Gourdon - Sea Pie An' All That - Guestbook Archive 1

Gourdon 1938

- Lifeboat 'Margaret Dawson'

Guestbook - Archive 1

Name	Comments
Diane Clunes (nee) Cerretti	05-03-2008 - 17:09 - from 88-110-94-99.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com I was brought up in gourdon my mum is Maureen Gowans and my dad was Rab cerretti sadly no longer with us .My granny and daidy were Florence and Robert Gowans who had the Harvester me 67 with his brother Eck.My brother Googie still lives in Gurdin along at the coasties.
Donovan Mowatt dmowatt@telkomsa.net	02-02-2008 - 21:28 - from 155.239.136.162, 198.54.202.26 Hi John I came across your site while trying to source some more info about my ancestors. I am a seventh generation descendent of James Mowatt that started Mowatt Lane. I have my family tree at http://mowatts.sampasite.com. I am trying to find all the history and gossip possible. I would be most grateful for anything that you might have to offer. When I look at the photos of the village I wish it was possble for me to visit it, but South Africa is a long way off. One of the things I have always wondered about is when my great grandfater Charles Mowatt b.1864 actually left Gourdon to come to SA. All we know is that he got marrried in Charlestown in 1890 which is the back of nothing. Would be great to hear from you. Many thanks Donovan Mowatt
pamela taggart (ritchie) pamandjoe9@msn.com	22-11-2007 - 04:11 - from 10.252.90.58 hi again, its a while since i visited your site, i used to live at 22 mcgill terrace and recently was speaking to margaret mowatt who used to live next to margaret horne across the road from me i palled about with margaret ann and i also met irene brown and gregor stewart last time i was in gourdon. my friend and i took her dog along the low road a few weeks ago to bervie and back again havnt been that way since i used to go to jeannie alisons for a bag o chips im living in brechin now so havnt travelled a great distance away. its always nice to come back for a visit
Marion Bond marion@alresford.net	12-10-2007 - 00:13 - from 62-89-152-1.adsl.thespagroup.net Hello again- I am still anxious to get the Fotheringham family tree, if you can send it to me. Thanks, Marion.
Wendy North wendyanorth@ntlworld.com	05-07-2007 - 20:44 - from cpc3-linc3-0-0-cust1005.nott.cable.ntl.com I'm trying to research family history - Gove & Watt. My G Grand Father was George Watt & G Grandma Jane Gove. My Nan was Bella Gove Watt. Can't wait to visit again in August - it always feels like coming home!
Tom Lee traflynn@yahoo.co.uk	08-05-2007 - 21:01 - from 89.241.40.57 I have visited your site a couple of times, and the list of names I recognise just gets longer and longer, I used to live at 2 McGill Terrace, and now due to ill health retired in sunny Ayrshire. Great site.
Joan Burton burtonjoanf@aol.com	22-04-2007 - 07:45 - from cache-los-ad04.proxy.aol.com I found your site while searching for a recipe for sea pie. Despite coming from Dundee, I had never heard of it until I arrived in London nearly 50 years ago where it was regularly served at the canteen of the paper merchants I worked for. I was intrigued by the fact that it contained, not fish, but beef, but no-one could explain the derivation. I never saw or heard of it again until the other evening when a television programme about Edwardian food featured a vegetable dish called sea pie. Determined to prove that a meat version existed, I found your recipe, and now I'm going to make it!
Teresa Garrison teresareading@yahoo.com	21-04-2007 - 05:21 - from 74-132-202-78.dhcp.insightbb.com I am writing you from Indiana. My fathers family's came into Kentucky, his G-G-grandmother was a Blue. Today is April 20th, 2007 Your site is the first Blue site, I have ever seen! I enjoyed looking at your pictures and reading your sign in book. Bye!
Liz Fox (Nee Low) ekjfox@hotmail.com	25-03-2007 - 17:39 - from foxyonline.plus.com Hello, I enjoyed looking at your site and reminising with my mum about the days spent in Gourdon as a child. I spent many a happy summer holiday with my relatives in Gourdon travelling up from Sheffield. We plan to visit for a couple of days in May this year. My grandmother and grandfather (Lizzie Moncur and Thomas Ritchie Smith) were both born in Gourdon. My maternal Great grandmother lived all her life in Gourdon and was known as Mem, my great aunts Phyliss Moncur and Jeannie Moncur and my great uncle David Moncur (known as Kelly) also lived in Gourdon. They lived at Gowan Lea where my Aunt Isa now lives. My mother (Betty Morris) spent all her summer holidays in Gourdon with her grannie). My ancestors were fishing folk in Gourdon and were lost at sea. Their boat was the Jeannie Inglis. There is a family grave in Gourdon Cemetery with the families names and a picture of the boat. Some of the names we remember from our visits as children are Jimmy Douglas (he kept a lot of beatiful birds and had a dulux dog called Wellie) Jim Stewart and Brother (they had two great danes Zenith and Jason), Bessie Ritchie, Ella Patton, Meg Douglas. Willie Duncan, Bob Mcbay (Uncle Bob the fish auctioneer) named his little car "Effie". We also have fond memories of Sam (the paperlad), used to come out in all weathers. Many a happy night was spent in the commercial Hotel when May and Alec Douglas owned it. Would love to hear from anyone who knew our family.
Shona Stott (Gowans) shonastott@yahoo.co.uk http://gourdongirl.blogspot.com/	08-03-2007 - 04:53 - from 10.40.66.7 Just love visiting this site. Was up in Gourdon/Bervie last week to celebrate my dads birthday. met up with a few "kent" faces too.