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If this picture is 1934 the person called Andy Watters would have been 20. He must be my father William Watters and he looks most terribly like me at that age!.3rd from the left is his brother Gordon.The teacher is Mrs Malcolmson, known as Mrs Mac.

back row Mrs Malcolmson, Jock Smith, Gordon Watters, Madge Johnston, Edna Watters, Mina Harrold, Bill Watters
middle row, Cissie Watters, Charolotte Watters, Lilian Smith, Mary Wilson(ayre stores),
Edna Yule, Colin Smith, Jimmy Nicholson.
front row, Chrissie Smith, Bertha Wilson, ?, Irene Smith.

the names were supplied to me by my mother Nora Thomson and by Mary Reid from Lyness & Melsetter, hope this helps you.

Might the missing child 2nd right at the front be Isobel Johnstone?.

I might be wrong but think this photo might be earlier than 1934 . My mother
Edna Watters would have been about 16 in 1934. I know she worked as housekeeper for the teacher Mrs Malcolmson after leaving school. Was leaving age 14 then?

I dont think the girl 2nd right front could be Isobel Johnston, as I imagine she would be too young in 1934.

My auntie Violet sometimes went to the Brims School with her cousin Minna my granny used to say. Violet was born in 1922 so that is why I thought it might be 1932 but now I find out it was your mum in the photo Jimmy and not her. I think they are far out related so that might explain the confusion! (North Isles blood)

My mother, Cissie Watters, thinks names as follows: Back row Mrs Malcolmson, Jock Smith, Gordon Watters, Isobel Robertson, Cissie Watters, Mina Harrold, Bill Watters
Middle row, Edna Yule, Charolotte Watters, Lilian Smith, Mary Wilson, ?, Colin Smith, Jimmy Nicholson.
Front row, Chrissie Smith, Bertha Wilson, Possibly Madge Johnston, Irene Smith.

Charlie, see if your mother can put names to my Brims school picture #9041, and also some
family pics contributed by me. Jimmy Hamilton

Just came across this one and was very excited to see my Smith cousins were there - Jock b. 1924, Colin b 1927 and Irene b 1928. I believe that my grandad Benji Smith also went there.

Jock Smith was so good to all us bairns going on the school bus to South Walls P.S. It was a sad day for us all when we heard he had drowned. He used to take inside photographs for folk with a camera with a great big flash for it was a thing that not many folk had back then.

Thanks Beryl,for those memories of Jock. They have all passed on now. Irene died last year in Ireland. By any chance do you know of a Betsy Simpson who emigrated to Canada c. 1870's and married William Smith?

No can't help you with that names. The Simpson's from Upper Seatter, Melsetter came from Flotta originally.

I went to the Brims school with Linda Smith, Marion was a bit older.