Former Pupils

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1912-21, Jean Hamilton (now Harrison). Went to Smith's Institution for 9 years, still has her "Merit" leaving certificate from age 14, lives in Ayr.

1913-21, Walter McIntyre Bowman. Has "a lot of happy memories of my Alma Mater, Smith's Institution". Lives in Ayr.

1927, Cathie Hodge (now Cowell). Started at Holmston Public School when she was 10. Won the Burns Prize for singing "Bonnie Wee Thing", also sang for Ayr Coila Choir. Lives in Ayr.

1928-35, David McConnell. Lives in Prestwick. Retired Scottish Commercial Director of British Aerospace (started at Prestwick aged 15, as an office boy), then Consultant and Director of British Aerospace Flying College.

1929-36, William Chalmers. Lives in Ipswich, retired Aerial Photographic Surveyor.

1933-39, Anna Richmond (now Monro). Lives in Ayr, retired Education Adviser, Scottish Dance teacher, and member of the Holmston 2000/175 Committee. Developing the Millennium Jig with pupils and staff.

1935-41, James M. (Jim) Fairlie. Lives in Fife.

1935-41, J. Dawson (JD) Gabbitas. Lives in a town which is (really) called Surfers' Paradise, Queensland, Australia. Lived in the same street as Jim Fairlie, in Mill Street. Thinks he was in the same class as Jim, and left around 1941/2.

1935-42, Betty Terras (now Davidson). Lives in Ayr.

1937-44, Jean Kerr (now Sinclair). Lives in Prestwick, retired teacher, at Kingcase Primary School until 1990.

1937-44, Ann Terras (now Hundley). Lives in Ontario, Canada.

1938-45, Margaret Easdale (now Hall). Lives in Ayr, grandson goes to Holmston.

1938-45, Jean Murdoch (now Johnston). Lives in Stirlingshire.

1938-45, Margaret Nichol (now Campbell). Lives near Ayr.

1938-45, Mattie Pollock (now Hutton). Lives in Maybole.

1938-45, Edgar Terras. Retired Company Secretary of Western SMT, lives in Prestwick.

1939-46, Faye Gibson (now Piper). Lives in Prestwick.

1939-46, Margaret Kerr (now McGee). Lives in Ayr.

1939-44, Moira Mack (now Young). Lives in Ayr. "Holmston School was like a family, all my relatives were taught there, including my late father-in-law".

1941-47, Norman Johnston. Lives in Brighton. Retired Principal of Nursing College.

1941, David McRobbie. Wartime evacuee from Glasgow. Lives in Queensland, Australia. Children's author.

1942-49, Jimmy Brown. Lives in Ayr, former Quality Engineer at British Aerospace, father-in-law of Dougie O'Hara, below (1970-77).

1942-49, Olive Henderson, (now Templeton). Lives in Ayr.

1942-49, Martha Murdoch (now McKellar). Lives in Ayr.

1942-50, Mary Barry (now McCrindle). Lives in Ayr.

1942-50, Phyllis Bothwell (now McBride). Lives just outside Ayr.

1942-50, Marna Connor (now McIntyre). Lives in Ayr.

1943-50, Elizabeth Kelly (now Davidson). Lives in Ayr. Remembers the new uniform being designed, never got to wear it!

1943-50, Myra McKelvie (now Happel). Lives in Ayr.

1943-50, Elspeth Murray (now Anderson). Lives in Ayr.

1944-50, James C. Cuthill. Lives in Los Angeles, USA, works for Boeing.

1947-51, Kathleen Hamilton (now Bates). Lives in Prestwick. Formerly language teacher at Carrick, Ayr and Belmont Academies, now retired.

1948-55, Norman L. Faulds. Lives in Edinburgh, retired Church of Scotland Minister. Susanne Nixon (below) saw Norman on TV in Canada, while he was at an Open Golf championship in Scotland. She wrote to him c/o Muirfield Golf Course and the Post Office found him!

1948-55, Alexander D. Murdoch. Lives in Ayr, has offered to help out with an FP Reunion.

1948-55, Susanne Nixon (now McMillan). She was first to wear the new school uniform! Lives in Ottawa, Canada.

1950-52, George Courtney, after being at Wallacetown and Coylton. Lives in Ayr.

1950-54, Moira Finlayson (now Clark). Lives near Kirriemuir. Has a Farmhouse B&B.

1951-57, Moira Anderson (now Phippen). Sheila's (next) twin sister! Lives in Toronto, Canada, formerly a nurse, now a nursing home administrator.

1951-57, Sheila Anderson (now Gallacher). Lives in Maybole. Moira's twin sister!

1951-58, Andrew Burnett. Lives in Surrey. A Director of British Airways and of Air Mauritius.

1953-60, Freda Hamilton (now Eyden). Lives in Manchester.

1954, Ann Willett (now Wright). Lives in Glasgow.

1954, David Willet. Lives near Kilmarnock.

1954-60, Urcilla Connor (now Flanagan). Lives in Ayr.

1955-1959, Jack Heathcote. Lives in Ayr.

1959-66, Joyce Lowdon (now Watson). Now a teacher, lives near Lockerbie.

1961-68, Maurice Cathcart. Lives in Ayr, Systems Engineer in Glasgow.

1962-69, Irene Fisher, now Currie. Lives in Prestwick.

1965-71, Ronnie Greenwood. Lives in Tokyo, works as a marketing manager for Mars Petfoods.

1965-71, Stuart Tod. Lives in Caithness. Web site at www.thetods.clara.net

1965-72, John Mitchell. Lives in Ayr.

1965-72, W.K. Vallance. Lives in Ayr.

1966-72, Gordon Hyslop. Lives near Detroit, USA with shops selling Scottish and Celtic products.

1966-73, Jimmy McIlveen. Later Head Boy at Belmont, now lives in Hong Kong, Inspector in the Hong Kong Police.

1967-74, Lesley Bloomer. Lives in Fife, works in Edinburgh.

In Memoriam. 1967-73, George "Pud" Wilson. Brother to Jeffrey (below). George died, aged 19, in 1980. Jeffrey says "... known to all of his friends as 'Pud', George was not an 'A' student by any means, but anyone who ever met George would tell you that George as a person was one of the best friends they ever had."

1968-74, Jeffrey Wilson. Now lives in Canada.

1968-71, Louise Crabtree (now Jeffrey). Lives in London, works as a Web Administrator for a major book publisher.

1969, Janet Bulfin (now Wilson). Lives in Ayr.

1969-75 Yvonne Mitchell (now Murdoch). Lives in Kilmarnock. Girls Sports Champion, 1975.

1969-76, Elizabeth Smith (now Watkin). Lives in Ayr.

1969-77, Pauline McCracken (now Whittaker). School Sports Champion for 1977. Lives in Ayr.

1970-77, Dougie (Douglas) O'Hara. Used to be in Greenan House at Holmston. Dougie now has his own transport and car hire business in Ayrshire with a web-site at
www.dougie-ohara.co.uk

1972-79, Shona Munro (now Thomson). Lives in Ayr.

1978-83, Gillian Rowell. Lives in Ayr.

1978-83, Sharon Telfer. Lives in Ayr.

1978-85, Nicola Brown. Lives in Ayr.

1981-88, Lisa Frater. Now a PC Support Engineer with RM Plc, a leading supplier of Internet Services to UK schools.

1991-1998, Steven Murray. Our youngest FP so far, lives in Ayr, now goes to Belmont.