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Banffshire memories
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.
Idyllic Memories of A Childhood in Clochan
I was bridesmaid at my Auntie Pat and Uncle Rolf's wedding at Presholme church. They met when he was a prisoner of war and married when I was three. I then spent many holidays with them during the 1950s, playing with with their daughter and my cousin from Tynet near Fochabers. I have such wonderful memories of a free childhood, playing in the forests and haystacks of Presholme farm and all the kids from around there. Libby Read
Childhood Years
I grew up in Finechty and spent most of my childhood years down at the beach or climbing the Bin Hill or the Hill of Maud. The Hill of Maud was a good place to find seagulls' eggs.
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.
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.
