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Mains of Templand
My mother, May Mallarkey was housekeeper at the farm around 1935/36. The owners, were the Hay family. A particular memory of that period was the big tree, (at least it looked big to me as I was only three or four years old) which was outside the front of the house. Another memory, was the weekly visit of the van with groceries, bread etc..After we moved to Dunnydeer Farm at Insch, my half-brother, Fred Mallarkey completed his schooling. The day he left Insch school, he went back to Templand.
CLATT - REID FAMILY
Hi, my 2, 3 & 4xgreat-grandparents come from the area around Clatt. The Reid family farmed Tofthills farm for many years, but this came to an end in 1879, when both John Reid and his wife, Elizabeth Davidson, died, and Elizabeth's sister, Margaret, and her husband, William Bisset took over running the farm and bringing up John & Elizabeth's daughters, Elizabeth and Christina. My great-grandfather, James Anderson came to work on the farm, and eventually married Christina. Their son James Reid Anderson was my grandfather. I hope to visit this area next summer, as many relatives came from Clatt, and also Insch & Rhynie. If anyone has any memories of these people or are descended from them, I'd love to hear from you. My email address is jan.saunders1@virgin.net. Cheers, Jan Saunders (nee Anderson).
Central School, Bridgend
I went to the Central School (by the A97 where the Priests Water burn joins the River Bogie) at Bridgend. Left in mid-1954 when my parents moved from Dunscroft Cottage at Dunscroft Farm, down to Somerset in England. Boy - what a change - scenery, climate and language! The Dominie was Mr Strachan and the teacher a Miss Grant. Mr Strachan lived in a house by the river bridge - from the bridge we used to throw stones at his ducks and usually got strapped as a result - when he could catch us as we ran round the classroom - usually ended up with a few weals on the back of the legs! Vividly remember a flood in, I think 1953 - the water flooded the field between our cottage and the Priest's Water burn and came right up to our doorstep. A 10ft high waterfall which was about halfway between Dunscroft and Bridgend simply vanished in the torrent Took my wife & 3 kids back to show them Dunscroft... Read more
Memories of Brigend School
My brother (Brian Featch) and I attended the above school until we emigrated to Australia in 1958. Would love to hear from anyone who remembers us. I have visited the area over the last 10 years and can't say I like what is happening to our school. I keep in touch with my cousin Hazel, Jean and Dorothy Stuart (who lived in Kirkhill) and spend lots of my time with their mother my Auntie Janet when I return to Huntly. Hopefully I will be able to catch up with Jean Mutch when I go back in October this year as I usually visit her mother and have been told that I have to make myself available to meet Jean - how much we have to catch up on! I love living in Perth, Australia - principally for the climate but also the opportunities for those who would like to advance, however the strings always pull me back. Anyone else who would be availble during late October/early November and who would like... Read more
Auntie's Shop
My family ame from Inverurie but I would be 16 before I visited. Aunt Jeannie lived at Chapel Cottage, North Street and was the chiropodist. Great Aunt Magde also lived there, she owned Reid's boot and shoemakers in Market Place, this had belonged to my grandfather.
Having been brought up in West Yorkshire and all the mills, arriving in Inveruie was a breath of fresh air to me. I would walk from Market Place to Chapel Cottage and feel the fresh air and smell it. The shoe shop had its own smell, lovely leather, then walking outside and the baker's shop smell....
Oh, I would love to visit that lovely place again and find my second cousin Margaret Ewen Jim, her father was the local postie.
Dorothy Jean Newlands Anderson
Inverurie/Inverury County of Aberdeen
James Urquhart, aged 20 years, Farm Servant, living at Wellbush Kemnay, married Mary Ann Jackson, aged 23 years, Domestic Servant, living at Little Hillbrae, Bourtie. The date was 28th April 1860, and the venue was High Street, Inverurie.
The parents of the groom were James Urquhart, Crofter, and Margaret Urquhart whose maiden surname was recorded as Gordon (this maiden surname may have been recorded incorrectly). The parents of the bride were Alexander Jackson, Farmer and Ann Jackson whose maiden surname may have been Booth. ..The witnesses were George Milne and George ?. The minister was John Davidson of Inverurie.
Throughout the Marriage Record, the spelling is Inverury rather than Inverurie.
Gravestone
My husband's grandparents Alexander and Jane Gillespie are buried at Barhol Chapel, Aberdeenshire. Alexander died on 20 January 1940. We have a photograph of their gravestone there.
