Ardwell, Auchness Castle c.1950
Photo ref: A114001
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Photo ref: A114001
Photo of Ardwell, Auchness Castle c.1950

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A Selection of Memories from Ardwell

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Ardwell

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My grandfather is James Kiltie from Ayr and I believe him to be the same coalminer referred to above, my father is also James Kiltie as am I. We currently live in the southwest of England and my brother Duncan has just added another James Kiltie to the list.
I have researched my family history and discovered that , my great 4 x grandfather was living in this area My ancestors were also born around the Sorbie area, and I have gone back to the 1841 census for Ardwell, where I found Barnard Kilty, born in Ireland, occupation, Flax Dresser, and his wife Elizabeth from Stoneykirk, both born 1776. It has been a quite a journey, and one of my ancestors was James Kiltie, born ...see more