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PB the Cairn
Lochwinnoch
The purpose of the site is to help those new to the village to connect with its past and for those who have left for pastures new to remember what was left behind
Early Year Classes
Classes numbered 551
Johnny Cockburn, Gavin Haveran & Hughie Archibald were all born around 1898. Assuming they are 7/8 years in the photograph dates it to 1906
Classes numbered 540
Howard Johnstone, M Barr & Robert Andrews were all born in 1895. Assuming they are 11 years old in this photograph that would date it as 1906
Classes numbered 46
Mr Frazer began his term as headmaster in 1908. In the absence of any other information this photograph may have been taken to mark the start of that tenure.
Classes numbered 549
Jimmy Kilpatrick, Jock Deans & Bobby Dale were all born around 1904. Assuming they are 8 years old in the photograph this would date it as 1912
Classes numbered 557
Robert Semple, Duncan Speirs & Charles Davidson were all born in 1904. Assuming they are 8 years old in the photograph this would date it as 1912
Classes numbered 45
Gavin Millar was born 1899 and John Cockburn 1897. These boys look to be around 14 years old dating this photograph as 1912.
Classes numbered 566
Betty McNeish, Maud Orr & Lizzie Stewart were all born 1907/08. The pupils look to be around 9 years old which would date this photograph as 1916/17
Classes numbered 553
Margaret Ferguson, J McIntosh and Marion Ritchie were all born in 1908/09 which dates this photograph to 1917
Classes numbered 567
Margaret Ferguson, J Gibb and J McIntosh were born around 1908 which dates this photograph to 1919.
Classes numbered 546
Hugh McIntosh was born in 1915 and John Devlin in 1916. These look like Primary 1 pupils which would date this photograph as 1921
Classes numbered 44
Jenny Fitzpatrick is in the next photograph aged 13. In this photograph she looks around 3 years younger at 10 years old. That dates this photograph to 1918.
Classes numbered 543
Philip Morrison, Davy Gilmour and Mary Train were all born in 1906. Assuming these pupils are 12 years old dates this photograph as 1918.
Classes numbered 571
Bill Train, John Fulton & Jack Keanie were all born around 1912, assuming they are 8 years old in the photograph would date it as 1920
Classes numbered 575
John Fulton, George McGinigal & Alan Gillies were all born in 1915. As they look about 6/7 this dates the photograph to around 1921
Classes numbered 568
Helen Low, Jean Carson and A Reid were all born around 1915. Assuming they are 6 years old the photograph is dated 1921
Classes numbered 574
Chrisi Gillies, Lizzie Chalmers & Marion Dale were all born around 1915. Assuming they are 6 years that would date the photograph to 1921.
Classes numbered 547
Rachael Morrison, Annie McIntyre and Agnes Blackwood were all born in 1908, assuming the girls are 13 that would date the photograph as 1921
Classes numbered 41
This photograph is dated 1921. Jenny Warden and Jenny Fitzpatrick were born in 1908 which ages these pupils as 13 years old.
Classes 26
The teachers are Miss Johnstone and Mr Frazer the headmaster.
Classes numbered 558
My dad, John Smith (No 6), was born in 1919. He looks to be about 6 years old dating this photograph to 1925.
Classes numbered 39
Catherine Love (No.8) is the daughter of the James Love, founder of Love's joinery. Mr Rice was headmaster from 1925 till 1928, Catherine was born in 1913 and she looks to be around 14 years old. These two facts date this photograph to 2027 +/- a year.
Classes numbered 12
W Thomson, Stuart McCormick and Pat Smith were all born in 1920. These pupils look to be 7 or 8 years old which would date this photograph as 1927/28. Pat Smith is Pat's dad and my uncle.
Classes 6
This photograph is dated sometime between 1925 and 1928 which was the tenure of Mr Rice as headmaster.
Classes numbered 577
A number of pupils in this photograph were born in 1918 assuming they are 10 years old dates this photograph as 1928.
Classes numbered 937
Kinderspiel aproximately 1929. Kinderspiel is german for childs play. From the attire of those in the back row this looks like a Xmas play. 8,9 & 10 look like the 3 Kings and 11 an angel. Can't quite figure out the purpose of the boys with sailor hats or Robin Hood at 50!
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