Edinburgh History - Recollections

Contributors to Recollections of Edinburgh and a few recollections of other places in Scotland
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Maxine ADAM Warwick, Warwickshire, England	Corstorphine
Margaret ADAMS Warwick, Warwickshire, England	Leith Docks Holyrood Palace
Dorothy ADDISON (nee JENKINS) Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada ©	Abbeyhill Joppa Lothian Crisp Factory Portobello 1950s Towerbank School netball team Portobello Rag and Bone Man
Alex Surname known, but Alex does not wish it to be added to the web site	East Thomas Street
Bill ALDRED Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland	Bruce Peebles workers 1957
Kerry ALEXANDER Gracemount, Edinburgh	Dumbiedykes families
Norma ALLAN nee HARDY Edinburgh	Murrayburn School
Christine ANDERSON	East William Street
Jacqui ANDERSON Camberley, Surrey, England	Gilmerton Main Street
Mags ANDERSON nee SUTHERLAND	Pleasance No 132
Emmeline ARIS nee PARDY Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England	Dumbiedykes Dalrymple Place Dumbiedykes Penny Tenement
Thomas ARIS Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England	Dumbiedykes Penny Tenement
Irene ATKINS Ashford Kent, England	Craigmillar - 1940s
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Isabel BAKER (nee MUNRO) Brooklyn, Connecticut, USA	Flora Stevenson School
Robert BAKER Brooklyn, Connecticut, US	Flora Stevenson School
Joan BALLANTYNE Darlington, NE England	Assembly Rooms School Concerts
John BALLANTYNE Boswall, Edinburgh	Dumbiedykes Arthur Street Accidents Dumbiedykes Arthur Street James Clark School Class Photo Heart of Midlothian Foresters FC
Sandra BARR Edinburgh	St Mary's Street
Douglas BEATH Burnie, Tasmania, Australia	Boswall Estate 1940s Commercial Transport Cowgate Craighall Leith Ice Cream Shop Ferryfield 1940s Fleshmarket Close Fraser Estate 1940s Gas-powered Buses Granton 1940s Granton Castle 1940s Granton Railway 1940s Newhaven Fishwives 1940s Prefab Housing 1940s Shops Cash handling equipment Shrubhill Parcels Depot Wardie Farm 1940s
Irene BEAVER (nee BROWN) Kirkliston, West Lothian	Boroughmuir School Jeannie Dean's House
Elizabeth BELL Murray Bridge, South Australia	Abbeyhill
Jean BELL (nee BOTTOMLEY) ©	Dumbiedykes people and play James Clark School 1949
Alastair BERRY Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada	Granton Middle Pier Granton Harbour 1930s Royston Foreshore 1930s
Jan BIRNIE Muskoka, Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada	Dumbiedykes searching for people Donaldson's Hospital Dean Village Orphanage and Public School
Averil BISHOP Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA	Sparta Boxing Club
John BISSET Los Angeles, California, USA	St Ann's School
Liz BLACK California, USA	Prefab Housing
Tim BLACK Basel, Switzerland	Portobello Skylark
Katrina BLACKBURN Kent, England	Leith wild cat
Rab BLACKWOOD	Dumbiedykes people
Alex BLYTH Greendykes, Edinburgh	Dumbiedykes shops Greendykes
Geoff BONNEY South Africa	Old Chain Pier
Martin BONE Currie, Edinburgh	Campbell Harper photographers
Jeanette BOON Welland, Ontario, Canada	Dumbiedykes Coronation Party Dumbiedykes Lower Viewcraig Row Dumbiedykes people Dumbiedykes shops
Charles Kelt BOTTOMLEY	Dumbiedykes Fergusson Buildings
Peter BOTTOMLEY ©	'The Scotchie'
Alfred BOUCH Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England	Leith Walk
Eric BOWER Corstorphine, Edinburgh	Portobello Skylark
Kate BROCK Edinburgh	Dumbiedykes Jeannie Veich's sweetie shop
