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Name: Margaret (Higgins) Carroll
Email Address: carroll@bell.net
Location: Ottawa, Canada
What Parish You Belong To: St Patrick’s Nepean
Comments: I was baptized in St Margaret’s Church 1949 attended St Margaret’s primary, then St Edward’s & back to St Margaret’s junior high left in 1964.
My grandparents owned the local newsagents.
Nice memories of St Margaret’s Church & school.
Fr Breslin, Fr Rogers, Cannon McCann.
Date: 31st August 2024
Name: Kristen Brestelli
Email Address: kbrestelli@ccesc.k12.oh.us
Location: Ohio, USA
What Parish You Belong To: Holy Family Catholic Church, Poland Ohio
Comments: Many of my relatives were members of this church. The last name of Higgins. Always searching for information and wonder if they are still in that area. Beautiful Church! Would love to visit Scotland sometime.
Date: 15th July 2022
Name: Brian Dawson
Email Address: brian.dawson@wabtec.com
Location: Sydney
What Parish You Belong To:
Comments: Lovely to see such a fine church. My great-grandparents, Edward and Ann McGivern lived in New Monkland and were baptised here in June 1864.
Date: 9th March 2022
Name: William Reid
Email Address: williamreid@hotmail.com
Location: Airdrie
What Parish You Belong To: St. Margaret’s
Comments: always remember canon duddy at st margarets and father white at st edwards
Date: 17th January 2021
Name: Paul Shaw Hadden
Email Address: Musicesence79@outlook.com
Location: Airdrie
What Parish You Belong To: St. Edwards / St. Margaret’s
Comments: What a great website enjoying it
Date: 13th September 2018
Name: Victoria Francis
Email Address: victoria.francis35@gmx.ch
Location: Lyon
What Parish You Belong To: A parish in New Jersey, US
Comments: My grandmother, Julia Connolly, left Airdrie as a teenager to travel to the US. Her parents, Bernard Connolly, and Julia Malone, were married at St. Margaret’s on Feb. 10, 1873. She had siblings–Mary, Winifred, William, Bernard, & more whose names I don’t know. It’s wonderful to see the pictures of my great-grandparent’s parish. I can’t help but wonder what my grandmother would think about the ability to see her old church and read its history. Maybe she still has family being baptized and married there. Thank you for the website.
Date: 15th August 2018
Name: Stephanie Barko
Email Address: stephanie@stephaniebarko.com
Location: Austin, Texas USA
What Parish You Belong To:
Comments: My twin great grand-aunts Elizabeth and Ann Clark were baptised here in 1851.
I’m wondering if the Clark children went to school at St. Margaret’s. They were John Clark (in Scotland 1851-1868), Mary Clark (b 1848) and the twins.
Elizabeth died in 1861, so never made it to high school. John emigrated to America in 1868. Parents were Michael Clark & Mary Smith.
Date: 12th August 2018
Name: Tess Devine
Email Address: tessfdevine1@liveco uk
Location:
What Parish You Belong To:
Comments:
American friend would like to know if his forefathers , who were miners in Stanrigg , Longriggend area , would be baptised,married and buried in St Margaret’s.
His ggggrandmother Mary Currie McManus is buried in St Josephs cemetery, she died 1889/90
Date: 6th July 2018
Name: Anne McClain Creadie
Email Address: teaandtoast24@gmail.com
Location: Holytown
What Parish You Belong To: Christ the King
Comments: Just looking to contact anyone who went to St Margaret’s school Hallcraig St Airdrie, during 1961 to 1966
Date: 28th April 2018
Name: Anne Walsh
Email Address: anwalfar@gmail.com
Location: Addiewell
What Parish You Belong To: St Thomas the Apostle
Comments: I believe my great grandparents, Edward Morgan and Elizabeth Burns may have been married in St Margaret’s around 1857. Some of their children may also have been baptised there.
Date: 10th March 2018
Name: Sue McGarrity Burch
Email Address: sburch123@charter.net
Location:Manteo, North Carolina
What Parish You Belong To: Manteo Assembly Church
Comments: My 2nd Great-Grandparents, Thomas McGarrity and Susan Owens married at St. Margaret’s on July 8, 1857. They were both born in Ireland and moved to Clarion Co., Pa. in 1881. Trying to locate any possible siblings of either party.
St. Margaret’s is a beautiful church.
Date: 4th March 2018
Name: John Hollywood
Email Address: janadama@yahoo.ca
Location: Palmerston, North New Zealand
What Parish You Belong To:
Comments: Sixty Years since I left Scotland You can take me physically out of Airdrie but never my soul and heart despite the appalling conditions I was raised in there.
Mr McNamara the Headmaster and Miss Heany in the White House at St Margarets are fond memories. Also Mr Steele and Mr White and Mr Breen.
Father McGlinchey was my mother’s favourite priest.
