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I Will be Back Soon
Brought up as a child in Kelloholm, lived in Burns Street, and although time has passed I still have memories that are dear to me. Who could forget Jenny Mulligan and Tib in the post office. I still may have relatives living there as my middle names are Hyslop Black, I believe there was a family of the Blacks living in Anderson Street who knew our family. My mother was Martha who had two sisters, Jean and Mary, all dead now. I didn't know my father. I would love to hear from anyone who may remember anything of that time, 1949 on.
Polmeur Road
My cousins Helen and Isobel lived in Polmeur Road and they took us to the local dance.....as you say, it took all Saturday to prepare for the jiving at night......what a palaver, and we rolled our hair up in the big rollers and put a scarf over, something we would never have done back in Hemel (where we moved after leaving London).....but it was great fun.......all the kids were great and kept asking my Sister Mary and I to talk as they loved our funny accents..... My cousin Isobel used to say 'fudge' instead of anything stronger, and we used to say 'sugar'...... lovely times.....
Templeton Family, Anderson Street
Reading through these messages bought back so many memories for me. My grandparents lived in Anderson Street. My grandfather was James Templeton (Jimmy) and my Nan was Katherine Templeton, they had 2 daughters Jean and Sadie. Jean Templeton married Walter Sumner (Wally) who had 3 daughters Erine, Helen and Morag, They also had a son Ronnie. I am the youngest daughter Morag, we also lived in Anderson Street but moved to London when I was a baby. Sadly my mum died last year, but we often spoke about Kirkconnel and the great holidays we spent with my nan and granddad. Mum often spoke about Jenny and her sister and many others. I can still remember some of the family from when I was a little girl, I also remember Neilly coming to stay with us in London with his son (I think his name was John). I would love to build my family tree so if anyone has started one or could give... Read more
GROWING UP IN KELLOHOLM.
Just to add to my comments about growing up in Kelloholm, my mum Elizabeth went to Kelloholm school, it was built in 1925, and my mum was born in 1929. She used to go up Killie swiming when she was a girl. She had brothers and sisters staying in Kelloholm, a sister who stayed in Anderson Street, her name was Jeannette Pagan, married name was Anderson, married to John. She had another sister who stayed at Mcconnel Street, her name was Maizie Pagan, married name Hill. And all her brothers Bert Pagan, Andy Pagan, James Pagan, big Will Pagan and Francis Pagan, and a couple of other sisters. I have good memories.
Growing up in Kelloholm
I have great memories of when I stayed in Kelloholm, we stayed at 14 Polmuir Road. Then we moved to 95 Greystone Avenue. My gran, we called her Maw, and Papa Herbert stayed 3 doors down the road, I remember when he got his free coal delivered, 1 ton, I used to help him take it in by a bucket, it took ages. My mum Elizabeth Pagan and dad Archibald they had 6 of us, 5 boys 1 girl. I used to go up the Killi swimming and would be away all day, I used to steal tatties from farmers field, cook them on the fire, lots of times walk down back road to my gran's Agnes Gibson who stayed in Sanquhar, who gave me pieces in jam, then walk back home, passing the witch's house, I used to climb over the orchards wall, steal the apples and pears and then pick the rosehips at the side of the road, take them to Kelloholm primary school and they would give... Read more
Childhood Memories
We lived in 40 Anderson Street, Dad worked in the mine in Kirkconnel. I knew James Kerr, Charles Gallagher, Peter Lee, Jim Weir, Bill Russel, Robert Dixon, Tony Milligan. and Jimmy Meikle, who all lived in Anderson Street, and Mary Jardine and Jean Mc Anespie who lived opposite. We swam in the Killie at the Coal Hole down behind Wullie Miller's farm. When dad had time we went fishing in the Kello and the Euchan Waters. I left there to go to Australia in 1948. Those were the good days. They seem richer now as the memory fades, memories of gathering wild raspberrys, mushrooms, and hazelnuts. When any police came walking up the street all the kids disappeared! I could reminisce forever. Must be old age and nostalgia setting in. Bob
Kello Water
When I lived in Kelloholm, I lived on Polmeur Road close to the short cut from Polmeur to Greystone Avenue. My mum and dad Jessie and Johnny Grierson moved into 49 Polmeur Road in 1948 one month after I was born. My mum and dad used to take us picnicking to the big grassed area we all knew as the picnic park next to the Kello Water. It is now sadly overgrown and rutted due to tractors driving over it to pick up stone from the river. I went for a walk up the Killie in October 2007, it had been 40 years since I last walked there. I was overjoyed to be walking where I walked, swam and played when I was a boy. At the same time it was a little sad that no one seems to walk there any more. All the footpaths were gone and I never saw any other person all day. I took lots of pictures that day and again in 2009 when I... Read more
My Growing up Years
I grew up in Mcconnel Street, my dad was John Burns. I had many friends. As children we also spent many happy times up the Killie, I also remember sliding downhill just above water on a piece of cardboard, how we never went into water I'll never know! I also love Saturday it took us all day to prepare for Saturday night dancing at the Drill Hall, I had lots of happy times there, all us girls used to rock and roll with each other because the boys didn't come in till later, mostley after being at the pub! There are lots of memories of Kelloholm, Kirkconnel. My brothers (3) and sister all grew up there and another memory I have is of picking blubells down by the river near the swing park and us all congregating at Wullie Waddle's chip shop at night and sharing a bag of chips. I could write a book.
