White (who were cousins) followed until James's death in 1869. Their son John White (or Whyte) and wife Eliza Langlands continued the tenancy (as well as that of Largo Home Farm) until John retired due to ill health in 1896. In fact, at the time of the retirement 'displenishing sale' it was noted that White and his predecessors had farmed these lands for over two hundred years (see 30 Oct 1896 Courier piece below). John White (the last in the line of the White tenants) was also a member of Largo School Board and a Justice of the Peace. He died in Cupar in June 1915. He married fairly late in life and had no children to continue the family farming tradition. Mr George Bell secured the tenancy of both Lundin Mill Farm and Largo Home Farm following John White's retirement late in 1896. He already farmed at Downfield, Kingskettle. When he died in 1925 at the age of 64, George Bell (pictured below) had farmed Lundin Mill for almost thirty years. He had also been a member of the Largo School Board and a keen member of Largo Curling Club. He was also involved in local golf and was in attendance at the opening of the Lundin Ladies Golf Course in 1910 - see here for images from that event (perhaps he was number 6 or 10 in the photograph of attendees?). The tenancy next went to George Penrice (who was already farming at Pitcruvie) later in 1925. When he died in 1940, the article below featured in the 9 October Dundee Courier. The farm was continued for some time by his sons. The last tenant farmer at Lundin Mill was Robert (Bob) Ednie who retired from the farm in the early 1990s.
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