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November 2002
Mairi Nicolson Returns To Antarctic
12 September 2002
Allan Marr
A born and bred Wicker and now residing in Dundee.
Left Wick 35 years ago along with wife Margaret (nee Harper) and daughter
Linda who is now married and lives in Berkshire. 2 grandsons
and 4 great grandsons all residing South of the border.
31
May 2002
Sandra Marshall (nee Caldwell)
Hi! I was born in Wick - a long time ago. Attended Wick High School from
1966 - 1972, in the same year as George Brims. I left to work in Glasgow
in 1974, met my husband there, married in 1977 had our son in 1978, and
moved to my present location in Fleet, Hampshire in 1981. Couldn't find
any decent website of the area, its a small sort of nothing place, not far
from Aldershot, though there are plenty of Scottish accents around to home
in on. I haven't managed a trip to Wick for some time but do enjoy reading
about what's going on.
28 May 2002
Sarah Sutherland
My name is Sarah Sutherland and I am currently living in Brisbane
Queensland, Australia. I am the oldest daughter of John and Cathie
Sutherland. I left Wick when I was 19 and flew straight into Melbourne
where I lived for a year and a half before my boyfriend David (who I met
in Melbourne and is a full blown Aussie) and I decided to take the long
drive north to Brisbane, this took us 10dys, if we did it straight about
24hrs, but I wanted to see the country. We have now been living in
Brisbane for a year and have just bought a house a month ago. I
work for an international express courier company at Brisbane airport. I
have been back home for a 2 week holiday for xmas a year ago and vowed I
would never do it again as far too cold, but of course I will be there
this year with bells on, plus the thermal underwear. Have a look at
www.brisbane.com.au or
www.greatsoutheast.com.au
to see some of the wonderful things here in Brisbane.
12 March 2002
Maurice Boardman
I lived in Thurso from 1960 to 1967, at 71 Pennyland Drive. I spent one
(or was it two?) years at Miller Academy, then on to the brand new
Pennyland Primary. We left Thurso after Primary 7, and went to
Guildford, Surrey. After school and a short college career, I got into
the computer business, in Guildford, then Bristol, and eventually to the
San Francisco Bay Area. I’m now in Portland, Oregon, and plan to stay
here forever. It’s almost as beautiful as Caithness. Married for 20
years, my wife (Sue) and I have three children. They have yet to
experience the beauty of the Highlands. Drop me a line if you think you
remember me, or my brothers, Trevor and Keith.
10 January 2002
Rita Moon (nee McPhee)
I
used to live at 35 Murchison St. all my live until I got married.
I attended Pulteneytown Academy and Wick High school 1969 1973 now my
name is Rita Moon and I live in Florida USA. I would like to hear
from some Wickers.
10 January 2002
Jimmy Nicol
I was born and bred in Wick.My
grandmother lived in Tolbooth Lane.My fathers name was David Nicol we
lived in Brown Place then moved to Westbanks Terrace.I now married and
live in a small village in the outskirts of Bishop Auckland in County
Durham. Cockfield is a village with a long history in the mining
industry but now all the mines have closed. County Durham is one of the
most beautiful counties in England the people are very friendly. Here
we have mild summers and harsh winters
17 December 2001
Robert William Sinclair (Robin)
I was born in Thurso,1937 in the 'Glebe' (mother Duckie father Angie) went
to school till I was 15yrs old, then went to work at the Henderson Farm
near Scrabster. When I turned 18yrs old I went into the Royal Air Force
for 8yrs,serving in Aden (where I met a few boys from Thurso serving with
the army) London, Glasgow and Edinburgh, where I met and married my wife,
nearing demob I applied too emigrate to Australia. Two weeks after my
discharge my wife and I were on a plane to Queensland. I started work at
the XXXX brewery. My brother and two sisters with there families soon
followed. I worked at the XXXX brewery (7yrs)and the Blackwater coal mines
(26yrs) I've retired now and live in Boyne Island, still in Quensland.
We have been back a few times to Scotland and never miss a visit to
Thurso. I still have cousins there. It's grown since I was young,
Scrabster always surprizes me it keeps getting bigger. My wife and I have
two sons (Australians) we took them back when they were young for a
Scottish Xmas, it was the first and last time they saw snow. I've now got myself a computer to
pass the time and visit caithness org every chance I get, Its so vast I
can spend hours at a time browsing. Great place to visit.
Regards to all the Thurso people on the web
Greetins from down under from Robin And Family
23 September 2001
We will shortly begin to reorganise this page into alphabetical order to
make it easier to find enties as the section grows.
You can all see Caithness
now and lots more of it to come. But
where are all of you Caithness people now?
