The Patrick And Mary Dornan Collection
Over 110 pictures from two of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet
Both Mary and Patrick were born and bred in New Cumnock, Mary was born at Craigbank in South Western Road in 1936, attending the Bank School whilst Patrick was born in 1937 in Bell Conn’s room in Glebe Street and attended the Town School. Mary Worked in Trotter’s factory for 18 months after leaving school at 15, then started at the new Halls factory, where she worked till 1981 when she was made redundant. Patrick lived in the Afton Buildings till he was 14, before moving to Lochbrowan Crescent and stayed there till he married Mary on the 30th August 1957, by which time Mary was living in Redree Place. They have a son John, who married Rena and have two grand children Lee and Lyle. Patrick now retired, started work in the Bank No. 1 pit and after 15 years took up a job at Chemstrand, later to be called Monsanto. From there he worked at Fenners in Cumnock until it closed in 1990. They started married life at the Honeymoon Row before getting a house in Farden Avenue with the luxury of an inside toilet. They also lived in Ashmark and latterly Afton Bridgend.
I would like to thank both Patrick and Mary for supplying the pictures you see below as it is donations like this that make the site worthwhile. I hope you all enjoy them.
After much debate, here is the Afton Picture house Program 1956, which was at Connelpark
Old picture of man on a bike
Taken at the bank bowling green, names required
The Castle 1910
A clothing ration book belonging to Mary McCulloch 1947
Empire Day certificate presented to Daniel McCulloch
The McCulloch family comprising of Daniel and father Danny, Margaret, Mother Maggie and Mary
Names required
Margaret, Patrick and Nan Dornan taken at LochBrowan Crescent. The houses at High Park are being built at the back
Mary McCulloch at the Bank School 1950
Margaret McCulloch at the Bank School 1950
Taken at the Afton Buildings Sandra McGinn, Margaret Dornan, Nan Dornan and Jeanette McGinn
Hen night. Margaret Dornan, Nancy Jackson, Jessie McGinn, Jean Blair, Mary McCulloch and Ena Jackson
Names for the Craigbank residents supplied by Robert Hart
Guffy's Trip. kneeling bottom left Danny McCulloch. Do you know the rest?
Margaret McCulloch, Annie Jess, May Hodge, Helen Jess, Mattie Currie, Kathleen Jess, Alex Jess.
May Hodge, Mattie Currie, Maggie McCulloch, Danny McCulloch, Annie Jess, Alex Jess, Maureen Hodge, Kathleen Jess, and Helen Jess
Mattie Currie, Margaret McCulloch, Helen Jess,Kathleen Jess, Alex Jess, Maureen Hodge.
Annie Jess, Maggie McCulloch, Danny McCulloch, Helen Jess, Mattie Currie, Margaret McCulloch, Kathleen Jess, Maureen Hodge
May Hodge, Annie Jess, Maggie, Danny McCulloch, Helen Jess, Mattie Currie, Alec Jess, Kathleen Jess, Maureen Hodge
Guffy's Trip. kneeling bottom left Danny McCulloch. Do you know the rest?
Another Craigbank Guffy's trip( does anyone know why they were called the Guffy's?
Co-op workers
Anyone know these bowlers at the Bank bowling green?
Summer Holidays 1950's Billy White, Colin McLatchie, Forbes Morrison, Jim Park, Billy Wilson, Billy Dickson, Danny McCulloch.
Holidays 1950's, Back Row, Danny McCulloch, Wullie McKnight, Alan Clapperton, Middle Row, Billy White, Billy Dickson, Wullie Lorimer, Wullie Sweden, kneeling, Colin McLatchie.
Drew Hunter, Stewart Steele, Danny Scot, Andrew Dickson, John Barber, Danny McCulloch, Background, Samson Shankland, Pimmi Montgomery, Hugh Ried.
Pat Reid, Margaret Dornan,Grace Dickson,
Unknown, Patrick Dornan, Bill Park, Mary McCulloch, Abe Weir, unknown and
Margaret Currie.
Halls Factory, 1981, Jean Crawley, Mary Kilday, Betty Campbell, Jan Foster, Margaret Park, Mary Dornan, Nan Walker, Elma Murray, ? Murray, Tina Brown
Rosso Workers, Jan Forster and Betty Campbell.
Margaret Rush, Mary Dornan, Shona Blair, Jean McDonald, Jessie Brown, Jan Forster, Myra Goudie, Betty Campbell, May McQue
Stella Richards, Isobel Rush, Roberta Murdoch, Anna Copeland and Jean Todd
Canteen, Marion Crawley, Margaret Keenan, Margaret Rush, Nancy Brown, Anne Heron, Hannah Weir and Susie Littlejohn.
Susie Blair and Mary Dornan
Who are the Guisers?
Susie Blair, Mary Dornan, Mary Hastie, Jimmy Ferrans and May Rennie
Margaret Clapperton, Mary Murray, May Rennie, Mary Hastie, Mary Dornan, Nancy (Muirhead) Brown, Janette Lamont, Margaret Rush and Susie Littlejohn.
Lizzie Magorian, Mary Dickson, Hannah Weir and Charlie Connely
Mary Hastie, Mary Dickson, Helen McKinnon, Stella Richards and Esther McEwan.
