Former Pupils (Part I)

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Some of the names came from people who wrote in to ask about the FP Reunion, so we don't have many details about them except "Lives in Ayr" (or Prestwick or Australia, etc)... There's a list of people who didn't give dates when they were at the school, here. There's a separate list of the 148 people, give or take one or two, who came to the FP Reunion, here.

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.

1925-32, Margaret Fraser. Lives in Ayr. Miss Fraser sent us an Easter card asking for details of FP events, she "hopes some friends are still around".

1925-34, Hannah Smith (now Mackie). Lives in Prestwick.

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.

1928-35, Agnes Sinclair (now Barr). Lives in Ayr.

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

1930-36, Robert Main. Robert contacted us during the Anniversary year in 2000, but, sadly, died in April 2001. His daughter, Lynda Main, is also a former pupil (1958-65).

1931-38, John Dickie. Lives near Maybole.

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

1933-40, Susan Ritchie (now Hardcastle). Lives in Ayr.

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.

1936, Jean Dykes (now Gallagher). Lives in Ayr.

1936-42, Margaret Kevan (now Swan). Lives in Stirlingshire.

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

1937-44, Ian McConnell. Lives in Norfolk.

1937-44, Anna McKenzie (now McLean). Lives in Ayr.

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, May Jack (now Haswell). Lives in Bishopton.

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. Sister of Margaret Pollock (below).

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

1939-44, Jane Corson (now Jamieson). Lives in Prestwick.

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

1939-45, Margaret Hood (now McGarva). Lives in Ayr.

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

Harry Leslie. 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".

1939-44, William Smith. Lives in Ayr.

1939-46, Margaret Kerr (now McGee). Lives in Ayr. Mrs McGee remembers school lunches being started, served at tables in the corridor, laid by P7 pupils (cost 9d per day?).

1939-46, Nan Reid (now Negus). Lives in Canterbury.

1940-47, Frances Smith (now Currie). Lives in Ayr.

1940-47, Isabella Kevan (now Connell). Lives in Ayr.

1940-47, Margaret Pollock (now Robb). Lives near Ayr. Mattie Pollock's sister (above).

1941, Margaret Carlyle (now Archer). Lives in Edinburgh. Her father and his brothers and sisters also went to Holmston when it was Smith's Institution - Miss Kirkland, Miss Drinnan and Miss Anderson were still teaching at Holmston when Margaret was there.

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.

1941-48, William Stewart. Lives in Broughty Ferry.

1942-47, Sheila Nicolson (now Smith). Lives in Stranraer.

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, David Fraser. Lives in Ayr.

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

1942-49, Olive Henderson, (now Templeton). 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, Colin Dow. 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.

1944-51, Charlotte Kevan (now Wyllie). Lives in Ayr.

1945-51, Maureen Jones (now Crabtree). Lives in Ayr.

1946-53, John Kevan. Lives in Lancashire.

1946-53, Muriel Steele (now Gilmour). Lives in Slough.

1947-51, John Douglas. Lives in Ayr.

1947-51, Alison Duncan. Lives in Ayr.

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

1947-53, Ann Reid (now Graham). Lives in Victoria, Australia.

1947-53, Ann Stevenson (now Hainey). Lives in Ayr.

1947-54, Valerie Nimmo (now Bruce). Lives near Ayr.

1947-54, Jane Mackie (now Park). Lives in Prestwick.

List continues on the next page...