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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Aberdeenshire => Scotland => Aberdeenshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: kickbuttgirlie on Sunday 02 September 07 10:44 BST (UK)
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Wonder if anyone could tell me where 'Stills Buildings, Kintore' were or maybe still are. Also is there any website or publication that may have a picture of them?
Many thanks
KBG
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I Googled 'Stills Buildings, Kintore' and it appears that they are situated in The Square. For a photo of Kintore: http:/www.geograph.org.uk/
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Cheers. Its bizarre I have googled this already myself and came up with nothing.
Thanks again
KBG
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You could also try www.kintore.org.uk which has a History & Family History forum.
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Hi
Still's Buildings are just off the main square in Kintore. I work in the village so I took a few photos - I've attached a small one below. Send me a PM with your e-mail address and I can send the rest on to you.
There is an inscription above one of the windows which says 1879 - does this fit with your dates?
The building is apparently named after a Mr Still who was later (about 1894) the Provost of Kintore. I have a picture of him too which I can send you.
Coincidentally my GGG Grandfather was a Baker in Kintore in 1861 living in Abel's Buildings, but I haven't been able to trace that building yet. There is a building across from Still's called the Old Bakery but I can't confirm if it is of the same era.
Cheers
Gary
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Gary,
In an idle moment I recently came across the discussion about Still's Buildings in Kintore. I'd be very interested in obtaining a copy of the photo you mentioned of James Still. He was married to a sister (Jemima Buchan) of my gt-gt-grandfather.
Best wishes,
Graeme
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Wonder if anyone could tell me where 'Stills Buildings, Kintore' were or maybe still are. Also is there any website or publication that may have a picture of them?
Many thanks
KBG
I can't find anything either. My mother lived in the top floor of the tenement in 1921 and describes the following:
"At the head of the perforated iron stair was a small platform, in which stood a large iron sink with a single cold water tap. This was the communal water supply for the tenement houses above the stair and it was from this platform, using the sink as a stand for our chipped crockery mugs, that we launched our beautiful bubbles... [We] vied with each other to see whose would go furthest, whose was the biggest and who would even be fortunate enough to see one of our beautiful missiles land with a plot on the unsuspecting head of the hotel maid as she crossed the "close" en route for the byre to do the milking"
I'm guessing it was near the Kintore Arms - she also mentions commercial travellers in that connection. I suspect it no longer exists. You can do a search by place on the 1915 Valuation Rolls using Scotlandspeople (ppv). Select Aberdeen, then Kintore. Ignore names - enter Stills Buildings under Place. The 1911 Census will give an idea of where it was as well.
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I realise that this was a 2007 initial post, but noticed interest today. You will find a photograph etc here.
http://www.acandco.com/property/details/aacrps-IVR110406#
Regards
Malky
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Fantastic, thanks - when my mother saw the picture she told me who lived there in the early 1920's and this started a good reminiscence.
Jean
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Hi Jean,
Can I be cheeky and ask who she remembers? My great gran and her family lived in Stills Building from the time they were built. My great gran was married from there in 1921.
Regards
KBG
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High KBG
I spoke to her about it today, having the picture. She remembers the ground floor tenants, Bob and Jessie Milne, as they had a Pomeranian, and Jessie walked it round the communal drying green. Mrs Morrison lived in the middle on the same side as my mother, who was a little girl at the time. The Strachans lived in the middle tenement on the other side. The owners, the Stills, visited occasionally, but did not live there permanently. They show in the valuation roll for 1915. I'll try to see if she remembers a wedding taking place. She was more interested in the hen wifies who plucked the chickens and the "tarry engine" that came to fill the holes in the road, however!
Jean
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Hi Jean,
Thanks for the reply, cant find which number my lot lived at. Everything just says 'Still's Buildings'
There were 4 generations lived there. Agnes and Robert Cook (my 3x great grandparents)and 8 children. My 2x great grandmother was Mary B Cook and great grandmother was Mary Robertson. I have a photo of my great gran and her younger sister which I will try to post if i can remember how to do it :)
Regards
Christine
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(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh96/kickbuttgirlie/Family%20Tree/Granny%20Mary%20-%20Stills%20Buildings/557900_10151528226375225_211530766_n.jpg)
Hope this works, my great gran 'Granny Mary' with her younger sister.
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Sorry, Mum couldn't remember. She was 3 when they moved there in 1921. She vaguely remembered the name Mary Robertson, but I'm afraid that name could have come from anywhere during her long life.
I showed her the picture but she did not recognise the girls, but she had cataracts in both eyes and was finding it difficult to see any detail.
She died peacefully in her sleep 10 days ago, so I won't be able to extract any more stories from her, which is a pity. We never start soon enough!
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Hi Jean,
My condolences on your loss. I have to agree though we never listen when the stories were told and never have the questions until its too late.
*hugs*
Christine x