Send us an email with your name, where you live now, previous connection
to Caithness and the nearest local web site that shows the place you
live in or near. Caithness.org will then put your details in the
Caithness People Round The World Page joining you all together in a
unique way. If you appear on your local web site let us know
the page address also.
You do not have to have been in Caithness long to qualify for this not
too serious section that is already showing the wide spread of Caithness
contacts whether native born, visitors, employed for a while, passing
through or on holiday.
Jenny Statham (nee Sargent)
27 October 2001
My brother Peter and
I attended Pennyland School and Thurso High during the period 1958 -1970
and would like to hear from anyone who remembers us. I have been
living in Hong Kong for the past 12 years.
Barbara
Tannock (nee Newman)
30
September
I moved to Thurso in 1957 aged
4. Attended West Public, Miller Acadeny, Pennyland and Thurso High.
Moved to Oregon......more
Dennis Sutherland
23 September 2001
I am Dennis Sutherland and am in the 1962 photo of Wick North school
in
Mr. Nicolson's class, two along from Joe Fitzpatrick who I have just
e-mailed having found his message on the Caithness Exiles page. I left
Wick in 1968 for Edinburgh Uni and graduated in 1972 with an Hons.
Chemistry. Went to Moray House College of Education and have been
teaching since 1973. Now P.T. in Livingston. Married with
two grown up children, Karen and Iain. Living in Linlithgow in
West Lothian. Check out www.westlothian.org.uk
Miss 'Peachies' red pudding suppers on a Friday night and Yellops fresh
baking after the dances in the Assembly Rooms.
Kay Bragdon (nee Wilson) and
her husband Greg
15 August 2001
 Kay and Greg
have moved around a bit since they were married in Thurso in 1976.
Here we see them on their wedding day with a cake that Kay tells us was
made by Johnson's of Thurso who are still supplying the same services
today as back then. Kay has sent us details of where she went to
school and where she has been in the last 25 years. Were you at
school with her or knew her later? By the way eight years later
the top layer was still in good condition for the birth of their first
son.
George Brims
-Originally from Caithness now at UCLA USA 25 July 2001
Went to primary school in Watten, High School in Wick
1966-72.
 I
grew up around Watten, went through Wick High (66-72), then off to
Edinburgh and later Newcastle to get letters after my name. In the
process met my wife Sandra, who is from the Inverness area. We got
married in 1978 and have three kids, Victoria, Juliette, and Jonathan.
After working in Edinburgh for a few years I was posted to Hawaii by the
Royal Observatory (yes, that's where some of your taxes go!). Moved to
California in 1989 to work with another Scot starting a new research
group. Probably not going anywhere for a while as all three offspring
are in college. Send any spare used pounds to
brimsATATATastro.ucla.edu
Mairi
Nicolson, Wick - Now In Antarctica For Two And A Half Years
24 July 2001
Joe Fitzpatrick - Went To North School and is
in the 1962
Picture - 24 July 2001
I am Joe Fitzpatrick, moved to Wick in 1955, my Father Bill worked at
the High School..married Elizabeth Hendry in 1957.....remember Dash and
Dot, anyone??....I am in the 1962 North School picture..along with
Valerie Sinclair, whom EVERYONE was in love with!!,...LOL...Moved to the
USA in 1981, my home website is www.GoErie.com
, and shows our wonderful Great Lakes to good effect, I now live in
Erie, Pennsylvania, and am very happy...although would KILL for some
fish and chips, and a pint at the Pentland!!!!..Good Luck, all..
Ian
Thompson Ex Thurso 3 June 2001
I lived in Thurso from the
age of 12 in 1963 until 1969 and attended Thurso High School. Last
summer, I attended a reunion and was able to meet up again with many
friends from those days. Thurso was then, and still is, a very special
place indeed. I have been living and working in Germany since
1976. For the last ten years I have been teaching music at the
International School of Düsseldorf. The school has a new website,
partly still under construction, but worth a visit.
www.isdedu.de
With best wishes to all in Thurso and those exiles with a Thurso
connection,
John Steele 23 April
2001
G'day, we all moved to Thurso in 1968, as my father (Bernard) was
supposed to be at Dounreay for 3 years. We left in 1982, although my
eldest sister Karen Jones is still there. I was at Pennyland Primary
from 1969 to 1976 and then Thurso High from 76 to 82 before going to
Aberdeen University. I moved to Australia in 1989 after finishing my PhD
and came to Sydney in 1991. My personal web page is at
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~chalybs
with pictures of my family, various places around the Wide Brown
Land and links to my work Web page at the University of New South Wales.
