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Hi folks not been on for a wee while but hope someone can help,

would any posters have any older family members who remember bombing raids in Glasgow in WW II.

I am looking for information on one bombing raid in particular that may have been in the Gorbals or an area close by, this was unusually during the day and where sadly about a dozen young children were found deceased in their chairs whilst attending a birthday party inside a church.

I believe the church was not damaged except for the windows and all the children were killed not by the flying glass but by the shock wave.

horrific but any advice or info would be appreciated.

thanks,


scott

Hi folks I wonder if someone can help, i am researching for a friend in New Zealand and would like to try and find something out about the above named Alfred.

He was born to Joseph Borrowdale (shipbuilder from Cumberland) and Christian Murray in 1813 in Moffat, Scotland he had some siblings born in Moffat, Mary 20/07/1809,  Margaret 31/12/1810, David 30/06/1816 and another two children believed born in Whitehaven and christened at the Scotch Presbyterian Church, William in 1822 and Christian in 1825.

Now we do not know why but in 1837 at aged 24 he landed in New Zealand and changed his name from Alfred John Borrowdale to John Murray and became a prominent and respected shipbuilder staying there until his death in 1888.

He married into an almost royal like New Zealand Maori family.

His younger brother David Borrowdale seems to have become quite a well known shipbuilder and owner from Whitehaven.

I have attached a document that the family had done some years ago as he was one of the early NZ settlers.

Any advice or help as to what may have made him leave Whitehaven and change his name would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Scott

tommy or anyone else, i increased the pic size of the picture attached of my granda.

obviously it is now blurry but is it possible to clean this up and really bring out his features, i notice from the picture as you look at it his left eye, his right looks different...this I believe was the case.

just a thought.

i will check back in a couple of days as my internet connection will be down.


thanks,

scott

oh guys that's absolutely fantastic I cannot thank you enough i am over the moon happy happy happy

i have posted on this reply another of me and my brother with my dad is there anything can be done with this I do not know why it has went kind of yellow.

scott