Dick Reynolds (born August 24, 1885 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, died January 4, 1945 in Auchenshuggle,
Glasgow aged 59)
married
Margaret Dunne (born June 20, 1877 in Carrigeen, Co. Tipperary, died March 7 1969 in
Shettleston, Glasgow aged 91)
in St Patrick's, Shotts on June 29 1912 and had children
Gerard, Lena and Willie.
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| "Margaret (Dunne) Reynolds" |
The family lived in Shotts until 1930 when they moved to Westthorn Cottage near Dalbeth, Glasgow where Dick worked as bandmaster and night watchman at the Reformatory. After that closed, they moved up the road to 2045 London Road.
(The Dunnes lived in Carrigeen, just north of Newinn on the road from Cashel to Cahir.)
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| Lena, Gerard, Nannie Moppy, Dodie, May Connor [May Procession in Shotts?]
Nannie, ??, Willie, Gerard |
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The best guess is Willie's First Holy Communion happened in the same year as Lena's Confirmation. (And she dragged him
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| Lena & Willie - 1925 |
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| Probably O'Connell Street (with Nelson's Column)
or maybe Princes Street (with the portico of the Royal Scottish Academy). |
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| "Daddy, Nannie, W, Moppy, Gerry"
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"Gerry, Nanny, W., Westthorn Cottage" |
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| Willie |
"1930? Willie Westthorn Cottage" |
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| Willie, John & hens. Westthorn 1933? |
Best snowman ever - on left. Westthorn 1932? |
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| Lena Dunne at Westthorn (= ALD790) |
Peg & Lena somewhere |
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""To see ourselves as others see us."
This needs no comment. August 1932. Westthorn Cottage" |
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| "Willie Sheila & brother" (= ALD833) |
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| Willie, Cora, Sheila & brother, Michael Carlin |
"Watching the sun go down" Willie,
Cora & pup (= BFS065) |
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| "Willie, Mona Connolly - Westthorn
Cottage 1934?" [a friend of Lena's] |
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| St Aloysius College Retreat at Craighead. (Fr Batley, right)
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| Lena at Westthorn with Cora & Sheila |
Dick Reynolds's sister Katie married Stanley Wilson and, in 1939, they were living at Kinsley, West Yorkshire when Willie dropped by on August 6.
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| Willie at the greenhouse door |
Margaret, Joan, Molly, Agnes, Kathleen, Frank
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| Lena 1938 |
Willie 1939 | Willie 1939 |
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Peg with [we think] Kate Campbell [wife of Eddie Sweeney who was the brother of John Sweeney who was the husband of Sarah Reynolds] |
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| Dick (left) and Peg with an unknown couple. | ||
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| 2045 London Road (top flat = Swan) |
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Gerry & Margaret Reynolds |
Willie & Queenie Reynolds |
Carrigeen | Contents |