Note - -Karen Jones is organising the Thurso
High Reunion
Muriel Kelly (nee Steel) 16 April 2001
My name is Muriel Kelly (nee Steel) and I lived in Wick from 1970 until
I finished High School in 1985. Since then I have travelled around a
bit:
Aberdeen, London and Edinburgh before leaving for the USA with my
husband, Jim (from Motherwell), in 1997. We lived in Bartlesville,
Oklahoma for 2 years www.bartlesville.com
and have been living in Quebec City, Canada
since 1999 www.quebecregion.com
. Quebec is beautiful but you have to like snow!!
Marion
Stults & Family 14 April
2001
They may not have been here long
but who's counting.
Attached photo of the Stults family
that traveled Scotland in 1989.
Marion - Sarah - Susan - Molly)
We stayed Bed & Breakfast at Frank & Sheila Sinclair's "Langwell"
on Sibmister Road, Murkle. I stayed B&B when I was there for
the Satcom terminal installation in 1980. I sent you a photo
attachment of me under the antenna in my previous transmission. I
enjoyed my three month stay there October-December 1980 and the
family enjoyed
their tour in 1989. The Sinclair's were wonderful hosts. The
following is a scenic site for Arizona. http://www.azluxury.com/AZ_Scenery/az_scenery.html
An additional site great from Marion on 19 April
2001 with lots of pictures and information - http://webcreationsetc.com/Azguide/Tucson/
Janis
Paterson (nee McGee)
8
April 2001
Janis went to live
in Cumbria and is organising a Wick
High School Reunion to be held in August 2001. Here is a web
site near her showing Seascale http://www.instinct-training.co.uk/ti/wc/seascale.htm
See the rest of Cumbria at
http://www.instinct-training.co.uk/ti/index.htm
James R. Bews 7
April 2001
I'm not sure if I qualify, having been an "incomer" at about
2-3 years old in 1950. Attended the North
School, then the High
School and finally left in 1965 to attend (rather intermittently)
University in St. Andrews. I'm still there, as are (for the last
20 years) my parents. My father was the minister of the Central
and West Churches. Probably the main Web site for St. Andrews is
at: http://www.saint-andrews.co.uk/
which is actually sited in the USA, but is maintained by a former St.
Andrews student. I have a vested interest, having assisted (with my
stepson and some colleagues) in some of the photography. Well worth a
visit to see some of the techniques used. My own personal page is
at: http://ch-www.st-and.ac.uk/staff/jrb/
but I must admit that it never gets touched. The last thing I want to
see at the end of the day is a computer!
Don Sinclair and
Family 7 April
2001
It's been interesting seeing where all the 'Dirty Wickers' and other
Caithnessians have gotten to; quite amazing really!. My wife, Dawn, and
two children, Natalie & Ryan, left Wick and landed in Brisbane
exactly 10 yrs ago now., but we're on our way back 'home', as I write!
We spent four years living east of
Brisbane at Victoria Point (http://www.redland.net.au/redlandstourism/seeVictoriaPt.htm)
before moving south to live in the spectacular Blue Mountains West of
Sydney (http://www.bluemts.com.au/).
further promotion (and the gypsy in us, I feel) saw us relocating to the
far tropical north of Queensland to Townsville, where we stayed for four
years (http://sunzine.net/townsville/).
We recently moved south again to live on the Gold Coast in south east
Queensland (http://sunzine.net/goldcoast/welcome.html),
but have succumbed to the pull of coming home permanently. We have great
memories af all our travels in this new home country, but have enjoyed
keeping up with local affairs, and have met new friends through your
site. Keep up the great work for all those other world scattered folks.
Best Regards, Don Sinclair.
David N Jones 5
April 2001
Was in Caithness from 4 years to 17 years old and attended Miller
Academy
"Your site goes from
strength to strength A site covering my area (Widnes) is www.halton.gov.uk
. I work in
Flintshire, North Wales www.flintshire.gov.uk
I
am in Picture B of the Miller Academy 1962 pictures: That's me on
the back row, third from the left. Then living in Dunbar Terrace,
Thurso. I lived in the town from age 4 to 17 and after much moving about
I now live in Widnes, Cheshire. My heart though will I suspect always
belong in Caithness!
My sister Fiona E Jones was born in Thurso and lived there until
we moved away in 1969 when she was 8. She now lives in Redding
California! A site for her area is www.redding.com
"
David S Banks 1
April 2001
"I
am from Scarfskerry, where I lived for 18 years."
