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My dad was born 1920 and lived on South Harbour St Ayr.I recall he told me he attended Lady jane Hamilton`s school which was on Charlotte St Ayr.If my memory is correct I believe the school building was used as the dining hall for Ayr Academy when I went there in the 1960`s

I sometimes search for old maps of the areas my ancestors lived,it gives you an idea of the size and layout of their town or village and the local area.I`ve just been looking at an 1861 map of Kirriemuir where my ancestors worked and lived.

Having researched my fathers direct parental line I decided to look at the extended family,can`t help it can we!My dads 2x great uncle was a successful builder/master mason in Kirriemuir,a James Watson.Researching him I was able to find his will on the Scotlandspeople site.He had a number of children,and a bequest to his daughter Agnes revealed a mystery.Agnes was married to an Enos Andrew and lived in Stayley,Cheshire.Originally her father left instructions for her to receive £100,but he revoked this 2 years later.She then would receive £50 paid at 10 shillings weekly providing she did not live in Scotland again.The will was changed the year following Agnes`s husband`s death.Maybe her father thought she would return to live with him in Scotland,to look after him as he was almost 92.Perhaps she refused to return.I`ll probably never get to the bottom of this but it all adds to the family history.

Hi Bran,I have recently come across an archive site www.archive .org,it has an archived collection that includes some Canadian docs,one of these lists the officers and men in the first contingent of Canadians in the BEF in 1914.From sites home page you can click on Canadian Library and then the topic list on the right world war 1914-1918. Could be worth a look

I stayed at the UJC a number of times when I was an apprentice at RAF Halton(210entry).Apprentices got a reduced rate and were also give a single room.My parents and sister stayed in the families accomodation when they came down to London to attend my passing out parade in 1969.If my memory serves me correctly the families block was around the corner in a side street.