Dr George Scantlebury (1860-1923) was a medical practitioner in Linton in the late 1880s. While practising there, he married the local postmistress Catherine Millington Baynes. Their first child Vera (born at Linton in 1889) also became a doctor, served overseas during World War 1 and was later recruited by the Victorian Health Department to establish Infant Welfare Centres around the state. The Scantlebury family moved to Cheltenham in1889.Black and white photograph. Head and shoulders portrait of a man with receding hair and a moustache, wearing a suit and tie. The portrait has been cut into an oval shape and mounted on beige-coloured card. Card protected by paper wrapper and tissue. Maker's mark imprinted below the photograph.dr george scantlebury

Dr George James Scantlebury (1860-1923) was a medical practitioner in Linton in the late 1880s. While practising there he married the local postmistress, Catherine Millington Baynes. Dr Scantlebury was the father of Dr Vera Scantlebury (later Dr Vera Scantlebury Brown). Vera Scantlebury was born at Linton in August 1889. The Scantlebury family moved to Cheltenham later that year.Original sepia photograph, head and shoulders portrait of a man with a moustache, who is wearing a suit with a white pocket handkerchief. Photograph has been mounted on brown card. Photographer's name and address printed below the photograph.On reverse: "George James Scantlebury / taken c.1884-1889 / c.23-28 years old".dr george scantlebury

Dr George James Scantlebury practised as a doctor in Linton in the 1880s. He married Catherine Millington Baynes who was Postmistress at Linton. The family moved from Linton to Cheltenham in 1889. Vera Scantlebury was born in Linton in 1889 just before the family left for Cheltenham. The Scantlebury's other three children were all born in Cheltenham - George Clifford (Cliff) in 1890, Dorothy (Dot) in 1893, and Ethel Eileen (Eileen) in 1899. Vera Scantlebury (afterwards Vera Scantlebury Brown) also became a doctor. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Infant Welfare Division of the Victorian Health Department, and was first Director of Infant Welfare. Dorothy Scantlebury became Principal of Toorak College in 1942.Black and white copy of original photograph. Family portrait shows Dr George Scantlebury, his wife Catherine (nee Baynes) and their four children, Vera b. 1889, Cliff b. 1890, Dorothy b. 1893, and Eileen b. 1899. L-R: Eileen, George, Vera, Catherine, Dorothy, Cliff.dr george scantlebury, catherine scantlebury (née baynes), vera scantlebury-brown, cliff scantlebury, dorothy scantlebury, eileen scantlebury