Mrs. Scott, Mary Hastie, Jessie Lopez, Anna Copeland, Unknown, Isobel Rush, unknown, Bobby Guthrie, Nancy Kelly, Margaret Keegans, Anne Heron, Mary Dornan, Jean Todd, Susie Littlejohn, unknown
Nan Gallacher, Mary Dornan, Madge Stark, Anna Clapperton, Susie Littlejohn, Nettie Adams, Susie Blair.
Mary Kilday, Tommy Murray, Mary Dornan, Jean Crawley, Tina Brown, Margaret Park, Jan Forster, Betty Campbell
Nan Gallacher, Susie Blair, Anna Clapperton, Madge Stark, Nettie Adams.
Mary Dornan over locking
Susie Blair, Jim Robertson, Mary Hastie, Muriel Scott, Mary Dornan
Susie Littlejohn, Jessie Connely, Jessie Lopez, May Rennie, Mary Dornan
May Rennie, Susie Littlejohn, Jessie Connely, Lizzie Magorian, Mary Dornan, Jessie Lopez.
Canteen, Marion Crawley, Margaret Keenan, Margaret Rush, Nancy Brown, Anne Heron, Hannah Weir and Susie Littlejohn.
An old medical card belonging to Daniel McCulloch
Margaret and Partrick Dornan taken at the Afton Buildings. Love the wellies Patrick :)
Is there a New Cumnock face in this picture?
Ladies from Craigbank, 1940\'s Mrs.Hunter, Mrs. Jess, Mrs. Gibb, Mrs. Rorrison, Mrs. McCulloch, Mrs. Murdoch. Mrs. Rae, Unknown, Mrs. Fairlie, Mrs.Gallacher
Ladies from the Bank, Mrs. Agnes(Ness) Park, Mrs. Matt Blair, Mrs. Jean Blair
More Bank ladies, any one supply names?
Bank School Festival of Britain trip to London 1951,Back Row, Jim Keenan, Adam Cunningham, Colin McLatchie, John McGregor, Dave Brown, Billy Ferguson, John Fairlie, Jim Campbell. Middle row. David White, Samual Dickson, Rae Johnstone, Janet McHallam, Ina Park, Anna Whiteford, May McClymont, Mary McCulloch, Jean Lee, John Hill, Jim Whiteford. Anyone name the girl
Danny McCullochmp and son Danny at South Western Rd
Invitation to opening of the Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery Canteen
Memorial Card for soldier in the picture
James Cooper Robb
Anyone any information on this man and his bike?
Sanatorium Nurses, Fourth from right Maggie (Ramage)McCulloch. Can you name others?
Can you name them?
Mary and John Dornan\'s Passports from the 1940\'s
Mary Dornans Holiday Pay Packet
Bank School Trek 1949-50
Bank School 1948-49
Town School late 40\'s
Bank guys. Can you name any? 2nd row Jimmy Melvin, John Dornan
Bank trip to Blackpool. Maggie McCulloch, Frank Harris, Jean Melvin, Unknown, Andrew Hodge, Danny McCulloch, Jean Shearer and George Houston
Mary Brown\'s birthday party 1949 at Lanemark farm. Eunice Murdoch, Winnie Barr, Margaret Boyle, Betty Hodge, Jean Dryburgh, Rita Paterson, Unknown, Mary McCulloch, Mary Brown and Helen Begg
Dungavel Mining School December 1955. New Cumnock boys are back row Speed Storie, Jim Morrison miss one then its Ian McClatchie then 2nd from the right Patrick Dornan
Alan McCalmont\'s Scottish Country Dance School 1950-51
New Cumnock pipe band. Fourth from right, Mary\'s Uncle Bill Campbell from Burnside, can you name others?
Piper Bill Campbell
Danny McCulloch
Danny McCulloch
Danny McCulloch wearing one of his Scottish Caps earned against Southern Ireland
1917 Birthday Card
Another 1917 Birthday Card
Bar Lunch at Crown Hotel 1981, Mary McCulloch, Susie Blair, May Rennie, Nancy Kelly, Muriel Scott
Mary McCulloch\'s Ration Book
Names and details required
Names required for this photo
An old school pic but no names or details
Margaret and Mary McCulloch at Bank School 1950
Again - info required for this one
Possibly the home guard. Do you recognise anyone?
More soldiers but no details
Bank School football team late 40\'s, Mr.Knox, Drew Hunter, Sanny Smith, Bert Jackson, Danny McCulloch, Mr.Mulgrew, Jim Hart, Wull Mackie, Drew Armstrong, John McDonald, Chic Walker, Jim Wells, Jim Orr
Bus tickets from 1951
Victory Celebration Certificate
It\'s a Campbell wedding but we need names
Gibson Family. Father Hugh was booking clerk at New Cumnock station until 1940, son Cameron played football for Glens. Left to Right, Fergus, Hugh, Peg, Cameron, Graham
Five beauties at a wedding, Helen Harris, Jean Currie, Mattie Currie, Margaret McCulloch, Jean Nisbet
Mary McCulloch,ready for work
This picture interests me. Look at the age of the boys out working. Can you name the pithead workers?