Historical information

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 Scantlebury-Brown) also became a doctor. She was instrumental in the formation 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.

Physical description

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.