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Yes there were two children's homes in Cardross Bloomhill and Cardrosss park, Bloomhill was for children, matron at one time was a Mrs Muir, it became a care home and is now unused. Cardross Park was a children's home with children of various ages, is now flats with houses built on its surrounding land. I can see the building close from where i am sitting.

Hi all, In doing my family tree i get back to Catherine Mark b.c.1834, father Hugh Mark b.c.1796 Ireland, wife Mary Smith, his parents Robert Mark & Anne Gillespie ? Hugh had come to Scotland from Ireland, would love to find out where in Ireland he came from and whether he was married there or in Scotland, have found some of this info on Scotland's People site , David.

Hi, I am looking for family  of a Isabella Tewnion born c. 1852 Banff area, married to a James Craig they had a son Alexander married to Mary Murray c.1908. Any info would be helpful, thanks.

Hi ,Have just come across your post on Roots chat re George Gall. George was my g/ grandfather, the account of his death can be found in the Dumbarton herald October 14th 1869, and reads>fatal boat accident. on Friday afternoon, two men in the service of the Duke of Montrose proceeded to Inchmurrin in a boat to take a cow to the mainland on the Buchanan side of Loch Lomond, on the return voyage the cow became restive and ultimately leaped out of the boat dragging with it the herd who had a rope attached to its head, the man left in the boat which was fortunately not capsized was unable to render any assistance to his companion who seems to have been hurt in being dragged out of the boat as he only once came to the surface, the body of the deceased was recovered the same evening. The cow contrived we understand to swim back to the island. The conveying of cattle to and from the islands on Loch Lomond in open boats seems to be attended with great danger, and this fatal casualty may be expected to lead to the introduction of some safer plan. My father and myself both worked on the Buchanan estate until the late 1960s. I have the full family tree going back to 1674 with many of the certificates. DA Gall.