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by canfactory
Sat Jan 09, 2021 2:04 pm
Forum: Family Research (Genealogy) - Guest Posting Allowed.
Topic: 1911 Census Look-up Request
Replies: 8
Views: 5559

Re: 1911 Census Look-up Request

Hi Jim Did you locate the 1891 census? Only asking as I see you've mentioned details from it in your last post. Struggling to find anything for the family in the 1901 census even with a lot of surname variations. I'll keep looking though. Here's what I've found so far: 1891 Census Address 118 Abercr...
by canfactory
Tue Dec 15, 2020 2:47 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Happy birthday - Canfactory
Replies: 8
Views: 2199

Re: Happy birthday - Canfactory

Thanks to all for your kind birthday wishes. Very much appreciated. Campbell
by canfactory
Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:12 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Happy Birthday Penny Tray
Replies: 15
Views: 7120

Re: Happy Birthday Penny Tray

Laurence, belated birthday wishes to you. Many happy returns!

Campbell
by canfactory
Fri Nov 27, 2020 2:47 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Sundays ‘back in the day’
Replies: 12
Views: 5410

Re: Sundays ‘back in the day’

For us it was Sunday School in the church hall at St. Johns on Barr Street and afterwards a walk to the wee fish and chip shop in Barr Place. We always got two huge pickled onions from Ida(?), 1d for each and then onto the bus back home! I remember one Sunday a stranger walking into the hall and whi...
by canfactory
Fri Oct 02, 2020 2:17 am
Forum: Three towns - this day in history
Topic: Ardrossan - On This Day In History
Replies: 8119
Views: 1438744

Re: Ardrossan - On This Day In History

PT, many thanks! I've missed reading your daily updates and fingers-crossed they're (hopefully!) coming back. I appreciate the time you spend doing it for us all here.
by canfactory
Sun Jan 26, 2020 3:05 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Happy Birthday Hughie
Replies: 20
Views: 7474

Re: Happy Birthday Hughie

Hughie, my belated birthday wishes to you. Hope you'd a great day.
by canfactory
Sun Dec 15, 2019 6:53 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Happy birthday - Canfactory
Replies: 9
Views: 3202

Re: Happy birthday - Canfactory

Many thanks to everyone for the birthday messages. All very much appreciated.

Campbell
by canfactory
Sun Dec 01, 2019 2:40 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Happy Birthday Penny Tray
Replies: 14
Views: 4847

Re: Happy Birthday Penny Tray

Belated birthday wishes to you PT. Hope you'd a great day.

Campbell
by canfactory
Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:55 am
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Banks in Saltcoats and Stevenston
Replies: 17
Views: 8380

Re: Banks in Saltcoats and Stevenston

Meg wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:43 pm And you had to buy 20 No.6 from that Campbell didn’t you :wink:
I did indeed, Meg and you've a good memory :wink: If things were really tight it would be a packet of No.10 or Extra.
by canfactory
Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:23 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Banks in Saltcoats and Stevenston
Replies: 17
Views: 8380

Re: Banks in Saltcoats and Stevenston

Maybe the RBSin Nineyard Street went to Dockhead Street first and then to Chapelwell Street. The Nineyard Street one wasn't automated when I was there. Everything was handwritten in pen and ink, and we had those old fashioned pens which required a nib affixed at the end and we dipped them into the ...
by canfactory
Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:45 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Banks in Saltcoats and Stevenston
Replies: 17
Views: 8380

Re: Banks in Saltcoats and Stevenston

hahaya2004 wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:09 pm Campbell, could it have been Gibson's? They had a tearoom upstairs. My mum worked there 1964/65 before we moved to Germany.
Irene
Thank you Irene. Gisbon's it was and I'd forgotten they had a tearoom upstairs.

Campbell
by canfactory
Sat Oct 19, 2019 12:42 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Banks in Saltcoats and Stevenston
Replies: 17
Views: 8380

Re: Banks in Saltcoats and Stevenston

wellparkno9, nothing wrong with your memory. If I'm remembering correctly, when Chapewell Street branch was ready they first moved staff from the Nineyard Street branch and closed it. Within a week or two the staff from 89 Dockhead Street were transferred to the new office and it too was closed. I f...