New Year memories

Somehow or other I found myself wandering aimlessly around Tollcross, a hing oot fae my childhood. It was just the … More

Happy Deid Da Day

Yes, it’s 38 years ago today that ma faither died. Yes, on Christmas Eve. Deal with it. Anyway, here he … More

Happy birthday Dad. That’s you above in finest seventies dayglo next to my Great Uncle George. I still wonder how … More

William Walker was my 3rd great grandfather on my fathers side. He was born abt 1796 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, and … More

From about 8 years back when I was still retracing my deid Dads steps. Way back in ye olde days, … More

After my Dads brother Ian died – John Sorley Hamilton b 26/06/1918 Woodmuir, West Lothian d 17/06/2008 209 High Street, Edinburgh … More

As you will have read elsewhere, I spent a lot of time in my childhood with my Great Aunt Euphemia … More

Of course, we’re poor white trash from a long line of poor white trash, so the nearest we have to … More

Great Auntie Famie. Euphemia Moore Tod (born Bell) b Feb 5 1906 Addiewell d Mar 15 1994 Edinburgh. With husband … More

Family tree I used to have a hand-coded family tree online back in the days when you actually had to … More