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Stirlingshire / Re: Rose Hall, Polmont - Stewarts?
« on: Wednesday 13 May 09 19:36 BST (UK)  »
The car wash is the Rosehall Garage as mentioned.  We used to go there for a variety of car spares in the 50s/ 60s/70s. The buildings are still there.

Les

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Scotland / Re: Is Keil in Scotland
« on: Wednesday 13 May 09 09:25 BST (UK)  »
There is a Keil at the tip of the Mull of Kintyre , just west of South-end.    Streetmap link: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=171500&Y=620500&A=Y&Z=120

Hopes this helps

Les

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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Re: information on christie family of 15-17
« on: Monday 04 May 09 11:18 BST (UK)  »
Slightly off target:

Ken was your father the 'Jannie' at Linlithgow Academy ?

Les

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Midlothian / Re: Location of Baillie Berwicks Brewery Close in Cannongate?
« on: Thursday 30 April 09 18:07 BST (UK)  »
Look at this site http://www.edinburgh-royalmile.com/canongate_plan.html. Cannot see the close in question. May have been lost when the S&N Brewery was built or the Parliament.

A close is a communal entrance to a block of flats, tenement building

Les

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Midlothian / Re: Location of Baillie Berwicks Brewery Close in Cannongate?
« on: Thursday 30 April 09 17:34 BST (UK)  »
I don't know exactly where it was, but Canongate Parish is in Edinburgh. Look at Streetmap/Multimap etc and find the High street. This runs from the Castle eastwards to Holyrood Palace. The canongate parish is south of the high street and east of the castle . The area near the castle comes under St Giles parish.

Unfortunately most of this world heritage site was badly destroyed in a fire a few years back and is still lying in ruins whilst the planners argue over the replacement buildings to ensure it can continue as a heritage site.

I am sure someone  will give you more details

Les

Note: Sorry got Cowgate mixed up with Canongate. Canongate is the area near Holyrood House.  Scottish & Newcastle had a brewery in this area, before relocating elsewhere. The Scottish Parliament now stands on this site.

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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Re: Addiewell War Memorial
« on: Wednesday 29 April 09 08:24 BST (UK)  »
I believe you will find this monument in West Calder at the East End , near the railway station. Addiewell is a small mining village, a couple of miles further west.   There are(were) small villages / miners rows scattered around WC.  West Calder had all the shops, secondary school  etc at that time.  Now many closed as the new town of Livingston is nearby.

Streetmap link: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=301500&Y=663500&A=Y&Z=120

The old library is at the junction of the B7008 and A71 roads, just west of the church.

Les 

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help with Extract
« on: Tuesday 28 April 09 15:05 BST (UK)  »
As I said earlier the extract is a Scotlands People death cert and was registered in the Parish of Linlithgow, West Lothian  (Linlithgowshire)

Date of death: 4th Mar 1919

Les

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help with Extract
« on: Tuesday 28 April 09 14:50 BST (UK)  »
Can't find a naval record. He could have been called up late in the war and discharged early - not sure just becoming interested in WW1, so not sure about how long they kept you after you were called up. 

The informant was his step-father (from 1915), so the details could have been wrong.  Unfortunately like most people who are know researching their FH, I didn't ask any of my older relatives when I started this  and now they have all past away.

Les

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help with Extract
« on: Tuesday 28 April 09 13:22 BST (UK)  »
Nope - thats my next port of call (sorry couldn't resist).  This branch of the family is the most interesting at present.  His father (Thomas King) shows on my Gran's marriage cert as a retired draper in 1913. In 1915 his wife re-married

   The war memorial plague in St. Michale's church Linlithgow shows a Thomas King - Fireman (1915).  Can't find any details for this person. I am making the assumption that he is the father of the  Thomas King whose death cert we are trying to decipher. Unless the plague should read Thomas King  - Fireman (1919)

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