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Christopher
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1939 - 2009
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Hello,
Does any one have Erskines or Morrisons that might match with Robert & Eleanor ?
1905 R. M. Erskine lived at " Hillbrook ", Holywood, Co. Down
1905
Robert Erskine lived at " Donnybrook ", Holywood, Co. Down
1908
John Gordon Morrison Erskine born in Holywood, Co. Down
Parents - Robert Erskine & Eleanor (nee Morrison)
c. 1912
Margaret Gordon Erskine born at Holywood, Co. Down
Parents - Robert Erskine & Eleanor (nee Morrison)
c. 1932
John Gordon Morrison Erskine married Nancy Brown,
daughter of E. Godfrey Brown, at Holywood, Co. Down
1941
Lt Commander John Gordon Morrison Erskine, Holywood died on H. M. S. Hood
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Christopher
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1939 - 2009
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Margaret Gordon Erskine (c.1912 - 31st January 1994) was one of four children, three of these were boys. All three joined up at the start of World War II. The youngest joined the RAF. He lied about his age and died at the age of 18. The second brother was Lieutenant John Gordon Morrison Erskine RN of the Battle Cruiser H.M.S.Hood, which was sunk by the German Navy in May 1941 whilst in pursuit of the Bismark. Her eldest brother died shortly after the end of the war. Margaret was very close to her brothers. Following the death of her brothers Margaret threw herself into living for the moment for the rest of her life and what magnificent marvellous moments Margaret lived for almost another fifty years.
Margaret was about the same age as Mother and a very close friend. Although both bore the name Erskine a relationship has not been found. She owned an old MG TC sports car which remained in her possession for many years. In her later years she changed it for a BLMC 1300. She lived in a much admired cottage at the top of the hill above the waterworks at a spot called Creightons Green, near Holywood, Co. Down. A great many of my friends had much pleasure meeting Margaret when we went there for picnics and Blackberry picking expeditions. The hedges in the fields close to her cottage were full of lovely berries and all of us would take punnets filled with beautiful large ripe berries home to our mothers for jam making.
She had many interests apart from her car and her beloved Irish Terrier Sally. These included alpine plants and rockeries, beekeeping, climbing, gardening , painting, photography, rock collecting., sailing (at one time she owned her own yacht and was a member of Cultra Yacht Club in the Belfast Lough.), Scottish Country Dancing, textile designing and travelling.
She was at one time a designer for Webbs Linens of Randalstown, Co Antrim. where, during the working week, she lived in a caravan in the yard at the factory. Later she had her own business, designing and manufacturing baby dresses, in a yard off High Street, Holywood Co. Down. The buiness was called " Gay Gordons " and four or five women were employed in the business.
During the years of World War II I remember Margaret and Mother designing , cutting and sticking together light coloured card in attractive colours to make hats in many differing styles for dances and house parties which were so popular at the time.
Margaret, for a long time, taught art at Sullivan Upper, a grammar school, in Holywood, Co. Down. She was thought of extremely highly by the one time Headmaster, Jack Frost.
She was related to Ronnie Adams, the winner of the Monte Carlo Rally, driving a Jaguar Mark VII with Frank Biggar. Ronnie, like Margaret, was also in the Textile business being a director of a linen company. Ronnie died in 2005 and also, like Margaret, sailed from the Cultra Yacht Club, near Holywood, Co. Down.
Margaret had a huge number of friends and was always jaunting off at weekends in her MG. to visit a family in some part of Ulster. She was an excellent house guest and participated in all the activities in which the children of the family she was visiting had an interest. Margaret’s friendship with Mother and her many varied interests formed a big part of the lives of many people like myself born in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. She formed great long lasting friendships, not only with the parents but with the young people themselves. Margaret was a good raconteur when she visited a family for a meal. and related many entertaining stories of her travels.
Margaret’s death was followed by a memorial service which was a celebration of her life. It was a well organised event held at11.00am on Saturday 5th February at The Charles Grime Theatre, Sullivan Upper School, Holywood, Co. Down. Not only were people throughout Ireland and Britain contacted to be told about the service but also from further afield.The service was well attended by a very large number of her close friends.
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