November 2011

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Hi Margaret, yes I'm Anne O'Neill nee Brannan changed my acc our James would love that as he just lost his wife a few months ago I was thinking of you as I'm trying to get Ellen Strains address in Castlemilk and your sis was married to a Strain, how are you try and get me on Facebook I'm not too swift with computer as it would be nice to get in touch love Anne
Submitted by: Anne Brannan
St Catharines, Canada
30/11/11
Email: Anneb44@live.caAnneb44@live.ca




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My Great Grandparents Wolfe & Yetta SHULANSKY (solanskey. solanski) Fur Merchant Shop. Eglinton Street. Glasgow. Their Children were ALexanda, Yetta (Leah) . Julius Figai(fanny) Olga, Harry, Max. Is there anyone out there that knows of the Fur shop in Eglinton Street. We have been searching for many years. Photos or information. We wonder if anyone in the community remembers their grandparents or greatgrandparents talking about the fur shop?
I was also wondering if anyone remembers The CAMPBELL FAMILY. Parents Sarah and Andrew CAMPBELL. children. MALCOM, DAVID (Davie), ANDREW (Andy). ERIC. STEWART. ROBERT. and SARAH (DECEASED AT A YOUNG AGE.) Glasgow.
Submitted by: Davina Heath. (Campbell)
Queensland, Australia
30/11/11
Email: hdavina@bigpond.comhdavina@bigpond.com




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Nice to see the board being used, it was a wee bit quiet of late, for one reason or another Bye for now, Norrie
Submitted by: Norman McNamee
Rutherglen, Scotland
29/11/11
Email: norman_mcnamee@hotmail.comnorman_mcnamee@hotmail.com




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Peter Dempsey, my gran came from Moffat Street and was a McAlinney. I've sent you an email
Submitted by: Terri
Glasgow, Scotland
29/11/11
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FAO. Tommy Boyle the name of cementry is Dalbeth if you go in to maps you find it best wishs. Bob
Submitted by: Bob Kidd
Bristol, England
28/11/11
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Can someone please tell me what the local burial ground for Calton would have been around 1939 as I am looking for my great grandmothers grave who was Rose Boyle nee Montford/Mountford, married to Francis Boyle, she was living at Wesleyan St Calton at time of death. I live 300 miles south of Glasgow so I am unfamilier with the city.....many thanks.
Submitted by: Tommy Boyle
Leicestershire, England
27/11/11
Email: tommyketchup123@hotmail.comtommyketchup123@hotmail.com




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I remember only too well the peasbroth my ma used to make it used to make me boak it looked like something the dog threw up and the smell yuk my ma used to say eat it up it's good for you, how come everything was good for you when it made you sick
Submitted by: Annie Martin
Auckland, New Zealand
27/11/11
Email: sarius98@msn.comsarius98@msn.com




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"Jimmy, how could we ever forget ma Maws wee blonde pal that wid hiv done anything for her.....Afully gled you got yir pocket money, that must have bin on the flush days....Aye an you did hiv yir ain phone wi instant cash flow if you were fly enough...The Shankies were every ones favourites...Ma aild Da he wid gie wan o them wee sniders ,,, aye run from here to hell for a thrupenny. LOL ...It is funny but all of the wyc all kept in touch wi Artie except one and ah wonder why.....Any hoo, every one is all grown up and ah hope all of yours are still around.......Me n Artie are the last of our clan.......All the Austins they all had good lifes, like every one else, the good the bab and the fugly... Did you read Helen Boyde she wrot in, her family lived above the Steels.......So give ma best to all the family , and really great to read from you ...... Glad to read that ah wiz missed , keep dancin and singing cause big Artie he is DAM"
Sitting here going over some of the older letters...Arthur Blacks ....Went there many a time with all the young teenagers, boy were they particular, everything had to be just perfect....Billy Exstien Cuffs and collars, suits and coats all made to measure oh and real leather St. Luis blues. Oh and us females, we were just as bad Fashion to Die For (so we thought) Never liked the velvet collar look, too common lol...Oh gimme a moon dancer and slow jiver any day Dam"
Submitted by: Doris McIntyre
Ontario, Canada
26/11/11
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FAO G3 I worked in the Irish house in Norfolk St. when I was 15, it was great, I cut my finger using the machine to slice cold meat, was off work for a week, I then worked in Patterson's bakery (next door) which was great too. I used to fry doughnuts in a great big basin, my boss told me to eat the ones that were crooked because they had to be perfectly round, I used a big stick to gather them out of the basin, best jobs I ever had, because I was never hungry, those were the days.
Submitted by: Anne Grimes, Nee Donovan
Ontario, Canada
26/11/11
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F.A.O. Norrie Ross, according to the Ordnance Survey map of the Gorbals 1847-1895 Rutherglen Rd. went all the way to Main St. (Gorbals St.)and then continued as Dunmore St. hope this helps...Terry
Submitted by: Terry Lennie
Luton, United Kingdom
26/11/11
Email: terry@tlennie.freeserve.co.ukterry@tlennie.freeserve.co.uk