"Left Caithness in 1965 and
spent 10 years in Edinburgh, from which I emigrated to Canada. My first
'port-of-call' was Calgary, Alberta. Then,
I moved to Sydney on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. Surprise
surprise ! There was more Gaelic spoken and taught there than in
Caithness. Then, I moved to Stratford, Ontario -- and, yes,
they do have a (rather good) Shakespearean festival there. now
live in Oakville, Ontario, which is just a little west along the shore
of lake Ontario from Toronto. Anyone interested in Oakville can find
some information on www.town.oakville.on.ca
I can see Oakville harbour, and lake Ontario from my window, but even
from my 9th floor location, I cannot see across lake Ontario to the far
shore."
Mary Clark 25
March 2001
My name is Mary
Sinclair Clark (nee Alexander) I was born in Wick 1941 and lived with my
parents at 23 MacArthur Street for approx. 8 years before we moved to
Edinburgh.
Well
I live in a place called Dorsten it is about 40km north off
Düsseldorf. Dorsten's web site is www.dorsten.de quite
a few nice photos of the town and surrounding district.
Mary sent in some school pictures for
1946, 1947,1948
Graeme Sutherland 28
February 2001
Caithness.org is a brillant web site, especially now it has a Staxigoe
section.
My name is Graeme Sutherland and I lived in Staxigoe until 1990 (25
years) when I moved away due to work commitments. I
still visit my good friend John Plowman who lives in Papigoe.
I moved from one fishing village to
another and now live in Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland.
Check out our village on www.newbigginbythesea.co.uk
You could also visit my in-laws
village shop on www.newbigginbythesea.co.uk/directory/margaretscards.htm
Hugh Ross 23
February 2001
My name is Hugh Ross ex
pat Upper Gills. Now resident glorious Gateshead ? To see the UP side
visit http://www.gateshead-quays.com
, My "workplace" http://online.unn.ac.uk
.
Mandy Scudder (nee
Miller) 22
February 2001
Mandy left Wick for
Australia about 14 years ago and has notified a web site for her area - Western
Australia - the local Tourist Board Site so there should be a few
pictures. Wonder if Mandy has tried the camel riding - it looks
tricky.
See Mandy and others at the Pulteneytown Academy Reunion in March 2001
Cathy Hugnafel (Nee Miller)
22 February 2001
My British Columbia in Canada web page is... http://www.mybc.com
I live in Courtenay British Columbia and am related to Captain
Alexander Miller, from Caithness, he was my great grandfather,
same as Maureen
Materi...I just adore tuning into your web page every few days, to
get the Caithness news...keep up the good work. Check out My
BC Community
Next in Chattanooga.com
from Rebecca (Becky) Wilson (nee Brooks)
I am Rebecca Wilson (nee
Brooks) and lived in Caithness until 1992. I went to Mount Pleasant
Primary School followed by Thurso High School - I left high school in
1985. Since leaving Thurso I married a US Marine and we travelled
around, being stationed in Wales and Okinawa, Japan. My husband is now
"retired" from the Service and with our 5 year old son we are
living in Chattanooga, Tennessee. My sister still lives in Thurso and my
parents (who I miss so much) still live at Scotscalder. The local
web page for my area is Chattanooga.com. I really enjoy reading through
the Caithness.org pages - I feel like I am home.
Latest Site 19
February 2001 from Australia - John Page
Picture 8 September 1966
My local town has a
web site that would probably suit. http://www.whyalla.com
South Australia and our University site at http://www.unisa.edu.au
I was born in Castletown in Feb 1946, by school age we were living
in Thurso, I went to the Miller Academy followed by the new high school,
we were the first students, we returned to Castletown were I finished
school at the Junior Secondary in Castletown, at 15 1/2 I joined the Boy
Entrants of the Royal Air Force, during my time in the RAF I was
stationed at Wick Airport, one of four RAF staff and one civilian. spent
most of my time on shifts at Noss head transmitters. Married Rosalyn
Steven from Stirkoke in 1966 in Argyle square (I have seen your
photographs of the square, you can almost see the church), In 1969 we
were posted to Cyprus, we spent three years there, from there we
emigrated to Australia, my parents already living there (My mother and
her sister both living in Australia originated from Castletown, Jessie
Sutherland CAMPBELL (Isa) and Barbara Campbell (Babette) John
has A Family Tree and more
information on Caithness.org in Family History.
Jessie Page 77th Birthday 6 June 2003
Number One Slot
18 February 2003
Sadly, Hamish died suddenly in
January this year at 100 Mile House, British Columbia. Hamish was
responsible for helping get the reunion for his school started and it
takes place in Wick at
Mackays Hotel
August 2nd, 2003.
100
Mile House & The South Caribou Area British Columbia
This is the home area of Jim (Hamish) Clark originally from Wick
who left to work for Hudson's Bay company. His mother still lives
in Wick.
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