Memories of A Happy Childhood
This brings back so many memories to me.I was born in 1956 registered just up the hill in the congo at 10 Chain terrace.But all my childhood memories are of the wonderfullly happy time I spent at 3 Chain road with my Grandma and Granda Love. Hugh Love (old Ped) was at various times milkman for Skimmings,drove Palmers tippers,worked at the precast, ran the caravan site for the council then Willie McMillan.Grandma Love was equally industrious having many wee jobs including cleaning at the Ellangowan.Great granny Hughes lived on Harbour st. auntie Eck & uncle Willie (Hughes) lived in Loudon place, I think my family just about had the whole place covered, Great uncle Ernest Wilson had the hardware shop & was church organist, granny & granda Parker were up in Chain terrace, and then the boathouse,uncle David worked the nets for Captain Caird,Wherever I went in the village I could always get a jelly piece! Of course I can't forget the king of the ice cream makers Marina Sisi still the best I've ever had, anywhere in the world.
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RE: RE: Memories of A Happy Childhood
I was born at 1 Chain Terrace in 1961. It was wonderful to read your very similar memories to mine of your childhood, thankyou.
Comment from Name withheld on Thursday, 2nd April 2009.
RE: RE: Memories of A Happy Childhood
You have got your facts wrong in this posting Raymond!!!
Comment from Janet Gilmour on Sunday, 19th September 2010.
RE: RE: Memories of A Happy Childhood
I was born at number 5 Chain Terrace in 1935, I think the numbers have been changed since then, I'm not sure what number it is now. My name then was Arthur O'Hara. My surname has since been changed to Harrow.
I first found this site today15/10/2010 and read Raymond Parker's comments with great interest as I knew a lot of the people he wrote about. The loves I knew,I remember Hugh the father, Robin and Gowen who I went to school with. Creetown was a great place to grow up in. We had the burn to guddle in, the hills to roam and the bughole to swim in,all before I was 12 years old when I went to live in Yorkshire. I still visit Creetown now and again and see some changes and a lot of the old places still there. I would like to thank Francis Frith for this super website.
Comment from Arthur Harrow on Friday, 15th October 2010.
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My name is June Rennie, I live 42 Chain Terrace then moved to 5 Chain Terrace when my dad was not fit enough to use the stairs. My dad was called Andy Rennie and my mum was called Jean Rennie. I also had a friend called Margaret Palmer but she got married and has a new surname, I think she lives in Dumfries now. My mother Jean and my brother lived in Creetown for years but when my mother died my brother John lived in creetown for 50 years up till 2009. He moved to Minnigafe and died December 2010. My father was the elder of the kirk at Kirkmcbreak, he died 1963, my mum died 1990. Hope yous all get in touch, good to hear from yous. xx from June
Comment from Julie Smith on Tuesday, 19th April 2011.