Central Edinburgh
Old Town
and
New Town
Searching for People
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Please scroll down this page to read requests from people looking for
information on the following |
1. |
Alex Blyth
Greendykes, Edinburgh
and
reply from
Lyndsay
Montgomery
Old Town, Edinburgh |
is searching for >>>>>>>>>>>> |
Lyndsay Montgomery
Southside |
2. |
Patricia Rand
(née
Tinney)
maiden name
Victoria,
British Columbia, Canada |
is searching for ... |
Betty Cooney
and others from St Ignatious' school
Doreen Partridge
and others from St Thomas of Aquin's school |
3. |
Monica Pudel
(née Mahon)
Ahrensburg, Hamburg, Germany |
is searching for ... |
Dorothy McIntosh High
Street |
4. |
Eleanor Mcintyre
Edinburgh |
is searching for ... |
Donald Rafferty
and
Miles Rafferty
St James Street |
5. |
Connie
Telfer-Smith
(née
McJannett)
Norfolk Island, South
Pacific
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is searching for ... |
Jimmy McDonald
Henderson Row |
6. |
Win Johnston
maiden name
Melbourne,
Victoria, Australia |
is searching for ... |
Patricia Tinney
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Question
1.
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.
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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.
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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."
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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
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Message
2.
Patricia Rand
(née 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 Rand (née 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
3.
Monica Pudel (née
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
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Message
4.
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
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Message
5.
Connie
Telfer-Smith (née
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
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Message
6.
Win Johnston
maiden name
Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia |
Win
Johnston wrote, after reading comments from
Patricia Tinney in above:
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Patricia Tinney
and Helen Dalgleish
"I'd like to get
in touch with Patricia Tinney.
I notice that she mentions Helen Dalgleish.
Helen was also my
friend at St Thomas of Aquin's School. She lived in Granton
then.
I remember
going to
Pat's house one day after school and
meeting her mother and grandmother
Helen
and I were friends. Her mother and
my mother used to chat at the 'steamy'.”
Win Johnston: August 11,
2013 |
Please contact me,
Patricia
I passed on the email address that Patricia
wrote to me from in 2009, but unfortunately this address seems to be
no longer active.
So if you read this, Pat,
please email me and let me know your current email address so
that I can pass it on to Win.
Thank you.
Peter Stubbs: August 12, 2013
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