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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Townhead school, Montrose
« on: Wednesday 08 August 12 23:22 BST (UK)  »
Hi bluerover

I sent you a private message but I thought I'd send a public post as well. We share a great-grand mother - Jessie Niell. If you'd like I'd love to correspond with you so that we could share information about the Niell and Smith families. I have been researching my family's history since 1998 and have a detailed family tree including lots of photographs.

Let me know and maybe we could arrange to correspond privately.

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Date of photograph: Northern Vaults, Montrose
« on: Monday 09 May 11 19:58 BST (UK)  »
Slater's Directory is a real find. Thank you so much.

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Date of photograph: Northern Vaults, Montrose
« on: Monday 09 May 11 18:29 BST (UK)  »
Thanks ev for looking out for me, copyright-wise. Your reply prompts the following question; What was the name of the premises in the censuses of 1901 and 1911? .
Does anyone know?

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Date of photograph: Northern Vaults, Montrose
« on: Monday 09 May 11 17:02 BST (UK)  »
Would anyone have any idea when the attached photograph was taken. It appeared on page 27 in the publication MONTROSE: Past & Present published by the Montrose Society in 2002. Perhaps the uniform of the man standing beside the horses might strike a chord with someone! From the dress of
the two civilians it appears to me to be dated sometime in the early 1900s/1910s.

http://www.montrosesociety.co.uk/Past%20And%20Present.pdf

northern vaults page 27

Photo removed to avoid possible copyright infringement
Link provided - Thank you - ev[/blue]

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Townhead school, Montrose
« on: Thursday 05 May 11 00:09 BST (UK)  »
Thanks again. I felt that the present St Margaret's building was a good bet to be the old Townhead School. That was from looking at the architecture and the materials used for the building - dressed stonework (red sandstone) etc., and I attach a photo that I took of the school in July 2010.

On looking through my Montrose collection I found that I actually have the photo you sent me (schoolboys 1903/04). More photos are very welcome of course.

I must say that all the people who replied to my thread have been more than generous of their time. Thank you all again. You are only confirming the high opinion I had formed of Montrose people.

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Townhead school, Montrose
« on: Tuesday 03 May 11 18:13 BST (UK)  »
Yes, please. Send on a scan of the picture.

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Townhead School, Montrose
« on: Sunday 01 May 11 16:14 BST (UK)  »
Hi Ev

My apologies. My request should have been for Townhead School.At the 1871 census the present North Esk Road area was known as Townhead and the school was situated almost exactly where St Margaret's School now stands in Blackfriars Street. I had had a very good look at St Margaret's while in Montrose in July 2010, and the latter building could very well be the old Townhead school  - but I have my doubts. Hence my query.

Thank you so much for the PDF of Montrose: Past and Present. It really adds to my store of knowledge. Unfortunately the North Links School is NOT the North End school.

I'm going to start another thread with the subject, Townhead School.

i have modified the heading to townhead school - ev

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Townhead school, Montrose
« on: Saturday 30 April 11 22:34 BST (UK)  »
My grandfather would have attended this school in the 1880's. It was situated almost on the site occupied by the present St Margaret's. I wonder if anyone would have a photo of the old School or knows anything about it.


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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Montrose, Angus - Genealogy
« on: Saturday 30 April 11 21:57 BST (UK)  »
Lucia, Thanks again. The photo is perfect - no need to take another one and, yes, I would like a photo of the Robert Moir Smith stone.

Slán

David

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