Wishing you well Ellen!

Thanks John. I always understood the original charter of A1 buses stated it consisted of Family and those connected [thru marriage] to family. But have never found Steele in my research of family. I did find reference to our distant connection to John McMillan Steel West Christie [Provost of Saltcoa...

Thanks for that reminder Penny.I actually have a copy of that poem,so should have remembered the nod. I have tried to wrap my head around all these A1 owners. The original company was -I believe- consisting of family and those connected to family but for the life of me i have never found a connectio...

The wisdom of Solomn's Wife

Amazing!

She would be in her 30's at Waterloo. It is amazing to think that women were 'nursing' at this time .This was 38 years before Florence Nightingale and the Crimean war -1853-56 ,and where the 'Nursing Bible' was created! As for the "rendered effective aid in dispensing comforts to the wounded so...

'Dockers Gardens' I don't see any gardens or was it named for the past? Interesting photos. Hogarth I think was a name that married into my Seggie line I think-I need to check! The old grey cells are not like they used to be:-)

Anyone know if Bobby Steele was involved in A1 bus company. rings a bell in my head.

Being stuck on this side of the 'Pond', unless it is an American player there is ner a word on anyone else:-( Thank goodness for the BBC that give 'live' updates on my phone. I just wish they would type a little quicker. Today's match at Queens sounded very close The last few games nearly gave me a ...

This peeked my curiosity. I found 2 other items on this 'Lunatic' Andrew Marr Murray,[born Edinburgh 1828.] From the newspaper The Horbart Mecury 09 Ap 870 "The Age says: - Some of the new arrivals in the colony of late have been anything but desirable immigrants, and the ship Loch Earn has, si...

Interesting info. As you say little is known of this Bog area.At least I had never heard of it. Thank you for supplying this little gem.

Sorry you're having such a hard time Bob. Hope things get better for you