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Stirlingshire / Re: Stevenson's from Bannockburn
« on: Monday 16 September 13 11:29 BST (UK)  »
My papa, William Stevenson was born in 1913, not 1912.  He was two years older than my nana (Annie Patrick Lawson Allan) and she was born 26th August 1915.  We had this problem later in my papa's life when he was being assessed for alzheimers disease and the official records had him as being born in 1912.  As I'm sure you can imagine, it caused quite a problem with his assessment when he apparently "couldn't remember" his own birth date.  Luckily, myself and other members of the family were present at the assessment and were able to support his assertion.

As to where my nana was born, she often pointed out the flat in Tylers buildings where she was born, when we passed it on the road to Cowie, before the building was knocked down.  I also know that at least one of our Canadian relatives was born in Tylers buildings as well, although this is just coincidence.

As to my fathers birthday, you are correct, I apologise for my 1:00am exhausted typo.

Gary.
 

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Stirlingshire / Re: Stevenson's from Bannockburn
« on: Sunday 15 September 13 00:30 BST (UK)  »
There was also a picture of the farm outside Cowie that was believed to be the Sink.  The Sink is right next to the farm.  If you follow the path from the road past the farm, there are the ruined remains of some cottage walls and one corner of a cottage remaining, but they are almost all gone now and a tree is growing inside what would have been one of the cottages.  I believe the cottages were owned by one of the coal mines in the area, but I don't know who owns them now and all of the cottages except one were occupied by Stevensons. 

The old farmer, Donald, recently had to leave the farm after his wife had a stroke.  He told me a couple of years ago that he helped to carry my Great Great(?) Grandfathers body back to the cottages (in 1944?) when he died on the lane.  I believe they carried him back on a door.

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Stirlingshire / Re: Stevenson's from Bannockburn
« on: Sunday 15 September 13 00:20 BST (UK)  »
Hazel,

We are the Stevensons you think are from England.  My mum and dad are both from Cowie and now live back there.  I'm from Bannockburn and my older brother was born in Canada and now lives in Fallin.  I now live in Sweden with my own family.  We moved to Nottingham, England in around 1983 when Players shut their Stirling factory.

William Montgomery did a lot of research in to the family history before he died and I think he handed it on to my dad, who should still have it.

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Stirlingshire / Re: Stevenson's from Bannockburn
« on: Sunday 15 September 13 00:03 BST (UK)  »
The William Stevenson born at the Sink outside Cowie in either 1912 or 1913 was my papa.  He was married to Annie Patrick Lawson Allan.  He was born September 15th 1913.  Today is the 100th anniversary of his birthday.  Annie was born in the Tylers buildings in Bannockburn on the 26th August 1915.  Her father was George Sinclair(?) Allan and his family came from Blantyre.  My papa met her through working for her father in the coal mines.

My father is also called William Stevenson and he was born 1st January 1947.  Track that back roughly 9 months and you can figure out how my nana and papa celebrated VE day.

My dad's older sister was Annie Davidson.

Lizzie Montgomery was my Great Aunt.

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