was born in Govan a nursing home where my mother was taken. On my birth certificate it says 44 Merryland St., Glasgow. I've got one of those 13 inch by 6 inch paper certificates with all the family history on it. I don't remember ever being in Govan (thankfully) but I believe my parents had a single end on Adamswell St., for a little while, then moved up country to a room/kitchen on Springburn Rd. somewhere around in 1936. I lived there until 1952 when we were moved to the Milton scheme, which I hated and definitely put a curse on it. Within a week we were rescued by the fire department from a gas leak and we moved back to Springburn Rd. Then we lived there until 1953 when we were moved again to a "better environment" - Barmulloch. Only thing good about it was that we had a bathroom with a bath, washstand and flush toilet, I had a bedroom to myself and the coal bunker was on the landing. I hated it! In front of the three-storey building was a very empty piece of wasteland which I believe became some sort of college, long after I left to emigrate to Canada. Getting to work from this barren place was a horrendous story. Buses couldn't get up and down Red Rd. in the winter because of the snow and ice, there were no stores, few friends, rare buses. Who thought this up? Must've been some person living in luxury in England. Anyway, I escaped to Canada in 1956. Goodbye, no regrets. More later..