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Rhoda Rainsford-Hannay
SRoH. Nurse Rhoda Rainsford-Hannay, Creetown.
1881 Liverpool Census, Greenbank House, Toxteth Park: Rhoda R. Hannay (under 3 months, born Scotland) with mother Helen J R Hannay (34, born Liverpool) and brothers Frederick (2, born Madras, India) and John (1, born Liverpool). They were living at the home of John Branker (62, born Hamburgh) and Mary (59, born Liverpool) - grandparents.
1891 Portsmouth Census, at 2 Alhambra Place, Portsea: Rhoda R. Hannay (10, born Scotland) with father Ramsay W. R. Hannay (46, Lieut. Col. NP Royal Artillery), mother Helen J R Hannay and 2 older and 3 younger brothers and an older sister.
1901 Cork, Ireland census, at Grange, Douglas: Rhoda Rainsford Hannay (aged 20) with father Ramsay William Rainsford-Hannay, mother Helen Jane and sister Mary.
1911 Devon Census at St Michael in the Moor, Tavistock (at a school?) Rhoda Rainsford-Hannay (30, born Kirkmabreck) was single and an assistant mistress at a school. She is marked as a visitor.
Kirkcudbrightshire Advertiser 1915 : Creetown Roll of Honour
Rhoda Rainsford-Hannay, Creetown VAD (Plymouth) Red Cross.
Wills on line : Rhoda Rainsford-Hannay of Oldland, Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire
Spinster. Died 22 June 1941. Book 6b 3288
William Raphael
SRoH. Corporal William Raphael. Home: Manchester. Educated at Girthon School.
Enlisted July 1917, Loyal North Lancashires Regiment. Transferred to Royal Army Pay Corps. Home Service.
Pre war service : 4 years in Galloway Rifles.
Girthon Gravestone : James Raphael married Isabella Loan (William's parents).
Military Records
William Raphael enlisted 10/07/1917 as Private 38423 with Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in Manchester. Transferred to Army Pay Corps (APC) as Private 14238 and promoted to Corporal in 13/07/1918.
William Raphael 14238 APC. Address 10 Stockport Road, Levenshulme.
Original next of kin James Raphael, Cally High Lodge, Gatehouse of Fleet.
Changed to wife Eleanor Raphael. He married Eleanor Goodwin at the Wesleyan Chapel, Stockport on 13/04/1918.
Born in 1886 at Gelston, Kirkcudbrightshire. Presbyterian. Occupation - Clerk.
Height: 5' 6'' tall Weight: 126lbs. Had moles on both arms.
Slight defects but no cause for rejection: ?? movements of joint limited. Flat feet.
Service overseas NIL. Demobbed 29/11/1919
It would appear that William had a deformity of his arm.
He was unfit for service abroad but as a clerk served with the Army Pay Corps on Home Service.
1891 Girthon Census, at Cally Lodge : William Raphael (4, born Kelton) with father James (31, rabbit trapper, born Twynholm) and mother Isabella (28, born Balmaghie) + 1 sister.
1901 Girthon Census, at Enrick High Lodge, William Raphael (14, born Kelton) with father James (40, gamekeeper) and mother Isabella (38) + 1 sister.
1911 Chorlton Census, Ardwick Hall : William Raphael (23, clerk, born Gelston) with over 50 other employees in the drapery trade who worked for Affleck and Brown. Also living there was Arthur Jardine from Gatehouse.
1911 Girthon Census : William's parents were still at Cally High Lodge.
It would appear that William had a deformity of his arm. He was unfit for service abroad but served as a clerk with the Army Pay Corps on Home Service.
Gatehouse link : Born and educated in Girthon. His parents lived at Cally High Lodge.
William Raphael
SRoH : No mention on Stewartry Roll of Honour. William Raphael identified from DCM Citation of 2120 Sjt W. Raphael (Gatehouse).
Gravestone at Borgue: Major William Raphael, late Gordon Highlanders DCM, Medaille Militaire, Croix de Guerre Aves Palmes. He died 26/01/1965 (aged70).
Wife: Sophia McK(eddie) Brown (married in Paisley).
London Gazette 30/10/1918 :
Sgt. W. Raphael (Gatehouse) DCM citation 2120
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When the centre of the advance was being held up by two machine guns in strong points, this N C O went forward with a bombing party, and in spite of the heavy fire from these guns rushed them and destroyed the guns and teams with a volley of bombs. Thanks to his magnificent courage and promptitude the advance was able to continue. http://gordonhighlanders.carolynmorrisey.com/DCMs.htm
London Gazette : 22 November 1918 - supplement
2120 Serjeant William Raphael, Gordon Highlanders (Borgue, Kirkcudbright) - awarded the Medaille Militaire.
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31024/supplement/13732/data.pdf
Gatehouse link : William was from Borgue and has no immediate association with Gatehouse.
