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I am reliably informed the Army Base which I earlier referred to as Royal Army Corps of Transport was, in fact, a Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) Depot. It saw use during World War II as a training area for Commandos. When the Depot was closed (known to be in use at Sep 1970), the l...

=D> Yet another one I did not consider WilmaM. My thinking must be too literal. Thanks again.

Thanks for those Census results WilmaM. It would appear father George outlived TWO wives, would you agree?

Ah, NEVER did I consider the surname "WILL" but that is he; parents names do match those I believed them to be.
MANY thanks to all for your assistance =D> .

To date, I am unable to locate the birth record of Alexander WILLS, whose Obituary in "The Cairns Post, Saturday, 22 July 1939", recorded "80 years of age" and "born at Carlton Farm, Dumfries, Scotland". However, although this information was probably supplied by either of his surviving sons, I doub...

Hi Carolineasb Just discovered your enquiry this evening. Having spent my adult life in Intelligence (RAAF), I concur with StewL and Alan. As a boy, my Dad taught me German (forgotten most it though) which Scots excel at due to the gutteral sounds both nationalities are capable of making, then I mar...

Hi Carolineasb Just discovered your enquiry this evening. Having spent my adult life in Intelligence (RAAF), I concur with StewL and Alan. As a boy, my Dad taught me German (forgotten most it though) which Scots excel at due to the gutteral sounds both nationalities are capable of making, then I mar...

Hi vantaykay Free of charge, you can check Birth, Death and Marriage Intimations here: http://www.ayrshire-roots.co.uk/index1.php Select "Ardrossan & Saltcoats Intimation Database" and read the 4th last paragraph. Registration and searches are free. For example, at Stevenston in 1947, one Marion Jan...

Thanks nelmit
The "Scotsman" reported Hugh as single. This James McCreadie & Martha Clark are new to me. I wonder whose son James was? Mmmm, this genealogy is never ending is it?

Tks agn.

Jim

Looking for a McCREADIE family in vicinity of Ayr with at least two sons; James (b. circa 1862) and Hugh (b. circa 1865); i.e. approximately 9 and 6 years of age respectively at Census time. Both died as a result of an explosion (9th September 1898) at Drumley Pit, Annbank (6 miles east of Ayr). Jam...