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Norrie Ross, Rutherglen Road did in fact go as far as Gorbals Street. It may have been Old Rutherglen Road from Crown St onwards. But definitely went to Gorbals street.
Submitted by: Josephine Stuksis
Glasgow, Scotland
26/11/11
Email: josephine.stuksis@btopenworld.comjosephine.stuksis@btopenworld.com




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FAO NAN CAMERON. thank you Nan for answering my message about 10quid. I do not go into this site much now, it has lost its humour of the past. Thanks again Nan. Agnes.X
Submitted by: Agnes Herrity
Glasgow, Scotland
25/11/11
Email: agnesherrity@hotmail.co.ukagnesherrity@hotmail.co.uk




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FAO Norrie you are right Rutherglen Road stoped at Crown St and the continuation was Old Rutherglen Road it stopped at Gorbals St
Submitted by: Amelia Mckinlay
Glasgow, Scotland
25/11/11
Email: ameliamckinlay@msn.comameliamckinlay@msn.com




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I may be wrong but Rutherglen Road didn't even go to Gorbals Street as I am sure it became Old Rutherglen Road after Crown Street. No doubt I will be corrected if I'm wrong.
Submitted by: Norrie Ross
Bellshill, Scotland
23/11/11
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Hi I'm looking for my biological mum her name is Ann Davis she lives in the Gorbals she had a partner called Thomas if anyone knows her please get in contact thank you x
Submitted by: Natalie Jones
Isle of Arran, Scotland
22/11/11
Email: minisplat86@yahoo.co.ukminisplat86@yahoo.co.uk




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Does anyone remember Arthur Black's, the shirt maker ? He had a shop at Gorbals Cross then moved to St Enoch's Square. You used to have to walk up all the stairs to get to him, all us Cumbie boys used to go there, to get made to measure shirts, it was the height of fashion at the time. B G W M
Submitted by: Biggiantweeman
Glasgow, Scotland
22/11/11
Email: biggiantweeman@yahoo.combiggiantweeman@yahoo.com




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"I was just going to the launderette as I do each month to find out it had been closed down by the corporation,because it was a hang oot fur drug users, wits life cumin to noo, nae washin dun, thing is i have nae room fur a washin machine in ma single end, as I am always moanin on here like ebenereza, I want ye all to know I am changing taking over a new leaf be kind to mankind and all that jazz, alrights my wee pals, billy .tam, iain, doris, wee mick, anyway must find a launderette!"
Submitted by: Biggiantweeman
Glasgow, Scotland
21/11/11
Email: biggiantweeman@yahoo.combiggiantweeman@yahoo.com




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Hi there everybody. Great to see DAM back on the site. She always has something entertaining to say. Saw an old school pal Roberta White a few weeks ago on the site.
Submitted by: Rita Moffat
Glasgow, Scotland
21/11/11
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FAO. Anne O'Neill: I tried e-mailing you but the address seems to be incorrect...I found some pictures that your brother may be interested in seeing...I am thinking you are Anne O'Neill..Is this so? Margaret Burgdorf (McGettigan)
Submitted by: Margaret Burgdorf (McGettigan)
USA
21/11/11
Email: glenmornin@gmail.comglenmornin@gmail.com




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Just found site was born Commercial Road (63), mother name Katie nee Currie went to St. Lukes, all family came from Gorbals. Welsh from Salisbrgh St., McAllinney from Moffet St.
Submitted by: Peter Dempsey
Glaasgow, Scotland
20/11/11
Email: peter_dempsey@hotmail.co.ukpeter_dempsey@hotmail.co.uk




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F A O; Doris Austin, John Shankland here nice to hear all your stories I could tell a right few as I went your maws messages for years and she used to give me my pocket money every week. I remember all the family very well and Edward brought me back a jerkin from abroad I thought I was the bees knees, Artie used to send me up to John McCues house to see where they were going that night as nobody had a phone in those days. We had one but it was right outside our windae in McNeil Street those where the good old days all the best of luck Shanky
Submitted by: John Shankland
Dundee, Scotland
18/11/11
Email: johnwilliamshankland@gmail.comjohnwilliamshankland@gmail.com




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Garngad Bhoy. I remember taking part in a quiz @ Hutchie Bowling Club in the early 90s. From Rutherglen Rd at Shawfield starting from the Wee Mill pub to Rutherglen Rd @ Gorbals St. Note Gorbals St. as Rutherglen Rd didn't go as far as Eglinton St, there were approximately 27 pubs. This was disputed though, because some people added on the pubs at the corners of Dunmore St. and Gorbals St. the best men to name the pubs are Jim McDonald and Chic Connelly, they are in Hutchie Bowling club every Saturday night. Regards, Willie Long.
Submitted by: Willie Long
Glasgow, Scotland
17/11/11
Email: williamlong159@btinternet.comwilliamlong159@btinternet.com




