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website just to add my congratulations to the folk who do this site. it was a good buzz to come across it and see lots of names from the past. i was born in the cottage hospital in 1960 and left in 1971. it was a great place as a kid and ive been back a few times to visit, im only 20 miles away but its a different world and when i go back its a weird sensation, but nobody can take the memories away! thanks again Posted by Douglas Angus on 05 April 2010 Visiting my ancestors My girlfriend and I visited Douglas today. Morton's are a sept of the Clan Douglas and it was really great to visit a bit of the history. St Bride's is amazing inside and I found a couple of Morton's in the graveyard and war memorials. My girlfriend is Polish and it was amazing to see the Polish connection to the village as well. Lovely place :o) Posted by Rob Morton on 13 March 2010 The Glespin I lived in the Glespin from 1967 until 1984. My Mum was Maimie and my big brother was Andy, then there was Sheila, myself and Arthur. We lived at 24 Hillview Crescent. Sadly Mum died in 2004 and Andy died very suddenly last November. Have been trying to contact a few people, Margaret Mitchell (who I know lives in Rigside), Kay Scanlon, Heather Ramage, Joan Borthwick, Ross Lindsay and Ian and Stephen Potter - any info would be great, thanks Posted by Barbara Bennie on 11 March 2010 holiday looking forward to coming back to my wee village, bringing my girls to see where i was brought up, been over 6 years since i was last over coming in march for 7 weeks, hope to catch up with a few old mates. see you all soon. Posted by stephen white on 14 February 2010 opencast on 26 January 2010 birthplace on 26 January 2010 Battons in Douglas West on 05 January 2010 website return hi: i'm finally able to get back to your fantastic website and to read lots more of the wonderful story's and people's names which are most familiar to me,i am of the older generation of douglasians, i just remembered there was another moira smith in the village she was the minister's daughter, i had three brothers guy smith, jackson smith, and gordon smith we used to live in kilncroft terr then moved to brownhill ave, i still keep in touch with a mary wharrie, and i still remember some other class mates, barbara fazzini, jean and ina moffat,the ramage brothers from welldale, rita burt, betty kerr, to name a few,it brings back a lot of wonderful memories, hope to get home again some day soon!!?? keep up your wonderful guestbook moira Posted by moira smith perna on 04 January 2010 Yes, I remember you, I lived at 77 Brownhill Ave in those days. Your brother Guy was in my class at primary school, You were a year ahead in Belson Foster, Babbie Fazzini and June Fergusons class, all lived close, in fact June live opposite us in Brownhill next door to the Cronins. Your dad Guy used to help Peter Burrell and Robert Gold run the " Pictures" if I remember correctly and I remember your mother Jenny and believe it or not when you emigrated. I wrote in already re meeting the other Moira Smith you mentioned when I first saw your earlier note , I met her in Papua New Guimea in 1989,but my response must have been lost in space.I thought this was the Moira Smith, your second email brought you back to mind. Douglas folk are all over the world. John Hastings[ Australia] Posted by john hastings on 17 January 2010 nice to hear from you, nice to hear the rev daughter is still about, we used to get mixed up by people and had a good laugh about it. it is amazing how lots of people have managed to live in all parts of the world. i just heard from someone who lived in douglas her mother owned the cross keys for awhile she lives here in new jersy now. you had the correct information about mom and dad guy and jackson are gone now but gordon still lives in troon.where in australia to do you live i have a friend here who came from australia many years ago. nice to here from you. moira email dlanarks@aol.com Posted by moira perna on 18 January 2010 I forgot to mention that Gordon worked for me for 5 years in the period 1976-1981 in Troon. He was in my brother's class at Douglas. I had heard that Guy had died. 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I'm trying to find my Father in-law's army service record he served with the Cameronians in WW1 his name was Pte Ralph Smith from Burnley Lancashire he was a Telegraph boy riding a bike through the lines with messages for the officers