Guest Entries

Jim Cochrane    20/Apr/2001:07:17:41
Hi Hugh,
Congratulations again on an excellent site! I've been in and out several times now and have made contact with several 'auld aquaintances'from all over the place. I'd like point everyone who has or had an interest in Ardrossan Academy to their excellent award-winning site at www.methyl.demon.co.uk
It is run by the Chemistry teacher hence, I think, the title 'methyl'? However, it's crammed full of information and has former pupil lists going back to the 1920's. I'm sure it will be a source of rewarding research for anyone seeking out old friends from Ardrossan Academy.
Thanks again for your great site...
Jim Cochrane

inda riddex    23/Apr/2001:23:05:34
hi  this is a great site.i'm saltcoats born and bred.my own name is linda farrell from fleming crescent,now i live in anderson drive.i moved to west kilbride when i got married but moved back in 1983.i went to st mary's then st peters then we moved to st andrew's when it changed over.it would be good to hear from anyone who thinks they know me linda

kathleen(forman)muir    23/Apr/2001:13:40:19
hi hugh great site. i was brought up in ardrossan in queens drive. i went to stanley primary from about 1972 till 1979 then on to ardrossan academy. i left ardrossan in 1984 when i got married my name is now graham. i have some photos i will send in. but would love to hear from anyone who knows me or my family.i have three brothers ralph.stephen and jason.



Liz scott    24/Apr/2001:19:27:46
Hi hugh,
this is me just finding the guest book.i am really enjoying this site. my name is liz scott (maiden name scott as well) i was born 1948 at whitlees crescent ardrossan went to winton primary -&- eglinton school. I married alan scott from saltcoats ( fleming terrace) his father was davie scott ( lees lemonade man). if anyone remembers me
please feel free to write to me, i would love to hear from anyone who remembers me. I am living in saltcoats with my husband alan, i have 4 grown up children-&- 5 grandsons. My mother maiden name was margaret cameron -&- my father was william scott ( smiler) as he was known.
Liz Scott.

Alistair Mann    25/Apr/2001:17:17:26
Hi Hugh and everybody out there:
Brilliant idea and superbly executed!
This is ALISTAIR MANN (Stevenston, 1945) Higher Grade and Ardrossan Academy (Class of '64). Married MAGGI WHITTEN (Largs and Academy) and now living in San Diego, CA. We would love to hear from any old school pals out there. I've just recently discovered the site and already I'm catching up with lost souls and
have also been able to help some people track others down. Its going to be part of my daily routine - keep up the good work!

Elizabeth McAlpine    27/Apr/2001:15:11:47
Ann and Barbara McAlpine told me about this site tonight and I will enjoy perusing it. Hugh and Betty McCallum, I met you in Geelong at the Hughey's. Irene Park and Jimmy Dickie are friends of Barbara. I also recognized other names in your book but not too many from Stevenston.
oops I forgot to mention that I went to Stevenston High till 1965 with Maureen Beattie, Annette Clark. Ray Urquhart, to name a few. We lived at 4 Castlehill Road - opposite the fields, beautiful. Our family had "pops" shop on Hayocks Road.

cath smalley (murphy    28/Apr/2001:21:41:42
does anyone know a gina corbett she used to live up the haydocks we worked at the mill in kilwinning in the 60s i would like to here from her she knows me as katy

Christine Chisholm    29/Apr/2001:19:43:13
Greetings from Tobermory, Ont. Canada. My grandmother was born in Stevenston in 1895(Agnes Mccain Anderson) Her father's name was John and her mother was Joanne. They emigrated to Canada(Hamilton Ont.)in
1909. I believe her father worked for the Caledonia railway. I will be visiting Scotland this fall. If anyone out there has any knowledge of this family or if there are any living descendants I would love to here from you!! e-mail:pisces@bmts.com

Ian McKillop    03/May/2001:08:41:19
Great site Was born in 1948 and stayed at 121 New Street Stevenston till 1952 when we moved to Anderson Terr Ardrossan,the white bungalow on the corner of Seton Street opposite Dr Duffs house then moved to
Argyle Rd Saltcoats in 1960,s.so I am a genuine three towners My father Bill McKillop worked in ICI for over 30 years and my mother Nettie McKillop(Donohoe) worked for a while at the paper shop at Ardrossan railway station.Went to Ardrossan Academy(primary and Sec)I am married to another Stevenston lass Magdalene Ferguson.Now say not far away in Glasgow.I remember the outdoor swimming pool at Saltcoats where we used
to spend hot? summer days and the Ingeldene Hotel where spent evenings

Mary Holland    06/May/2001:04:30:52
Thanks so much for a very interesting site. My great grandfather, John Ritchie was born in Saltcoats and I've always wondered what the place looked like! There is a lot of information and I'm hoping to find more ancestors as I return and check out all the rest of the site. Keep up the great work - it's a winning site.
Mary Holland, Canada.

ELEANOR WEATHERSTON    09/May/2001:19:33:08
HAVING A GREAT TIME READING AND LOOKING AT THE OLD PHOTOS KEEP UP THE
GOOD WORK REGARDS ELEANOR

Marilyn    09/May/2001:04:07:02
Just wondering if anyone knows of a Lizzie Robertson who married a chap Miller and emigrated to Australia in the 1950's. Possibly from Ardrossan. They had two sons and two daughters. Also any Robertsons who lived in Morris Moodie Ave, Stevenston? Hope someone can help.

Jean Brown    10/May/2001:22:08:00
great site, and we enjoyed looking at the school pics, nice surprise to see my hubby's photo (Sam Brown).
Lots of good memories of the 3 towns and surrounding area. I'm looking for an old school friend who left Ardrossan round about 1964/65 for Australia, I believe the family settled in Melbourne. Where are you Maureen Glachan? If anyone knows Maureen please tell her an old school friend is searching for her. Kind regards to old and new friends I met when I was in Australia. 
from: Jean (Menzies) Brown

davy lynn    10/May/2001:21:03:05
Hi,I was born in 1945 (morris moodie ave. stevenston) I only recently got a computer and have been "surfing" everywhere, I landed here by accident, what a pleasant surprise to find some old friends and good information on this excellent website. If any of my old mates are on line get in touch. webmaster: keep up the good work.
p.s. I still live locally (Kilwinning)

david morrison    10/May/2001:16:40:40
Nice to see that the old place has taken the leap into the 21st century. Haven't lived in Ardrossan for 20 years, miss it? No! Not at all. But, still it's the town of my birth and there still are some thoughts, memories and people who loom out of the mists of time. Fortunately, I don't live in Scotland and therefore don't risk meeting some "memories=people" who I loathed. And vice versa as well... As they say in new home country " draa aat helvete era jaevlar!"

David Miller    10/May/2001:00:25:40
Any body know of a William Miller, from 57 boglemart, Stevenston. Born 1926. or of his wife Marjorie Jean Templeton Kerr,1920 of the same area. Came to Australia 1950 and I am his son. I would like to find out for my children some family history. Would anybody be so kind to contact me, if they have any information.
Many Thanks, David