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Craigmillar
Primary School |
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Recollections
1.
John (Ian) Davie
Longniddry, East Lothian, Scotland |
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Thank you to John (Ian) Davie who wrote:
Around 1942-50
"I attended Craigmillar Primary School from
c.1942 to 1950 when I lived at Station Road and then Wauchope Avenue.
Residence in Craigmillar was interspersed for
a year or so when we moved to Burdiehouse and attended
Prestonfield Primary School.
I won a bursary from Craigmillar Primary
School to Portobello Senior School (or as it was then called 'Portobello
Higher Grade').
I'll be seventy two years old in November
and glad that I received a good old-fashioned Scottish education."
John (Ian) Davie: Longniddry, East Lothian, Scotland:
August 1+9, 2009 |
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Recollections
2.
Bobby Inglis
Essex, England |
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Thank you to
Bobby Inglis for leaving a message in the EdinPhoto guest book.
Bobby wrote:
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Our Family
"I was born and bred in Niddrie. In
1935, I went to Craigmillar Primary School, then to Niddrie
Marischal Secondary.
My dad was Jock.
My mum was
Mary.
My brothers and sister were:
- John
- May (known as Elsie at school)
- Jimmy.
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Neighbours
In our stair were:
- Bottom flats:
- Slights
- Coopers
- Middle flats:
- Stewarts
- Simpsons
Top flats:
- Dempsters
- Inglis
Does any know of any of these families?
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Bobby Inglis, Essex,
England: Message posted in EdinPhoto guestbook, November 24, 2010 |
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Recollections
3.
Dave McKinlay
New Zealand |
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Thank you to
Dave McKinlay for posting this reply to Bobby Inglis in the EdinPhoto
guestbook.
Dave wrote:
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Dempsters
"Hi Bobby.
You mention Dempsters. Would one of them been
Jimmy, an amateur boxer in the mid-1950s? He would have been your
age, and went to the Marischal.
I am three years younger than you, but have a
brother your age who knocked around with Jimmy Dempster. I think
they both served in The Royal Scots, Suez Canal, 1956. I'll check
that one out with my brother next time I talk to him.
I'd
be interested to know if its the same Dempsters."
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Our Family
My three brothers and I went to the Marischal.
My brothers were:
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James (your age)
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Billy (a year younger then me born 1938)
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Tommy (the youngest, born 1947).
We
lived in Bingham. Now, we are all in New Zealand. We've lived
here since the early-1960s, except Billy who lives up in Colinton,
Edinburgh.
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Dave McKinlay, New
Zealand: message posted in EdinPhoto guest book: November 25,
2010 |
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Recollections
4.
Sandra McCulloch
(nee
Young)
Niddrie Mill, Edinburgh |
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Sandra
McCulloch wrote:
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Class Photo
"I
was born at Wauchope Terrace and attended Craigmillar Primary School from
1952 to 1958. Sadly, I never did get a photo of my class when I was there
Is there anyone out there who may have a copy
of of a photo? I remember Miss Telford and Mr Mutch were two of my
teachers.
Sandra McCulloch (nee Young), Niddrie Mill, Edinburgh
Message posted in EdinPhoto Guestbook + email: December 11+13, 2011 |
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Reply for Sandra?
If you know of any photos of Craigmillar
Primary School that might include Sandra, please email me, then I'll pass
on your message to her. Thank you.
Peter Stubbs: Edinburgh: December 12, 2011 |
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