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Borgue
Oot o' the World an' intae Borgue
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I’ve a map from 1780 of Boreland of Borgue I’m ok to share with you.
Dear Willie,
I would be most interested to share your map of 1780, as my family lived in Borgue around this time. They were James Thomson and his son Robert and grandson David Thomson of Ingleston, if you have any information about them, I would be most eternally grateful as I have been tracing my family roots for some 15 plus years. Please do pass this email on to anyone you think would be interested.
Many thanks,
Kind regards,
Julie Collins (nee Thomson)
Dear All,
I read your wonderful article on Borgue and as my family lived in Borgue around this time. They were James Thomson and his son Robert and grandson David Thomson of Ingleston, if you have any information about them, I would be most eternally grateful as I have been tracing my family roots for some 15 plus years. Please do pass this email on to anyone you think would be interested.
Many thanks,
Kind regards,
Julie Collins (nee Thomson)
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Hello i am trying to trace my ancestors and found a John Houston who died at Borgue in 1833, he stayed ar Margrie and Auchenhay, would you have any info oh him or any Houstons from there?
Kind Regards
Colin
Hi Colin, Thank you for your enquiry. We are looking into the Houston family in Borgue and will send you an update soon. Regards, John Shields
I was browsing Wikipedia, and found an article on Hugh Blair of Borgue. Where can I find more information on him, and are his stone dykes are still there?
Thanks for your enquiry. I’ll ask around our local historians to see if I can find any more information about Hugh Blair.
Hello, my dad attended Borgue Primary from around 1943 to 1948 and wondered if there are any school photos he may be in. The ones on your site are not dated.
Dad was born in Kirkandrews and still recalls some local people.
He’d be very interested to see any photographs from around the early 1940’s.
Family were David, Constance, James (my dad) and Cathy Waugh.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards
Jane
Thank you for contacting the Borgue web site. I’ll make some local enquiries and let you know what I find.
Regards, John Shields
Memories of a 4 1/2 year old boy who lived in Borgue in 1956, looking to know who was the Borgue Academy Lady teacher. Some name that I remember that went to school was the True boys, Stella Stitt, Billy Bushby shop, there was a gentleman who had only one leg I think he was the insurance man but he had two wooden crutches, don’t know his name, Jimmy Irvine was the Beadle when we lived next door, there was Ross and Ellenor and Mrs Irvine with a pug dog. On the farm there was Peter and the McClimates were the famers, My dad was one of the gardeners at Borgue House and they were working with the horses at the time, Gordie Haugh was the Head Master and there were folk called the Sproats, the village fair took place in the field across from the two houses and someone had a car that the boot was where children sat, then there was the bus to take you to Kircudbright and the police had a car with a bell on the front, then we knew the garage as the ESSO. Borgue House farm was a dairy farm and the drone of the engine was music to my ears, it had a distinctive sound, which brings me onto many, many years later at Ingliston, where the Royal Highland Show is held, and where I worked in the Scottish Agricultural Museum, I met Adam Gray with his book, “White Gold” that Book stops short of 1956 and he could not remember who that teacher was. If you go to the Grave yard you will see a Headstone just about plumb in the centre where just about all on it died 67, then if you go close to the dike you will see James Kirkpatrick whose son was Killed in WW1 on a ship going to the Dandlers killed on Friday 13th Aug 1915 by U Boat 14, his number is 14741 what an unlucky number and date, aged only 20, Euphemia would be my great Great aunt, John was my Grand Father, and his sister that emigrated to America to be a nurse, my great aunt and his wife, my granny came from Kirkandrews, nee Potts. Trying to get other relatives into the family tree. If any one knows any of those folk say they are not forgotten as this 73 1/2 years old still has them in his memory.
Thank you for your message. I have passed it on to people in the area who may be able to provide more information. There were several teachers at Borgue Academy in the 1950s, including Mrs Moore, the ministers wife, Miss Simpson who lived at Kinganton, and Miss McCulloch who lived at Muncraig. The Stewartry Museum in Kirkcudbright also has the school’s log books that should have more information.