The east end of the High Street, where it meets the Eastgate and Northgate has been known as Veitch's Corner for many a long year, the name taken from the draper's shop on the corner, which now sadly has closed after a long family connection with the building. It is greatly missed.Those of you who have not been in Peebles for many years will see a great many differences, but I expect the view is still as familiar, with Ven Law in the background covered in cultivated forestry!
The two fancy lamp posts stand outside the Chambers Institution, and almost hidden by the one on the right is the Mercat Cross.
My Grandmother was born in Peebles in 1886 and she was a Veitch up until she married a harrison when she was 24 I was in peebles on holiday this week and looking for more Veitches any connections would be greatly received Lee-Ann Taylor
ReplyDeletemy cousin jean...early 50s by now? married a veich. she was jean hodge, be great to get in touch with her
ReplyDeleteMr A Veitch stood at Veitch's corner on the 5/8/10
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ReplyDeleteThere are Veitches in my family history too. I had a granny Veitch. Don't have the details to hand at the moment but the family names involved would be Glendinning and Veitch.
It has only come to light in the last week that there was a Veitch in my Grandfather's side of the family.My Granfather's nephew married Agnes Heron, her mother was Christina L Veitch.
ReplyDeleteI am a direct descendant of James Veitch, who emigrated to Calvert County, Maryland (later USA) in 1651 from Roxburgshire, Scotland. James's father, Malcolm, was the second son of Laird John Vaiche and his wife, Janet Stewart, who then lived in Dawyck House, Peebleshire, south east of Peebles. We will be visiting Scotland, especially Edinburgh and Peebles in May, 2012. We wish to visit Dawyck and also see where Malcolm was living when James was born in 1628. We have the name of Muirdean or Muirdeen as that place. Do you know where that is? Of course, we wish to see Peebles and Veitch's Corner. Can you give us suggestions of other places in the area to see, retracing the steps of our ancestors?
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