Edinburgh History - Old Town - Recollections

Central Edinburgh Old Town and New Town Searching for People
Please scroll down this page to read requests from people looking for information on:
1.	Lyndsay Montgomery Southside
2.	Betty Cooney and others from St Ignatious' school Doreen Partridge and others from St Thomas of Aquin's school
3.	Dorothy McIntosh High Street
4.	Donald Rafferty and Miles Rafferty St James Street
5.	Jimmy McDonald Henderson Row

Question

Alex Blyth

Greendykes, Edinburgh

Alex Blyth asked a question about Lyndsay Montgomery, one of the contributors to the EdinPhoto web site.

Alex wrote

"I wonder if Lyndsay is related to Bill Montgomery (Monty) from Greendykes in the 1960s.

He was a dab hand at drawing cartoon characters. I was a mate of his for a while but lost touch when the prefabs were demolished."

Alex Blyth, Greendykes, Edinburgh: July 31, 2008

Reply

Lyndsay Montgomery

Old Town, Edinburgh

Lyndsay Montgomery replied:

Reply

"I really couldn't say a definite 'yes' or 'no'.

I was adopted at only six weeks old, and, although I think I know all the members of my father's family, it's possible that Bill, may be from another branch of it.

Family

My birth mother was called Elizabeth Stirrat, and I was born in a house on Caledonian Crescent, here in town. My father was Norman Broadhurst, and he was in a band , I don't think he was from these parts - I think from London. His last known address was at Wandsworth, London, in 1947.

My Grandmother was Marion Stirrat. She worked in a restaurant, in what is now "The Doctor's" the pub at the corner of Forest Road. My Grandfather's name was Mark.

More Details

"I'm hoping this might jog someone's mind, and that they will be able to tell me more about my family.

I haven't been lucky with my searches so far, but this site touches so many countries and so many people that I might find a trace yet."

Lyndsay Montgomery, Old Town, Edinburgh: August 5, 2008

If you have any information that you think may be of interest to Lyndsay, please email me, then I'll pass your message on to her.

Thank you. - Peter Stubbs: August 6, 2008

Message

Patricia Tinney

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Patricia Tinney, who used to live at 46 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, left messages in the EdinPhoto guest book, hoping that some people might remember her and get in touch.

Patricia wrote:

Schools and Home

"I was born in 1942 and was a pupil of:

- St Ignatius school, Glen Street

- St Ignatius Annex, Lauriston Place

- St Thomas of Aquin's, Chambers Street

then moved

- to London

- to Saskatchewan Canada in 1969
- to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in 1984.

Neighbours

"I'd love to contact old friends and neighbours and visit Edinburgh again next year.

I had a lot of good neighbours in Lauriston Street. Most were 2nd or 3rd generation Irish from Donegal.

- The Paxtons: Rose, Audrey and James

- The Hanlons: 4 boys, 2 girls - football in the backgreen every summer weekend.

- The MacPhersons: Philomena

- The Proudfoots

- The Urquhart.

Long time, no see - but not forgotten.

School Friends - St Ignatius

"I remember:

- Betty Cooney

- Margaret Hah

- Margaret Slattery

- Veronica, who lost her budgie on exam day and burst into tears in the middle of a paper.

- Mary Narrie, infamous for her exploits - great leadership that girl, especially into mischief - almost broke a leg jumping walls around the canal one day.

- Michael, who came home from Kenya

- Freddie, who was great at football

School Friends - St Thomas of Aquin's

"I remember:

- Doreen Partridge

- Helen Dalgleish

- Sandra Stewart

et al.

Where are they now? When I look back, I miss those days.

Perhaps I will be able to link up with people i knew more than fifty years ago. it's a long shot but you never know your luck."

Extracts from messages posted in EdinPhoto guest book (together with email address)
by Patricia Tinney, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: September 20+21, 2009.

Contacting Patricia Tinney

If you remember Patricia, and would like to contact her, please email me then I'll pass on your message to her.

Thank you. Peter Stubbs: September 22, 2009

Message

Monica Pudel (nee Mahon)

Ahrensburg, Hamburg, Germany

Monica Pudel, who lived in one of the prefab houses at Northfield from 1947 until 1963, and now lives in Germany, wrote:

Dorothy McIntosh

"I'd love to hear from Dorothy McIntosh. She lived in the High Street, and had a brother and sister. She would be 68 or so now.

I remember my Auntie Kathy Mahon (who was the housekeeper at St. Pats) telling me that Dorothy had contact with Canon Hyland and she was in South Africa."

Dorothy McIntosh, Ahrensburg, Hamburg, Germany: March 22, 2010

Contacting Monica Pudel

If you (Dorothy, or anybody else!) would like to contact Monica, please email me then I'll pass on your message to her. Thank you.

Peter Stubbs: September 22, 2009

Message

Eleanor Macintyre

Edinburgh

Eleanor Macintyre wrote:

Donald McIntyre

"Can anyone remember a Donald Macintyre in the late 1950s."

Miles Rafferty

"A Thersa (m.s. Cassidy, also known as Rafferty and Raeburn) is also looking for information on a Myles Rafferty he lived St James Street I think around were the St James Centre is now."

Message (and email address) posted in EdinPhoto Guest Book: August 1, 2010

Contacting Eleanor Macintyre

If you would like to contact Eleanor, please email me then I'll pass on your message to her. Thank you.

Peter Stubbs: August 8, 2010

Message

Connie Telfer-Smith (nee McJannett)

Norfolk Island, South Pacific

Connie Telfer-Smith wrote:

Jimmie McDonald

"I would be interested to know if anybody knows the current whereabouts of Jimmie McDonald who lived in Henderson Row, Edinburgh. I believe he went to Canada.

Message (and email address) posted in EdinPhoto Guest Book: May 17, 2011

Reply to Connie

If you would like to contact Connie, please email me then I'll pass on your message to her. Thank you.

Peter Stubbs: May 18, 2011