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F.A.O. Richard Alexander re Mary - I did some research for someone in Canada looking for information on this family. I will check to see if I still have the records that I found. I can remember that Thomas Baird's butcher shop was where the post office was in Oxford Street and he lived in either Abbotsford Place or South Portland St. I lived in Oxford Street so passed on the information because I knew the area. I think Mary died from Flu.
Submitted by: Margaret Kennedy
Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland
17/11/11
Email: megank50@hotmail.commegank50@hotmail.com




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Could anyone tell me how many public houses there were between Eglinton st and rutherglen road at the oatlands,between 1965 and 1975.
Submitted by: Garngad Bhoy
Glasgow, Scotland
16/11/11
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Can anyone tell me what that peasbroth is, it sounds awful but I suppose if you grew up hungry it was good, like tripe I loved that but just if my ma made it cheers Anne.
Submitted by: Anne Brannan
St Catharines, Canada
16/11/11
Email: Anneb44@livehotmail.caAnneb44@livehotmail.ca




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Hi I was wondering if anyone had any information on my mums brother who hasn't been seen since 1979. He was born in 1960. His name was Andy (Andrew) Miller. My mothers name is Marie, they lived in Carnwadric Road. If you have any information email me. Thank you
Submitted by: Amber
Scotland
16/11/11
Email: amber.89@live.co.ukamber.89@live.co.uk




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My father Eddie Friel sadly passed away on 12th November 2011, he stayed at Silverfir Court, he was a well kent face, a caretaker he would help anyone who asked. I will be left with many good memories of being in his company as many a day there would be a furniture van outside his flat for a cup of tea and a blether. May god rest him.
Submitted by: Edward Friel
Glasgow, Scotland
14/11/11
Email: eddyfriel@hotmail.comeddyfriel@hotmail.com




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Any info on my great gandmother Jessie (Clark) Walsh, from Commercial Road, and Margaret Walsh also from Commercial Road would be much appreciated. I know Jessie died from burns in November 1936. Also Hugh Walsh moved from Commercial Road to Waddell Street around 1939.
Submitted by: Karen
Newcastle, UK
12/11/11
Email: karenfalcus@yahoo.co.ukkarenfalcus@yahoo.co.uk




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Hi, does anybody know where John McCrorey from the Gorbals, Glasgow is living. He is approx. 50 and moved to Dublin and worked as a barman and greenkeeper in Ireland. Family member looking for him.
Submitted by: Shirley Cox
Dublin, Ireland
04/11/11
Email: shirleycox63@gmail.comshirleycox63@gmail.com




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Do any of you older contributers remember shops in the Gorbals called "The Irish House"? I believe that they were grocers shops
Submitted by: G53
Glasgow, Scotland
03/11/11
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F.A.O Ann Smith, Frances Teresa would have been related to John Cryans and Ann Harrigan's family. They lived at that address for many years another relation John again was a helper at the St Vincent De Paul until his death around 10 years ago. Would Frances have had a sister Sadie married to someone named Austin ?
Submitted by: Patrick Cryans
London, UK
03/11/11
Email: patrickfrancis@talktalk.netpatrickfrancis@talktalk.net




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"Och ah said ah wisnae gonnie write anymore , but ah cannie help but to reply to some of the letters. WOW peasebroth , hated that stuff , ma auld da he used to say thats what the Irish navvies eat and when it got cold it was put on their peices , as ma maw we had ludgers , and the smell from that stuff wid gie yi the boak ., aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Ha even the Kellies above us used to say Mrs Austin cin they no get it made some were else as it stunk the whole close oot.Aye we had to get out our bed in the wee hours o the morning , so the ludgers cou;d get some sleep... Honest we just grabbed the coats off the bed to go sleep in the living room cum bedroom , never gave it a thought such was life for sum of us then...Oh and by the way the Kellies were Irish but didnae like it said it was for the coo,s ...Oh and who remembers the green ladies , rotten wee bass some of them, feart ti leave their bag doon in case it got nicked lol .... Helen do you remember Denny Lauder he was a toerag but one of me n Bertha oor pal....So enjoy yir broes and if yir neebirs complain to bad .,, Ah jist enjoyes a black pudding sanny , thanks to Ackie he sent us six big brammers from New Jersey, we tore in to them , even the grandweans love it .....So a big hello ti yin an awe and keep on dancing n singing DAM PS wonder if Sam met a American burd in his travels and still in America .... "
Submitted by: Doris McIntyre
Slo, USA
03/11/11
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I lived at 24 Roseberry Street Glasgow, went Wolseley Street primary then Adelphi school Gorbals. Remember the Hamiltons, the Laws (Jamie) any info would be great.
Submitted by: Gordon MacLeod
Devon, England
03/11/11
Email: gmrangers@hotmail.comgmrangers@hotmail.com




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I lived in the Gorbals in the early 60's ( born 1961) went to St. Francis Primary ( old school and then the new school) had a few accidents along the way was affectionately known as Captain Scarlett(lol) lived in Hospital Street for a while, mother Ruby (passed) and dad Willie does anyone remember me?
Submitted by: John Berry
Dalry, Scotland
02/11/11
Email: johnb_1961@hotmail.comjohnb_1961@hotmail.com




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