She is the creator of the Lady Henrietta Gilmour Photographic Collection of 1500 prints and 145 lantern slides held by the University of St Andrews.

They married in 1873 and she returned to Scotland with him to live at Montrave House in central Fife, several miles south of Cupar.

Her photographic collection, largely of Scottish society, their estate and livestock, and sporting life, was donated by her grandson to the University of St Andrews in 1978.

[3] The collection give a personal insight into society life in late 19th century Scotland.

When her husband received a baronetcy from Queen Victoria in June 1897 she became Lady Henrietta Gilmour.