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John
Street Secondary School Class of 1950 14yr olds
Oct 2002. May Ballantyne (nee Cuthbertson ) sent in this class photograph.
Extract
from e-mail, May Ballantyne (nee
Cuthbertson), Canada,
".....I lived at 106 Bernard St........ I love your site reliving old
memories.
I've been in Canada since 1965 and live in Oshawa, Ontario, about
25mls east of Toronto.
Thanks for the memories of Bridgeton and for letting me be part of your
website." |
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Webmaster: thanks May, I love seeing the old 'coconut mats'
again....we all remember them! |
| Top
Row |
1.
Teacher Mr Cameron
5. Margaret Mathieson |
2.
6. Shirley Crainey |
3.
7. Betty Boyle
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4. May Coulter
8. Margaret McCutcheon
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| 3rd
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1.
Kathy Shillinglaw
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2.
6. May Cuthbertson
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3. Nancy Geddes
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4.
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2nd
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1.
5.
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2.
Mary Grey
6. May Rennie
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3.
Helen Adams
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4. Moira Gordon
8. Phyllis Dickens
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| Front
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1. Jean Hudson
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2.
Kathy Reilly
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Please
contact webmaster if you can put a name to a face or can tell a tale from this
class..
Extract
from e-mail, May Ballantyne (nee Cuthbertson), Canada, Oct.2002
".....
my 1950 class of 'Big Joney'. The
girl sitting on the left in the front is Jean Hudson I contacted her through
friends reunited She lives in
Australia. A few more names I remember are May Rennie, Phyllis
Dickens, Margaret McCutcheon, Nancy Geddes. All Brigton lassies........
Nancy Geddes was my best pal then .I know she is in Canada but I haven't
seen her since about 1968. It would be great if she sees this and contacts
me....once again I must thank you for your website"
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Extract
from e-mail, Shirley Robb (nee Crainey), New York, USA, Nov.2002
".....
Just
thought I'd make a correction as to who the 6th person in the top row of
that picture. It is me, Shirley Robb (nee Crainey). The fifth
person in the top row is Margaret Mathieson. Jean Hudson, in the
front row should be able to identify Moira Gordon since they were pals.
Thank's a million for giving me back my picture I lost over 45 years ago.
It brought back some wonderful memories.
Looking at the class picture just jogged my memory as to the names of two
of the other girls in the picture. In the seond row # 4 is Moira
Gordon. In the fourth row #4 is May Coulter. Thanks again May Cuthbertson for the picture."
See Shirley's 'Glesga
Pals' entry
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Extract
from e-mail, Nancy
MacLaren (nee Geddes), Canada, Feb.2004
"...Hi OorWull,webmaister. the friend I found after 35
years thanks to your website was May Cuthbertson/Ballantyne from
Oshawa. When I found out she was in Oshawa, I only had to call the
operator, ask for the phone #, and called her right away. Your website is
great I love it! I'm 67 years old, just getting into this WWW stuff, so
I'll be a regular, the more you use it (You know what I mean) everything!
My name was Nancy Geddes (now MacLaren) I was born in the Gallowgate,
lived in Heron St since I was about 4 (1940). I went to Queen
Mary St School, lived in Birmingham for a couple of years after the
war, and went to John St Sen Sec. till I left in 1950 or
thereabouts.
I Worked at Templetons Carpet Factory (1Yr) and then went to East
Kilbride Dairy Farmers in Silvergrove St.( 5 Yrs) I came to canada
in 1957 when I was 20. I have a son Craig 42 and a daughter Lauren 44. 4
grandchildren. Meaghan 13, Alexander 11 (My sons kids) and Bradley 11 and
Ayden 6( my daughters kids ) My husband was Lauchlan MacLaren born 1937
came from Rutherglen, (Died 1989) came to Canada when he was 18.
If anybody wants to get in touch, I'd love to hear from them. May and I
have plans to meet as soon as the weather gets better. This is Canada you
know, Snow Snow and more Snow (This Year is bad) Thats all for
now
( Hugs and Kisses ) from Nancy to Wull oor webmaister! |
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Old Bridgeton School pals Nancy & May enjoying the
sunshine in Canada 2004
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Extract
from e-mail, May Ballantyne (nee
Cuthbertson), Canada, March 2005
Hi Wull I wonder if you would print this picture of Nancy McLaren nee
Geddes and me.
We were pals at John St.School and after we left, till she came to Canada
in the late 50s I came in 1965 and we met once or twice before losing
touch.
We met again through the Glesga Pals website last year and the John
St.Sen.Secy.class of 1950
Thanks for getting the guestbook up and running again . Cheers May......p.s
donation on its way!
Webmaister : Och it ferr warms the
cockles o' mah heart to see another Glesga Pals success story
see May's primary school photograph from 1947 |
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