The photo
above of Thomas Drysdale, shoemaker was contributed by Ann Connolly. He is
the Great Grandfather of Ann Connolly and Nessie Fielding and the Great
Great Grandfather of Mary Morris. His wife was Mary Oram. Click on the
photo for a very large image of this superb example of a shoemaker whose
skilled craftsmanship and that of many others like him in Maybole were
world renown in the 19th century.
Provost
Hugh Fairlie and his wife Jane (nee Hunter) on the occasion of dining at
Culzean Castle with the then Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and
then Duke of Windsor when he abdicated). The Marquess of Ailsa gave the
dinner on the evening after the Prince had reviewed the British Legion in
Maybole.
Provost
Alexander Burns was known to everyone as Sanny. His wife Nan's maiden name
was Watson. |