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Re: Where is Bremners Land Duntocher?
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 11 April 06 09:52 BST (UK) »
the followign link might help jog your mums memory - it's main street duntocher in 1900-ish
http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:0jy2XYOUroAJ:www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/library/DisplayArticle.asp%3FID%3D1084+duntocher+main+street&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=2

for your interest this link gives more info on what was going on in duntocher at the time
http://www.wdcweb.info/library/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=3723


you might find duntochers called different things depending on the time frame your searching in - including DUNTOCHAR & Drumthoker

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Re: Where is Bremners Land Duntocher?
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 11 April 06 10:45 BST (UK) »
Hi littlejaffa, once again a big thanks for your information and links. I will start googling on the different variations of the township name. bye Helen 
CATER, Braintree, Colchester & Leek
CHIVAS, Fraserburgh Scotland, Canada, USA
DIGBY, Braintree, Colchester, Essex
DONALDSON, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Canada, USA
McKIE, Kirkudbright,Wigton, Whithorn
PICKERING, Leek, Staffordshire
SHALLCROSS, Leek, Staffordshire
STONEHEWER, Leek, Staffordshire
TIDESWELL, Leek, Staffordshire
VERNON, Leek, Staffordshire
WALKER, Holywood

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Re: Where is Bremners Land Duntocher?
« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 19 April 06 16:37 BST (UK) »
hi helen

I have forwarded the photos from my works computer I sent is as Photos of
bremners cottage as it is now

hope this helps

regards
winniep ;)

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Re: Where is Bremners Land Duntocher?
« Reply #21 on: Thursday 20 April 06 00:17 BST (UK) »
thank you so much winniep, received photos this morning. I really appreciate you taking the time to get these for me. Bye for now Helen
CATER, Braintree, Colchester & Leek
CHIVAS, Fraserburgh Scotland, Canada, USA
DIGBY, Braintree, Colchester, Essex
DONALDSON, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Canada, USA
McKIE, Kirkudbright,Wigton, Whithorn
PICKERING, Leek, Staffordshire
SHALLCROSS, Leek, Staffordshire
STONEHEWER, Leek, Staffordshire
TIDESWELL, Leek, Staffordshire
VERNON, Leek, Staffordshire
WALKER, Holywood


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Re: Where is Bremners Land Duntocher?
« Reply #22 on: Thursday 20 April 06 00:41 BST (UK) »
Hi Eilidh, I am just south of the border from you. :)  Debbie in B.C. and Winniep are both related to me, and I also have come across Bremners Land in my searches.  What surnames are you researching?
Helen
Scotland: Cuthbertson, Mochan, Stewart, Murray, McLure, Lynch.  England: Maughan, Porter, Johnston, Dale

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Re: Where is Bremners Land Duntocher?
« Reply #23 on: Monday 24 April 06 18:03 BST (UK) »
Having grown up in Clydebank(born Mountblow lived Faifley & Dalmuir) I loved looking at the photos.
I remember the little cafe which was opposite Goldenhill Park(Main St Duntocher) one day my little sister was parked outside whilst we went into buy ice-creams.Terrible screams were heard & we all rushed outside to find a Donkey which had escaped from it's field was busy licking Elizabeth & her "pokey hat"She still has a phobia re Donkeys forty years on!
Waddell-Perthshire,Dollar,Clydebank,Glasgow & USA.
Scott -Roxb,Midlothian.
McKimmies-Aberdeenshire,Banff,Morayshire,Niagara&NewJersey.Old Kilpatrick.
Lindley,Veitch-Canada.
Veitch-Peebles,Crawfordjohn,Midlothian.
Ross,Torrance,Brown,McDowall.
Greer/Simpson/Jenkins-Old Kilpatrick& Camelon Falkirk,Abbey/Neilston
Leitch-Abbey Parish.
Kerr/Carr.
Breakenridge/Liddell-Temple Midlothian.
Aitchison
Fraser/Barron/Coutts/Singer.
Waddell-USA after 1923.
McFarlanes-Midlothian/Australia.

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Re: Where is Bremners Land Duntocher?
« Reply #24 on: Tuesday 25 April 06 03:07 BST (UK) »
Hi Joette,  it is truly amazing how much I am learning about where my mother was born. I just loved your comment about your sister's "pokey hat".  It brought back memories of when I was a little girl (too many decades ago)   :) My sister and I sometimes would break off the cone at the bottom and dip it into the icecream and make a wee "pokey hat". I haven't heard an icecream cone called that in years, thanks for the memory, bye Helen
CATER, Braintree, Colchester & Leek
CHIVAS, Fraserburgh Scotland, Canada, USA
DIGBY, Braintree, Colchester, Essex
DONALDSON, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Canada, USA
McKIE, Kirkudbright,Wigton, Whithorn
PICKERING, Leek, Staffordshire
SHALLCROSS, Leek, Staffordshire
STONEHEWER, Leek, Staffordshire
TIDESWELL, Leek, Staffordshire
VERNON, Leek, Staffordshire
WALKER, Holywood

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Re: Where is Bremners Land Duntocher?
« Reply #25 on: Tuesday 25 April 06 11:22 BST (UK) »
Used to(admit it still do that!).Was back in Clydebank about ten days ago & will be back in another four weeks.It has changed so much & yet there is still so much of what it used to be.
Antoinine Wall goes through Duntocher,Hardgate,OK & Faifley.Not forgetting the Druid stones behind Edinbarnet school where we used to picnic(hot choc & corned beef & tomato rolls in the Winter) We used to sledge there on occasions & I remember once we sledged in the same pushchair-including my Mum!What can I say we got a surprise half-day from school(probably ran out of oil or somesuch) & it snowed quickly & deeply enough to sledge.
Waddell-Perthshire,Dollar,Clydebank,Glasgow & USA.
Scott -Roxb,Midlothian.
McKimmies-Aberdeenshire,Banff,Morayshire,Niagara&NewJersey.Old Kilpatrick.
Lindley,Veitch-Canada.
Veitch-Peebles,Crawfordjohn,Midlothian.
Ross,Torrance,Brown,McDowall.
Greer/Simpson/Jenkins-Old Kilpatrick& Camelon Falkirk,Abbey/Neilston
Leitch-Abbey Parish.
Kerr/Carr.
Breakenridge/Liddell-Temple Midlothian.
Aitchison
Fraser/Barron/Coutts/Singer.
Waddell-USA after 1923.
McFarlanes-Midlothian/Australia.

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Re: Where is Bremners Land Duntocher?
« Reply #26 on: Saturday 02 January 16 21:52 GMT (UK) »
Hi Eilidh,   The Bremners Land you are looking for was a row of two storey's houses.  They ran from Westend House (O'Neil's...still there) to Westend Pub (Filshies. ....still there). Address is Main Street Duntocher.   They were demolished by the Council.   The Bremners Cottages  were built in 1950s/60s. Lots of Duntocher folks were born in these houses on Bremners Land, the Bremners were Farming folks. 
Stevenson,Wright,  Antrim, Armagh.
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