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robertpool wrote:l think your combined skills have just about worked it all out. "Dear Wife, just about to leave here for Skien. weather good and very warm. hope all well at home feel ok. tell the gang to ???. (leeward - shiping term?) gawd knows, it could be anything!
Dexter St. Clair wrote:So when's the HG day out to Norway?
moonbeam wrote:... Most houses have a flag pole with flag. A custom we could copy.......
ibtg wrote:I was at the Mitchell today and had a look at the voters rolls.
The Rennies did not live at 58 Marlborough Avenue in 1929, but they appear there in 1930. They are:-
William Rennie, Mrs Lucy Rennie, Evelyn Rennie, Isabella Rennie.
They all remain there until 1936, when Evelyn and William disappear. Then Eleanor, Isabella and Mrs Lucy stay until 1939. After that, with good reason, the voters rolls are a bit sketchy, but I looked at the roll after the war years and they were not there.
I have researched them on ScotlandsPeople and William was born around 1878, Lucy (Gillespie) around 1880. They were married in Dennistoun in January 1904. He is described as a fancy paper box cutter and she was a fancy paper box maker.
Their first daughter, Isabella, was born in May 1904, when they were living in Apsley Street, Partick.
Evelyn was born in October 1906, when they were living in Hayburn Street, Partick.
Eleanor was born in August 1910, when they were living on Dumbarton Road at Whiteinch.
William died in October, 1936. He was described as a printer's manager. He died of coronary artery thrombosis. The informant was Evelyn, who was now married and lived at Ashton Road. (I don't know these people and yet this makes me sad)
Lucy died in September 1955, of cancer, and the informant was Eleanor, who seems to have lived with her mother in Randolph Road.
I got out some of the records of SCWS, but so far have been unsuccessful in finding any reference to William's (for that MUST be his name) trip to Norway. I will try again next week.
His name must have been wrongly stated in the P.O. Directory. I can't find anywhere he is called George, unless he was born William George or vice versa. I have looked for his birth. He wasn't born in Dennistoun between 1875 and 1882 - the 4 who were born are not him. It is too common a name to investigate further - could be too expensive!!
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