Florence BRODERICK (nee McGHEE) Muriston, West Lothian, Scotland	Castle Hill Primary School Castle Hill School Photo Darroch School South Bridge School
Janice BRODIE Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Dumbiedykes streets
Norma BRODIE Auckland, New Zealand	Wingy Robertson's Outing Leith 1930s
Nick BROMFIELD	Moubray House
David BROWN Craigmillar, Edinburgh	Craigmillar
Frances BROWN nee BARNUM New Bern, North Carolina, USA	East Thomas Street East William Street
Helen BROWN nee MUNRO Gilmerton, Edinburgh	South Bridge School South Side Tenements Carnegie Street collapse
Maureen BROWN	Piershill Barracks
Jim BULL Old Town, Edinburgh	Bathgate Park
Norma BUTLER	Granton 1950s to 1970s
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Marion CAGNEY Australia	Yardheads Brewery
Stuart CAIE Meadowbank, Edinburgh	Sinclair Fountain
Yvonne CAIN nee DORR Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ©	Brunswick Street Cafe Cycling East Thomas Street Edinburgh - 1950s Fleshmarket Close Granton - 1950s Ross Bandstand Stockbridge Wardie School - 1950s Waverley Market
Pauline CAIRNS-SPEITEL Old Town, Edinburgh	Edinburgh Names Fleshmarket Close
Jim CAMPBELL St Fillans, Perthshire, Scotland	Portobello - 1950s
Elma CAIRNS (nee REID) Flint, Texas, USA	Boroughmuir School
Jimmy CAIRNS Clermiston, Edinburgh	Leith Shipping
Margaret CALDER Craigmillar, Edinburgh	Craigmillar
© Jim CALLENDER Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada	Canonmills School - 1945 Puddockie Spitfire Fund Concert - 1940
Eileen CAMERON	Polton Farm
Betty CAMPBELL Northfield, Edinburgh	Duddingston Camp
Brian S CAMPBELL Agassiz, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Merchiston Motors
Darren CAMPBELL Edinburgh	St Cuthbert's Stables
Jim CAMPBELL Perthshire, Scotland	Portobello sledging Portobello Cassidy family
Vincent CANALE South Edinburgh	Dumbiedykes Penny Tenement
Malcolm CANT Greenbank, Edinburgh	Asa Wass
Graham CARLIN Edinburgh	Richmond Street fishwives Dumbiedykes Forbes Street
Phyl CARRUTHERS nee ALLAN Belford, Northumberland, England	St Margaret's Convent
Carolyn Dorset, England	East Thomas Street neighbours
John CASSIDY Glasgow, Scotland	Middleton Residential School Camp
Graham CATANIA	Dumbiedykes Forbes Street
Morag CATANIA	Glasgow Co-op Picnics
Anna CHROBAK	East Thomas Street
Brian CLAPP	Edinburgh Cycle Tracks Blackfriars Street
Betty CLARK Canada	Hunter's Garage
John CLARK Canada ©	Chambers Street Cinemas Collecting Football Cards Dalry Darroch School Dumbiedykes searching for people East Thomas Street 1940s Fountainbridge Granton from 1940s Great King Street Merchiston St Stephen's Church Waverley Market
Rob (or Rab) CLEARY Johannesburg, South Africa	Bingham
George CLYDESDALE Edinburgh	State Cinema Capitol Picture House Swimming
Bill COCKBURN Comely Bank, Edinburgh	Dumbiedykes people and play Dumbiedykes Tusi's ice cream shop Fountainbridge Asa Wass Pleasance backgreens Prince Albert Buildings
Bob COCKBURN	Leith Street restaurant Pleasance tenements Portobello 1940s
Joanne COCKBURN	East Thomas Street East Thomas Street 1953 street party
Eddie COLLIE North Bay, Ontario, Canada	Edwards' Bakery Granton Devlin's Yard
Alexander COLLINS Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales	Burdiehouse School
Frank CONNOR Hadlow, Kent, England	Dumbiedykes Music Groups, 1960s The Pleasance
Lena Mary CONWAY nee MORAN Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Fountainbridge 1927-33 Niddrie 1933-45 Bingham 1945-60
Lesley CONWAY Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Fountainbridge 1927-33 Greendykes prefab housing Niddrie 1933-45 Bingham 1945-60
