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Folk who lived in the Trongate
- The Trongate, see picture on the left, was where the Tron Well
was. The well was to the right of the Tron tree in the picture. None of
these buildings exist today. They stood round about where the present village
shopping centre (Tron Court) is. In the picture, the lady on the left, with
her hands clasped, is Mrs Cameron (Kate McKay as
was) who married John Cameron in Oban in 1903. John
Cameron was a slater by trade. They had 4 sons and 3 daughters, John, Donald,
Duncan, Alexander, Lucy, Jean and Catherine. Their eldest son John is pictured
below, in the kilt, with his two-year-old son Bill, who became the village
blacksmith. The information came from Sandra Cameron, whose father was Bill
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The Tron tree marked the site of the village
weighing machine. The tree was planted in 1801 to commemorate Sir Ralph
Abercromby's departure from Tullibody for Egypt on what was to be his last
campaign. There was also a mill around this place somewhere. Gate is old
Scots for a street. The Trongate appears to have been known locally as the
square. - 'The
square about 1918 - Mr & Mrs McLean lived there with their Family. Mrs
Cameron also lived there with their family. One son's name was Duncan. The
Forthering family lived there as well. At the Tron tree lived Irish Man
Tommy Rooney with his son Tommy for quite a while. The father died there.
The Inn, Tullibody - George McFarlane ran a good pub there for the locals.
His daughter gave her father a good hand. Her name was Elsie. These people
all lived about the square.' As recalled by Cathie
Douglas, nee Whyte - Most of the postcards were supplied by her brother
Jackie. |
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Bill
Cameron was a Blacksmith by trade and started his apprenticeship
about 1940 with Willie Thomson. Somebody named W. Thomson is known to have
been the village blacksmith during the First World War. The village smithy
was in Menstrie Road somewhere. Bill started his training at approx. age
12 but Mr Thomson made him continue his education by making him attend night
school. The picture on the left shows Bill when he was about two years old
with his father, John. It must have been taken about 1930. Bill's daughter
Sandra, who now lives in Canada, sent this picture to me |
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The above
mentioned Sandra Cameron, now Sandra Blaker, with
her family at Niagara Falls - sitting - 5th from left with her husband and
family |
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Robina
Georgina Stevenson was born in Tullibody on Nov 11th,
1910 to Lillias Oliver Stevenson . At the age of 18 she moved to Canada.
In 1935 she was married at Knox Presbyterian Church, Morrisburg, Ontario,
Canada, to Donald Merkley. She had two children - Betty and Ronald. Today
Betty ( Merkley) Gillard lives in Morrisburg, Ontario and Ronald G. Merkley
lives in Daytona Beach, Florida. Ron is Drum Major and wife Sharron (Boyd)
Merkley is a tenor drummer with Daytona Beach Pipes and Drums of Daytona
Beach, Florida. A Book of "Poems by Beanie" is in Clackmannan
District Council - District Library, 17 Mar Street, Alloa, - library reference
JB/AM - Robina ( my mother) had may of these published here in Canada.!
Picture shows Sharry and Ron in their band uniforms - From Ron Merkley,
Florida - February 18, 2006 |
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Mary
Jamieson (born June 2 1891) is the little girl 5th from the left
in the second row in this Tullibody school picture. Mary later moved to
London where she married George Cooper Ried. Mary was one of a large family
of William Jamieson & Mary Crow. Her brothers and sisters were Maggie,
David, Jean and Thomas ( who emigrated to Canada). Information from Fiona
Duxbury. Fiona also says about Bill Cameron, pictured above - his grandmother
was Mary's sister Jean mentioned here. Mary was Fiona's grandmother. The
teacher in the picture is Mr. Kinmond. |
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This is a picture of Jackie
Whyte's Granny and Auntie Jenny outside their house in North Street,
Tullibody. He says that eight of the Whyte family were born in that house.
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This picture shows the
Whyte family - it must be in the 1920s or 30s. Jackie says that it shows
from left to right at the back - his Father and Mother, his brother Andrew
(baby) and his Auntie Jenny. At the front - from left to right - his sister
Cathie, brother George and sister Ellen. They are pictured outside what
was called the 'old barns' which must have been somewhere in the area of
the present Manor Crescent. The buildings at the back still stand in Delph
Road. |
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Tullibody
lassies working at Alloa Creamery. So far identified - extreme left - Mrs
McQuaig, 3rd from left Flo Smith and extreme right - Cathie Whyte. This
is a Postcard! - no date, message or stamp on it |
Folk
