"Some Notes on Family History" memories from Margaret Leddy

I ran across these notes on family history which I wrote in pen probably in my early twenties or late teens...so probably in 1968-1972 (there is no actual date on the notes).  I believe I took these notes while interviewing my grandmother at her home during a visit to Costa Mesa.   "Margaret Leddy (my grandmother) remembers Uncle John and her father seated in the living room debating scripture.  At that time here father had become interested in Christian Science [her brother Hamish Leddy became a Christian Scientist].  Uncle John had converted to Catholicism after having introduced Catholic novelties into his Presbyterian church [I have posts on this on this site - his conversion was discussed nationally and there were even opposition pamphlets printed].  Margaret says that Uncle John converted twenty seven people to Catholicism on the boat over from Scotland [and] when he arrived in Altadena where the Edies were then living:  he also converted Margaret and her sisters.  The children had already been attending Catholic church services as they were much disillusioned with the Episcopal Church.  Margaret says that her rather resigned from the Church because of jealousies on the part of the Bishop [Salt Lake City...the issue was more complex as can be seen in my other posts on James Eddie].  However many of the parishioners supported them and when they moved to Altadena they were largely supported by contributions from the former parish.  Mr. Eddie became a real estate man at one point, and was fairly successful in this capacity."

In these notes I also described some photographs of Margaret's: "The young Hamish seems bright and self-possessed.  Margaret has an airy almost ethereal dreamy look.  Iona has bright wide-opened eyes even when young.  There is one picture of Iona with an Indian nurse, Merge Annie in 1898.  Another picture shows Hamish in the choir at St. Mark's Cathedral, Salt Lake City.  The daughters obviously adored their older brother who almost seems conceited in his photographs.  Another picture shows Hamish behind his mother on a horse in the Utah Mountains 1904-5.  This picture is notable for its recording of camp life.  Women wore white, boys wore sports-coats and caps, white laundry was hung on fences, the tents were large[ly] white (probably).  There is even a chair on a platform and a tin bucket.
      Hamish appears again and again,  In one picture 1906 at Uncle Charles' estate in Kirkconnel Scotland, he has on a white cap, striped shirt, and knickers.  This is a coy picture, no smile, the same self-confidence.  Another in 1894 is titled "Hamish and his framed picture of Gladstone."  The frame is an extremely simple affair made of four pieces of wood hammered together.  Hamish looks proud of his work:  is wearing a sailor's suit.  In the same year he is pictured with Nelie the horse in a buggy wearing a large hat.  Also in this collection is a picture of Hamish at graduation from Pasadena High School 1912 wearing a false white collar.
     There is a photograph of Elgin Scotland which is James B. Edie's birthplace.  Artifacts from Congo, Africa, are said to be in the museum there (as he was a missionary).  "His ideals were Stanley and Livingston."  The picture is quite large showing a farm in the foreground and a town with about five churches in the background.  Another picture shows Elgin Cahtedral West Towers with cemetery.  The cathedral is in ruins.
     Other pictures of note:  a charming picture of Margaret 1898, one of her mother Margaret."  The document cuts off there.  

The Elgin Museum still exists.  It's web site says "Elgin Museum is Scotland’s oldest independent museum.
The collections are housed in a Grade A listed building at the east end of the High Street. Here you will find objects displayed from all around the world, but especially from Moray, dating from before the dinosaurs to the present day.".