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Submitted by
Name: Donald Buchan
From: Burntisland now Hampshire
Subject: Website
Email: Contact

Comments:
Great to see this website, bit embarassed with the old school photos but they bring back happy memories

Original message added: January 26, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Elaine
From: Northumberland
Subject: Geds Mill
Email: Contact

Comments:
Hi, I have been given a lovely poem written by my GG.G-F around 1907, it is a description of his daily walk around Geds Mill and he mentions an 'adjoining cottage' where 'two comely happy dames' live and next door 'a frugal couple lives' - I wondered if anyone has the 1901 census for Gedsmill as I would love to know who these people could be!
The poem seems to have been printed but I haven't found any other trace of it. My GG.G-F was James Young.
Many thanks.

Original message added: January 19, 2011

Submitted by
Name: susan mcgowan
From: burntisland
Subject: thank you for your help
Email: Contact

Comments:
thanks for that info the shop below being a butchers shop makes sence as the groom is listed as master butcher as an accupation while the brides father was the harbour master

Original message added: January 5, 2011

Submitted by
Name: SUSAN MCGOWAN
From: burntisland
Subject: picures or info on 40 high street burntisland in 1876
Email: Contact

Comments:
while doin family tree ive found a wedding that took place at 40 high street on october 18th 1876 trying to find out what building was on that spot at the time :!thinking:

Reply from Iain Sommerville, webmaster:
Hi Susan,

The High Street numbers changed around the 1960s. Before the change, there was, broadly speaking, one number per building instead of one per shop or house; and the even numbers were on the north side.

Thanks to research done by Eric Johnstone of Burntisland Heritage Trust, we can be fairly sure where 40 High Street was in 1876. Graham the butcher occupied the ground floor shop at 40 High Street (old numbering) and 83 High Street (new numbering). 83 High Street is now Cleavers restaurant (closed), next door to the Royal Mail Delivery Office. So the wedding is likely to have taken place in a house above Cleavers restaurant. However, the current building might not be the same one. A lot of rebuilding took place in the second half of the 19th century.

Hope this helps, and good luck with your research. (Sorry I can't help with your earlier questions.)

Iain

Original message added: January 1, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Mary Cargill (MURRAY)
From: Glasgow
Subject: Lost touch
Email: Contact

Comments:
Hi
I am trying to find a cousin I believe is living in Burntisland his name is John Murray he will be in his early 60's. I would like some Information about my dad Andrew Murray known as (Studie)
He died in 1956.
I would be very grateful for any help as there are some questions I need to ask.
Thanks
Mary Cargill (MURRAY)

Original message added: November 23, 2010

Submitted by
Name: SUSAN MCGOWAN
From: burntisland
Subject: record shop
Email: Contact

Comments:
iam trying to find out the name of the record shop that was on burntisland high street in the late 60s that went on fire , as my great great auntie lived above the shop and died a short while after the fire due to fumes she inhaled from the shop fire.

Original message added: September 5, 2010

Submitted by
Name: susan mcgowan
From: burntisland
Subject: family tree
Email: Contact

Comments:
iam doing a family tree and looking for info on the crosslands the leitchs the ness and reid familys my great uncle thomas reid was a beadle at the st columbus church.
my great aunt maiden name johnstone married a chap called sandy ness they had 3 sons jimmy john and alex i know alex is deceased but cant trace the rest of family any help welcome :!thinking:

Original message added: August 31, 2010

Submitted by
Name: MARTIN BRAND(BRANDO)
From: SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Subject: BRAW SITE
Email: Contact

Comments:
GREAT TO LOOK AT THE OLD PHOTO,S TAKE,S ME BACK TO THE OLD DAY,S LIVING IN BURNTISLAND.MY OLD MAN WAS THE FISHMAN,HAVE RETURNED A COUPLE OF TIME,S. MARTIN.

Original message added: August 29, 2010

Submitted by
Name: Lynne Black
From: Rosebud, Victoria, Australia
Subject: My Burntisland ancestors
Email: Contact

Comments:
Hey Leighton, your g g grandfather john black might also be mine! he is one of my possibles, as my g grandfather john may be James' brother. My g grandfather (on my paternal line) was john black, born in burntisland, he became a draper, married Mary Angles, and his son also john black, my grandfather, became a ship's engineer, just like your james. would appreciate any info re james' brother john, as i havent been able to pin him down.

Reply from Iain Sommerville, webmaster:
Hi Lynne,

I'll send you Leighton's email address in a separate email, so you can get in direct contact with him. Good luck with the family history research!

Iain

Original message added: July 10, 2010

Submitted by
Name: leighton passant
From: attwood victoria australia
Subject: burntisland a ray of sunshine
Email: Contact

Comments:
WOW ! what a site, congratulations.
it enthuses with an invitation to look further (and come and play in burntisland).

my maternal family came from here and I have heard so much over the years about burntisland (that wasn't an island); sadly i was unable to visit when in edinburgh in 1992. one day i shall return to trace my roots. great-great-grandfather, john black, born bi,23 mar 1826 married 11 feb 1849 jane baird. my g-g-fa james b. 23 jan 1850 was ship's engineer m. elizabeth gilmour 1 nov 1872 with family, followed the ships to work the paddlesteamers on the clyde in 1888.

Original message added: July 4, 2010