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Your guestbook allows you to receive comments from your visitors. By default it is moderated, which means that no-one's comments are published until you check them first. Looking Back by Jennifer Skaife Stumbled upon this website and was immediately transported back in time. I lived at Acluachrach from about 1964 - 1970 ish and attended Roy Bridge School with Sheena MacRae. We used to get the van together to school. I now live in the USA. I would love to find out more about where everyone is these days and would be happy to get emails from anyone who remembers me or my Mother Kathleen who worked in the Kitchen at Roy Bridge Hotel , Glen Spean Hotel and was a an active part of the WRI for quite a while. I remember playing Angel Gabriel in the Nativity play at the church, wearing a remodeled tablecloth and tinsel halo, singing 'While Shepherds watched their flocks'..... and it snowed. Many distant memories I am now in my mid 50's, working in New England, and still love Highland Ponies.I went on to Lochaber High, then onto Breadalbane Academy in Aberfeldy ,I left Scotland in 1974 and finishing my education in Birmingham. Posted by Jennifer Skaife on 23 December 2011 Jennifer , When I started this website , I asked my Sister Christine who was the 1 person you would love to hear from and find out where they are now , She said YOU so this will be a lovely early Christmas present for her Posted by Peter Gow on 23 December 2011 Hi Jennifer Great to see your email. I have already sent you one back. Posted by Christine Gow on 23 December 2011 Wonderful to hear from you, Jennifer. You have long been a topic of discussion as nobody seemed to know what had become of you. Please get back in touch for a longer chat. Rosie Posted by Rosie Turvey (Vallely) on 22 January 2012 Rosie, Christine, I did get your emails and delighted to hear from each of you!! I am in the middle of moving from California to New England so been dreadfully busy. I will reply to your emails when a little more settled which will be soon I hope! Jennifer Posted by Jennifer on 22 January 2012 Catherine Tatler Hi , I had a friend , Catherine Tatler who I met when she visited her grandmother in Weymouth during the 70's. I know she lived in Roybridge at that time. Would appreciate any information about her. Posted by Nigel Pritcard on 10 November 2011 Nigel - I for some reason seem to think Catherine after leaving Roybridge lived in Jersey , Dorset and now Portugal ? Her father Roger was my Cub / Scout Leader Posted by Peter Gow on 10 November 2011 Thanks Peter for information , Catherine talked about going to jersey, sounds like she made it and then further still Thanks Nigel Posted by Nigel Pritchard on 13 November 2011 Gunner John McKillop (died 1917) - World War One Grave photograph Dear Roy Bridge Community I am a PhD student at the Galsgow University's Dumfries campus and an old photograph recently came into my possession which I think would be of interest to your community. This is of a simple wooden cross from the Western Front for a Gunner John McKillop. I have traced his name via the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website and have found out that he died of wounds on 24/08/17 and is buried in the DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY in Belgium. He is also metioned on the grave of his parents and sister at the Cillechaoreil Roman Catholic Burial Ground at Roy Bridge. The photograph must have been taken soon after he was laid to rest and before the soldiers there were given white headstones. I am trying to find out if there are any descendents of Gunner McKillop so that this unique photograph can be returned to them. If anyone is related to this man or is aware of any of his descendents who mght be living in the Roy Bridge area then coud they get in touch with me. With kind regards Stephen Miles E-mail: s.miles.1@research.gla.ac.uk Posted by Stephen Miles on 05 October 2011 This is my Uncle who was my fathers twin brother. I would love dearly to hear from you- my daughters e-mail address is deirdrefiddler@hotmail.co.uk Thank you for getting in touch Helen MacDonald nee MacKillop Posted by Helen MacDonald on 06 October 2011 My late father Willie MacKillop was the nephew of the above mentioned, we have some memorabelia that my father had in the house. Please contact me if I can be of any further assistance. Kind Regards M.Gillies (nee MacKillop) Posted by Margaret Gillies on 04 January 2012 Agnes Cummiskey Casey My name is Susan Casey I am 52 years old, and have researched my family tree, and I'm actually stuck with a period in time that concerns my Grandmother, "Mrs Agnes Cummiskey Casey" ( Deceased ). I am led to believe that my Grandmother and her sister Mary Cummiskey, were fostered out to a family in about 1918 for a number of years, to a Mrs Meg Mcfarlane. My gran who was then Agnes Cummiskey would have been around 10 years old, and Mary 8. their father died in the front-line in WW1 in Jerusalem and maybe it was hard on their mother, I don't know the story as to why they were in Fort William... My Gran's wee sister Mary had rickets and I believe the woman who looked after them was very kind to them... Later, my Great Aunt Mary worked as a kitchen maid for a school master I believe and this is all I have to go on... I know they went to school there. My Gran lived to the grand old age of 96 and died in 2005. I just wondered if there are any archive records somewhere in Roybridge that I could find about them? Or if you could put me onto someone who would know... I would appreciate this very much indeed... And thanks for taking the time Posted by Susan Casey on 02 October 2011 Susan , Agnes and Mary were fostered in Bohenie just outside Roy Bridge. They were with Mary MacKillop and her brother and they went to school in Roy Bridge.I don't know if the school has old records. Mary is in the 1920 school photo with my aunts. The Mrs Meg MacFarlane was wife of George MacFarlane, the chemist in Fort William, Maybe they worked for her. Posted by Hermione on 05 October 2011 Dear Hermione You don't know how happy this news has made me... Thank you from the bottom of my heart... I have been bubbling away like a baby since it has been confirmed that my Gran and Great Aunt are in the photo... Thanks you so much... Kindest Regards... Susan :) Posted by Susan Casey on 05 October 2011 Bunroy Mill Hi, I came on holiday here a few weeks ago I loved it! When I was walking in the woods near the Bunroy Campsite I noticed an old run down Mill and I am just curious to find out more about it. So if anyone had information that would be great. Thank you! Sam Posted by Sam MacDonald on 12 May 2011 Hi Sam Just know that it was a Meal Mill and the last Miller was a MacPherson . My uncle thinks it was last used just before 1939. Posted by Hermione on 27 May 2011 Hi, Thank you that has been very helpful. And it has satisfied my curiosity!! Thanks again Sam Posted by Sam on 30 May 2011 | ||
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