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Scotland / Re: Holmcroft, Shettleston.
« on: Monday 16 August 10 21:52 BST (UK)  »
Hello John, as this is my 3rd post I may now be able to obtain your email address via the PM facilty, and send you the picture I have. I'm still not sure how this forum works, but I'll get there I'm sure....
regards
Brian

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Scotland / Re: Holmcroft, Shettleston.
« on: Saturday 14 August 10 21:18 BST (UK)  »
Hello John,  I am happy to send you a scanned copy of the photograph I have, but apparently I cannot do this via this forum, I would require an email address. As this is only my 2nd post ever to this forum, your email address has been censored by the moderator. A few more posts and I should be able to provide you with what little I have.

In the meantime I can provide you with what I know are facts. Dr A.Macfarlane was a medical doctor, and he and his family emigrated to New Zealand in either late 1911 or early 1912. I am still trying to establish an exact date. (I wish I had been listening more intently, as a teenager, to my late Aunt who was the font of all knowledge regarding her rather large extended family; sadly I didn't, and now I wish I had!!)

From my own point of view I would be interested knowing where my own grandparents were living at that time and I may be able to piece this together from various old postcards I have. I do not have much in the way of documentation, but the 1911 census will be interesting when it is put online.

With regards to your great grandmother, do you have any name for her 'employer' at Holmcroft?

Regards
Brian

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Scotland / Re: Holmcroft, Shettleston.
« on: Thursday 12 August 10 21:47 BST (UK)  »
Hi, I do not know exactly where Holmcroft in Shettleston is, but my grandfather stayed there in April 1910, and was staying with his sister-in-law's family. I even have some pictures taken outside the house which I believe was occupied at that time by a Dr A. Macfarlane, whose wife was my late father's aunt (one of 4 sister's and 3 brother's).  I would be interested to know if you located Holmcroft or at least where it was in 1900's.

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