Hercules Linton in Later Years
After the troubles at Scott & Linton, Hercules Linton joined Gourlay Brothers as assistant manager at their yard in Camperdown, Dundee.
In December, 1869 Linton took a job as head of the modelling and design department at Leckie, Wood and Munro who were shipbuilders and engineers. At the beginning of April 1870 he resigned due to his involvement with a new firm of shipbuilders Morton, Wyld & Co. who started operations at the yard previously occupied by Scott & Linton. Unfortunately in November 1870 they also went bankrupt.
Linton was appointed a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in November 1876.
Linton went south to Woolston, Hampshire in 1880 and eventually left to go to Montrose where his tenth and last child, a daughter was borne in December 1884. Linton's wife Marjory died in January 1885 which affected him deeply.
In 1895 he was living in Inverbervie and in November of that year was elected to the Town Council.
Hercules Linton was aged 64 when he died on 15 May 1900 due to heart trouble.
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