Outing from Newhaven - Probably Newhaven Church Guild

Recollections

Margaret Wallace

near Newhaven, Edinburgh

Newhaven Church Guild - Coach Outing

Thank you to Margaret Wallace for allowing me to reproduce some old photographs of Newhaven and Leith.

Margaret wrote:

"I suspect this may have been a Newhaven Church Guild 'day out', with one small boy from Trinity who seems to have sneaked out for the day!"

Margaret Wallace, near Newhaven, Edinburgh: February 9, 2008

Recollections

Fraser Orchieson

Newhaven, Edinburgh

Thank you to Fraser Orchieson who wrote:

Newhaven Coach Outing

"This photo was taken in Newhaven around 1957. In fact, it was the members of Hawthornvale Ladies' whist drive weekend trip to Chester.

The reason I know this is because my grandmother and grandfather are in the photo, and the other people in the picture are all well known to me and my family. All of them were family friends. My grandparents were the Olivers who stayed at No 30, Hawthornvale, Newhaven

The photo brings back very happy memories of people and times gone by"

Fraser Orchieson, Newhaven, Edinburgh: February 9, 2008

Recollections

Terry Amiel

Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA

Thank you to Terry Amiel for posting a message in the EdinPhoto guest book.

Terry wrote:

Flucker Family

"I have only recently become aware of the extent to which my mother's family was involved in the Newhaven Fishermen and Women.

She is part of the Flucker line which is a name often seen amongst the oldest to most recent photos of the fisherwomen. Other names in the direct line are:

- Wilson

- Johnstone

- Carnie

- Combe.

No one ever talked about the Newhaven side of the family!"

The Oyster Woman

"Of the many old photos on this site there are several of Fluckers. Only one so far, I'm sure, was of my Gr Gr Gr Grandmother Barbara Johnstone Flucker (the oyster woman) from the Hill/Adamson collection of calotypes."

New Lane

"The many old photos of New Lane, Newhaven mesmerize me, as most of the Fluckers from my family were born, lived and died in Numbers 13, 14 & 15 New Lane. I wonder who amongst the many faces were my rellies. Likely, all of them as they seem to have mostly married within themselves."

Great Grandfather

"The one photo I do not have that I was wondering if anyone might have is of my Gr Grandfather James Carnie Flucker. He was 38 when he died in 1904. His employment was listed as 'master, steam vessel' and their address was listed as 22 Trinity Crescent.

He married Annie Elizabeth Lucy Wallace (from Peebles) and they had my Grandfather Johnstone Meredith Flockhart (name change at birth ???). I knew my Great Gran well as she lived to 97 and died in 1962."

Terry Amiel, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA: message posted in EdinPhoto guest book Mar 6, 2009

Answers

If you'd like to contact Terry, please email me, then I'll pass on your message to him.

Thank you. - Peter Stubbs: March 7, 2009

Thank you

Thank you to Jimmy Little, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, for sending more information about the Flucker family in Edinburgh. I have forwarded the details to Terry Amiel, Idaho, USA.

Peter Stubbs: September 3, 2009

Recollections

Glenn Lewis

Toronto, Ottawa, Canada

Thank you to Terry Amiel for posting a message in the EdinPhoto guest book.

Terry wrote:

Kemp Family

"I was raised in 15 Jessfield Terrace from 1947 to leaving in 1966.

My pal, while I was at Trinity Academy primary school, was George Kemp. His mother, Margaret Kemp was a member of Newhaven Church. She is sitting in the front row the third from the left and I think that George is the small boy in the back row.

I also recognize several of the other faces in the photo but cannot remember their names.

Glenn Lewis, Toronto, Ottawa, Canada: May 2+6, 2009

Recollections

Liz Grieve
Bristol, Avon, England

Thank you to Liz Grieve who wrote:

Newhaven Photos

"I am originally from Newhaven and was thrilled to see my father as a young lad in the 1936 Silver Jubilee Celebration photograph, and other family members in the Fisherwomen’s choir photographs."

Liz Grieve, Bristol, Avon, England: January 21, 2011

Recollections

John Thorburn

Seahouses, Northumberland, England

Thank you to John Thorburn for posting a message in the EdinPhoto guestbook.

John wrote:

Newhaven Fishmarket

"I'd like to see some pictures of Newhaven Fishmarket, as we bought a lot of fish there in the 1960s. Sadly a lot of the industry now seems all but finished.

I remember the car park full of hawkers' vans, now sadly mostly no more. I wonder what my grandmother Elizabeth, who was a fishwife, would make of it."

John Thorburn, Seahouses, Northumberland, England

Hi John:

Newhaven Fishmarket

Yes, the fishmarket is now only about a third of the size that it was in 1990, and the two kipper factories beside the fishmarket have now been demolished and have made way for new housing.

There was a Newhaven Heritage Museum at Newhaven Harbour for a few years until 2006. The museum is now closed and the old photos and other exhibits are in storage, in the care of City of Edinburgh Museums and Galleries Dept. You could try contacting that department to see if they have any old photos that might be of interest to you.

Peter Stubbs: Edinburgh: December 14, 2011