Arthur Rullion Rattray
SRoH. No mention in The Stewartry Roll of Honour.
Identified after email contact with a member of Clan Rattray.
1901 Girthon Census, at Roseville (Ann St.) : Arthur R (9, born Gatehouse) with father Arthur (59, Retired Indian Service) and mother Mary L W + 2 sisters. Robert was not at home.
1911 Girthon Census, at Roseville : Parents Arthur and Mary L W were living alone.
www.clanrattray.com : Notes from Dr Charles Bird of Alberta Canada - genealogist of Clan Rattray
Born in Girthon, 1891. Father Arthur Rattray, retired Indian Civil Servant and Judge.
Mother Mary Louise Wakely Sutherland. Had a brother and two sisters.
Parents, brother and elder sister were all born in Bengal, India.
Arthur and his younger sister were born in Gatehouse. Parents lived in Gatehouse for at least 24 years.
Arthur was educated privately and then trained on HMS Conway.
He became a Master Mariner and worked for George Milne Co. Aberdeen.
At the outbreak of WW1, he joined the Royal Indian Navy as a lieutenant.
Transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as a Flying Officer (Observer) with 104 Squadron.
Became Temporary Lieut. A.R. Rattray on 15th February 1917
Married in 1917 (other records say 19/05/1918) at All Saints, Westminster, London to Doris Gertrude Hart of Hitchin, Herts. Had one son.
During World War 2, he served in various staff appointments in India. Retired in 1948.
Knighted in 1947 and became Rear Admiral Arthur Rullion Rattray KBE.
Died in 1966.
Marriage Certificate: 5th June 1918 at Marylebone, London, marriage of Arthur Rullian Rattray (27) Lt. R.N. (Indian Navy) to Doris Gertrude Hart.
Gatehouse link : Born in Gatehouse, parents lived in Gatehouse for more than 24 years..
Robert Sutherland Rattray
SRoH : No mention in Stewartry Roll of Honour. We know of R S Rattray from Stephen New who directed us to a book by Noel Machin "Government Anthropologist, a life of R S Rattray", published in 1998 by the University of Kent.
1891 Girthon Census, at Roseville, Ann Street: Robert S. Rattray (9, born East India, Bengal) with father Arthur (49, retired justice & magistrate), mother Mary L.W. (34) and an older and a younger sister. There were several servants including Elizabeth Campbell (his aunt).
1901 Girthon Census, at Roseville : Father Arthur (59, Retired Indian Service) and mother Mary L W + Arthur R (9) & 2 sisters. Robert was not at home.
1911 Girthon Census, at Roseville : Parents Arthur and Mary L W were living alone.
Info from Noel Machin's book :
Robert Sutherland Rattray was born 05/12/1881 in India.
Father - Arthur Rattray (Chief Justice of Bengal, India).
Mother - Mary Sutherland.
As a young child, while his parents where in India, he was sent to Gatehouse to be looked after by his grandparents and his aunt Elizabeth Campbell. He lived at Roseville, in Ann Street.
He was called Bobby. He was small with red hair and large ears - like an imp. He and his brother Arthur and 3 sisters Henrietta, Elizabeth and Frances had a wild and free upbringing in Gatehouse and were known locally as the' Five Mad Rats'. The family rented a house at Carrick for the summer months and in the winter enjoyed skating and curling on Cally Lake.
He was educated at Cally School (just across the road from his home in Ann Street) and later at Stirling High School, which was a boarding school. He found book work hard (he may have been dyslexic) and was often rebellious. He was a keen photographer and interested in fishing and boat building.
In October 1899 he joined the army against his parents' wishes. He gave his age as 19 when he was actually 17.
He joined the 6th Imperial Yeomanry as a mounted trooper. He was a scout during the South African War.
He celebrated his 21st birthday in 1902 in Gatehouse after he was discharged from the army. During his time in Africa he grew to love the continent. He returned to work in what became Northern Rhodesia (now part of Zambia).
When the First World War was declared, he joined the Gold Coast Regiment as a Captain and worked as a Chief Scout and Intelligence Officer. He was based in Togoland (now part of Ghana.) Some of the first men to die in World War I were involved in fighting this campaign.
He married Connie Stanley - probably in 1914.
After the war ended he became a well known anthropologist and author on African affairs. He was a big game hunter and a keen aviator. (He flew from England to West Africa solo in the 1920's) He was killed in a gliding accident in May 1938.
Gatehouse link : Born in Bengal, educated in Gatehouse. Parents lived in Gatehouse for > 24 years.
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