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Banffshire memories
Keith Grammar School
While living at Mulben, in the Parish of Boharm, some members of the Urquhart family attended Keith Grammar School, about the time of the First World War. One of those Urquhart boys was Robert William Urquhart. He went on to eventually become Sir Robert. As a distinguished ex-pupil he is remembered by a plaque near the school gates.
Great-Grandparents
Most of my great-grandparents were born in the Banff area. They later moved to Huntly in Aberdeenshire. Their surname was Robertson, most of them are intered at Huntly. If anyone has any memories of the Robertsons could you please share them with me. George Robertson married an Ann Watts in Huntly on May 31st 1962, they had 4 children, Alexander, Jane, Margaret, Georgina. Margaret sadly died at the age of 21.
Huntly
I went to the Gordon Schools until I moved to England in 1972, they were the best days of my life. My uncle George Robertson owned the painting and decorating shop in Castle Street. I remember the picnics down by the Deveron in the summer. There was an old tale about the green lady who was supposed to haunt the castle at night, I don't think anyone dared walk down that way in the dark, it was very creepy. I still visit quite often and can't believe how it has changed over the years. I also went paddling down at Branders mill until a family tragedy and we never went back there after. At Easter my mum would boil the eggs and we all walked up the Clashmach hills then rolled our eggs down the hill. I think the simple things in life when I was growing up are the most memorable, like playing hide and seek, skipping in the streets during the summer hols and sliding down the roads... Read more
Urquharts at Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Robert (Bob) and Margaret (Maggie) Urquhart left the Parish of Boharm for the Parish of Grange, about 1916. They possibly had more than one address in the Parish, according to what I have learned. The couple's last child Catherine (Kathleen) was born at Garrowood, Grange, 25 June, 1917. This unfortunate child died 31 January, 1918. She was buried in Grange churchyard. I have been told that the Urquharts occupied Sheils Croft, near Knock, during their time in the Parish of Grange. What I do not know is whether this address could be the same as Garrowood, or not? As for the Urquhart children's schooling, I had assumed that some of them would have attended Grange School, given that four of them were born betwen 1903 and 1911. However there is no record of any Urquhart-surnamed pupil on the School Register.
Rob Urquhart.
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Mulben Station 1901-1909
My grandfather, Robert Urquhart, was a Signalman/ Porter, employed by the Highland Railway. He had served at Forres and Elgin before transferring to Mulben, about 1901. Robert (Bob) and wife Margaret (Maggie) already had three children in 1901; however their brood increased by another three bairns during their occupancy of Mulben Station.
The Urquhart family's next move was to a house named 'Calternach', still in Mulben. The family occupied that house from about 1909 to about 1915, during which time another three children were born. Robert Urquhart had left his railway job in about 1909 and was subsequently employed by Glentauchers Distillery as a Maltman.
Birth
I was born in the Station Cottages 1938. I have been to see them. They have been turned into one house.
Tarrymount Farm South of Clochan
Tarrymount is/was a farm of about 75 acres, situated in the Braes of Enzie. My grandfather, Robert Urquhart, was Grieve on the farm. In April 1941 a German aircraft dropped a bomb which exploded on the farmland. A cousin of mine remembered visiting the farm, as a child, and souveniring a piece of shrapnel.
