Penny

Many thanks for the recommendation. I am looking forward to having a good look at the newspaper site you suggest.

Hello George As Iona Cottage was in Hill Place, that would explain the difference between the birth certificate and the BMD entry - both were in fact correct. Many thanks for that info and glad to see that you had made so much progress since you first posted the query in 2006. The Lee family may not...

Hello Penny and George I have a copy of the actual birth certificate and, under the section When and Where Born, it does say August 28th 1907 (4.15 pm), Iona Cottage, Ardrossan. Wonder why there is a difference in the BMD? Incidentally as this was my first posting, it was nice to have such a quick r...

I came across the threetowners website when I did a search on the Internet for Thomas Haldane, aerated water manufacturer, Ardrossan. This led me to a discussion on the Lees and their lemonade factory in Ardrossan by threetowners members, including an entry by Helen Lee, daughter of Victor Lee. Thom...

I have just joined the threetowners (December 2016) and on going through the genealogy pages came across this query about Iona Cottage made in 2006. From a birth certificate of a relative, Margaret Cameron McCallum Lee, I see she was born at Iona Cottage, Ardrossan, on 28th August 1907. Her parents ...