4 ▁at ▁Castle ▁H unt ly ▁in ▁Long f organ , ▁the ▁fifth ▁child ▁of ▁James ▁Far qu har ▁White , ▁who ▁had ▁am ass ed ▁a ▁fortune ▁trad ing ▁with ▁America ▁in ▁j ute , ▁lin en ▁and ▁other ▁' d ry ▁goods '. ▁ ▁She ▁married ▁Fred ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁- ▁her ▁older ▁sister , ▁Ele an or ▁having ▁married ▁Fred ' s ▁oldest ▁brother , ▁John ▁Sh arp ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁Be atrice ' s ▁oldest ▁brother ▁was ▁the ▁liberal ▁MP , ▁J ▁Martin ▁White , ▁who ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁had ▁installed ▁electric ity ▁at ▁their ▁house , ▁Bal r ud der y , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁possibly ▁the ▁first ▁house ▁in ▁Scotland ▁and ▁second ▁in ▁Britain ▁after ▁C rag side ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁domestic ▁elect rical ▁generating ▁plant ▁( though ▁Lord ▁Kel vin ▁at ▁L args ▁had ▁installed ▁electric ity ▁earlier ▁using ▁batter ies ). ▁Be atrice ▁was ▁thus ▁well - equ ipped ▁to ▁partner ▁Frederick ▁in ▁the ▁modern isation ▁of ▁Hill ▁of ▁Tar v it ▁and ▁her ▁house - keep ing ▁and ▁hospital ity ▁were ▁always ▁considered ▁exempl ary . ▁ ▁Hugh ▁Sh arp ▁( born ▁ 1 8 9 7 ), ▁Frederick ▁and ▁Be atrice ' s ▁first ▁child ▁and ▁only ▁son , ▁inherited ▁the ▁house ▁on ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁Hugh , ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁with ▁distinction ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 4 – 1 8