Date: 2nd January 2018
Name: Janet Farmer
Email Address: janadama@yahoo.ca
Location:
What Parish You Belong To:
Comments: I am doing genealogy research into the McDougall side of my family. My cousin, Ellen McDougall married Thomas Burns in St. Margaret’s Church about 1953 and I believe their eight children were also baptised in the church. Thomas died 10 April 1958 and Ellen much later. It would appear that the parents and children lived on Hamilton Drive, Airdrie. It must have been a beautiful wedding, as the pictures of the church are wonderful. One of my certificates shows a marriage between Samuel George Dempsey and Elaine Guild (parents Robert Guild and Susan Burns 5th August 2006. I wonder if it would be possible to get a message to any family member that I am trying to contact them. I am quite willing to share my 25 years of research into the McDougall side of the family:) In exchange I would love to have a photograph of any of the family. My contact info: janadama@yahoo.ca or Janet Farmer 19 Joyce Crescent, Belleville, ON K8N 1Y6 or tel: 613-966-9738. I would be grateful if you would let me know if you are not able to look after this matter on my behalf. Merry Christmas to all Janet Farmer
Date: 6th December 2017
Name: Rose Anne Gray
Email Address: thegrayway@xtra.co.nz
Location: New Zealand
What Parish You Belong To:
Comments: Good Day, I have been researching my family for a few months,and your beautiful church features in the marriages of several of my forbears.Looking through your guestbook,I see Sean Dwyer also has signed.I am of he same family,his GGGrandfather being my GGUncle.I sit and imagine!!!!What a very lost tribe we all are.God Bless.
Date: 16th May 2012
Name: Jim Duffy
Email Address: duffyk1@aol.com
Location: USA
What Parish You Belong To: Our Lady Queen of Peace Lindenhurst, New York
Comments: My family lived in Rawyards before coming to New York back in 1954.my mother Elizabeth Hamilton Duffy was a member of the woman’s guild, my brother Pat and I where altar boys at St Margaret’s until we came to NYC,also attended the old St Margarets school next to the church hall,1942-1949 then went to St Andrews in Coatbridge across the street from albion rover park 1949-1952,have not be back to Airdrie for some time now but have have some great memories of grown up in Rawyards ,with some good friends who i have lost contact with, Bill Watson (Gartlea)and John O’Brien,Bill was an altar boy and we served mass together for a number of years
Date: 25th September 2011
Name: Wim van Stiphout
Email Address: wimvstiphout@planet.nl
Location: Netherlands
What Parish You Belong To: Rotterdam
Comments: Thanks for the history of St. Margaret’s. Specially for the In memoriam of father Van (Stiphout). He was the brother of my grandfather.
Date: 10th February 2011
Name: Sean Dwyer
Email Address: sean_dwyer86@yahoo.com
Location: USA
What Parish You Belong To:
Comments: In doing genealogical research I came upon the marriage record of my 3rd great grandparents, William Wedlock and Susanna Gordon. They were married on 13 Jun 1872. It’s very interesting to read about your church’s history. Thanks.
Date: 6th January 2011
Name: Julia Rossignol
Email Address: roz2ski@bresnan.net
Location: USA
What Parish You Belong To: St. Thomas the Apostle
Comments: My grandmother, Julia Connolly, left Airdrie as a teenager to travel to the US. Her parents, Bernard Connolly, and Julia Malone, were married at St. Margaret’s on Feb. 10, 1873. She had siblings–Mary, Winifred, William, Bernard, & more whose names I don’t know. It’s wonderful to see the pictures of my great-grandparent’s parish. I can’t help but wonder what my grandmother would think about the ability to see her old church and read its history. Maybe she still has family being baptized and married there. Thank you for the website.
Date: 19th September 2010
Name: Walter Scott O’Neill
Email Address: walter.oneill1@btopenworld.com
Location: UK
What Parish You Belong To: Our Lady and St. Christopher, Cranford
Comments: I was baptized in St. Margaret’s on the 30th of May, 1943 aged 6 days by the Reverend Daniel McGlinchey, RIP. I attended St. Margaret’s Primary from 1948 during the headship of Mr Edward McNamara, RIP. My father, William was a brother in St. Margaret’s Conference of the SVDP Society and thereafter St. Serf’s for over 52 years, RIP. My uncle Walter received his first Holy Communion on the 9th of April 1914 from the Reverend Hubert van Stiphout of happy memory. Uncle Walter died aged 18 years, RIP. My paternal grandmother, Sarah and her sister Mary Ann Scott walked to Mass every morning from Glenmavis until they were a great age, may they rest in peace. I could go on, but I’ll spare you. The church is well served by its clergy, and the quality of both homilies and hymn singing is gratifying. It is always an uplifting experience to return.
Date: 8th August 2010
Name: Jack McGurk
Email Address: john.mcgurk2@virginmedia.com
Location: UK
What Parish You Belong To: Sacred Heart, Skegness
Comments: I went to St Margaret’s school and was baptized / first holy communion / confirmed in St Margaret’s Chapel
Date: 9th July 2010
Name: John O’Donnell
Email Address: odonnell188@googlemail.co.uk
Location: UK
What Parish You Belong To:
Comments: Brings back a lot of memories
Date: 16th March 2010
Name: Beatrice Gavin Cocroft
Email Address:
Location: USA
What Parish You Belong To: St. Augustine’s R.I. U.S.A.
Comments: I was baptized in your church in 1942. I now live in the U.S.A.
Date: 13th February 2010
Name: Dr John Breen
Email Address: jt.breen@virgin.net
Location: UK
What Parish You Belong To: St. Edmund’s, Beckenham, Kent
Comments: My Grandfather, John Breen, moved to Airdrie from Slamannan in the 1920’s and lived in Kennyhill, Rawyards, before moving his family (my father, Thomas Breen, included), to Woodburn Avenue, Cairnhill.
Date: 1st August 2009
Name: Barbara Smith
Email Address: greenweedz@yahoo.com
Location: USA
What Parish You Belong To: A Parish in New Jersey
Comments: I’m doing some genealogical research, and discovered that my great-grandparents were married in St. Margaret’s Church in 1880
Date: 19th July 2009