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Offline Wilson Hunter

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Granock scotland
« on: Thursday 31 December 15 02:15 GMT (UK) »
Hi All,

I am trying to find the place where the ship my uncle landed in WWII  in Scotland but google is of little help it keeps giving me Greenock Scotland when I'm looking for Granock Scotland or at least that is as it is written in He's War Diary.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: Granock scotland
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 31 December 15 02:30 GMT (UK) »
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Re: Granock scotland
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 31 December 15 03:41 GMT (UK) »
I agree with YA,

Transcription error depending on your uncle's accent & how it sounded was how he wrote it  ;)

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Re: Granock scotland
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 31 December 15 09:31 GMT (UK) »
my stepfather is from Greenock but always pronounces it as grenock. Pronunciation is a key to how it may have been written in the past

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Re: Granock scotland
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 31 December 15 13:42 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Rosinish on Thursday 31 December 15 03:41 GMT (UK)
I agree with YA, Transcription error depending on your uncle's accent & how it sounded was how he wrote it  ;)

I agree too.
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Re: Granock scotland
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 31 December 15 15:26 GMT (UK) »
 From the Gaelic Grianaig, pronounced Greenock!  ;D

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Re: Granock scotland
« Reply #6 on: Friday 01 January 16 01:26 GMT (UK) »
Thank you all,

Happy New Year.

Thanks

Wilson
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Re: Granock scotland
« Reply #7 on: Friday 01 January 16 02:12 GMT (UK) »
Gourock is and  was a port in the West Of Scotland.  Refrewshire  - War time included.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gourock_Times

Writing could perhaps have been mistaken for Greenock??

Just a thought!

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Re: Granock scotland
« Reply #8 on: Friday 01 January 16 04:28 GMT (UK) »
Hi Jay,

I don't see a resemblance in any accent to be honest.

Gourock promounced Goor ock sounds nothing like Green ock

I do understand your thought though.

Annie
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

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