Rev. Deborah CORNISH Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland	Granton 1940s
Judy CORR (nee VALERSKY) Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA	St Margaret's Convent
Jackie COUPE	Gilmerton Recollections
Gus COUTTS Duddingston, Edinburgh	Gas-powered Buses
Bob COWE Leith, Edinburgh	Leith Milk Deliveries
Terry COX Fairmilehead, Edinburgh	Asa Wass Tollcross
Joe COYLE The Inch, Edinburgh	East Arthur Place Holyrood Park St Ann's School
Jack CRAIG Silverknowes, Edinburgh	Chambers Street Hislop & Day Jeanie Deans' Cottage Newhaven Shop Old Chain Pier
Michael CRAIG Edinburgh	Glenburn Hotel Juniper Green Baberton House
Tam CROAL Edinburgh	The 'Slidey Stane'
Violet CROUSE (nee CUNNINGHAM) Canada	Preston Street School
Doris CROOK (nee McCRAW) Grange, Edinburgh	St Leonard's School
Sheila CULL nee Clark Australia ©	Canongate Girls' Club Dumbiedykes Coronation Party Dumbiedykes Road
Miles CUMMING Edinburgh	Cairngorm House Portobello Open Air Pool
Jim CURRIE Sarnia, Ontario, Canada	Castlehill School
Joe CURRIE West Lothian, Scotland	Black Bull and Moir's Bar
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Margaret DAKERS nee Szawluk Edinburgh	Baberton
John (Ian) DAVIE East Lothian, Scotland	Craigmillar
Jimmy DAVIDSON East Lothian, Scotland	Clubs and Discos 1960s Jimmy Clark's School
Arthur DAVIES Essex, England	Davidson's Mains
Irene DAY (nee SHARROCK) Wigan, Lancashire, England	Christening Pieces East William Street Leith Walk Primary School Newhaven Police Box and Market Buffet Norton Park Secondary School Pilrig Southside Fringe Plays
Marion DEIGHAN Edinburgh	My First TV
DEREK	Leith Pub - wild cat
John DEVLIN also known as John EDWARDS Sun City, Florida, USA	Devlin Fountain Presentation People of Dumbiedykes Thomas L Devlin trawler owner
Darney DEVLIN b.1921 Inverleith, Edinburgh	Granton Harbour Brown, Blacksmith Granton Harbour early-1900s Granton Harbour 1950s to 1970s Lomond Park Thomas L Devlin trawling business
Jim DI MAMBRO South Africa	Arthur Street coal lorry Dumbiedykes searching for people Grassmarket
Gavin DICKSON	Bonnington filming
Richard DICKSON	Craigmillar
Stewart DICKSON	Broughton place names
Alec DINGWALL	West Lothian Railways
Glads DODD	Pilton 1940s-50s
Allan DODDS Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England	Campbell Harper photographers
Carol DODDS	Greendykes
Alex DOW Fife, Scotland	The Baker my father Bellevue Bonnington Broughton Broughton Hudson Terraplane Broughton Industries Bruce Peebles Central Garage Annandale Street Central Garage gas-powered buses Duncan's Chocolates Gas-powered Buses Granton 1930s Granton 1940s Granton 1950s Powderhall Patrick Thomson's Trams during WW2
Roy DRUMMOND Canada ©	Niddrie Marischal School
Andy DUFF Australia	Carnegie Street Dumbiedykes people and play Heriot Mount
Callum DUFF Royston, Edinburgh	Heriot Mount
Danny DUFF Edinburgh, brother of Andy Duff (above)	Dumbiedykes people
Margaret DUFF (nee McKay) near Oban, Argyll, Scotland	Leith Nautical College
Eddie DUFFY Fox Covert, Edinburgh	Stockbridge
John DUNN Newhaven, Edinburgh	Royal Botanic Garden
Barbara HIDDLESTON Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland	Princes Street Sinclair Fountain
James Bruce DURIE Leith, Edinburgh	Wingy Robertson's Outing Leith 1930s
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Berta EDGAR Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland	Granton Primary School 1962
Brian EDWARDS Edinburgh	Greendykes
John EDWARDS also known as John DEVLIN Sun City, Florida, USA	Devlin Fountain Presentation People of Dumbiedykes Thomas L Devlin trawler owner