MEET THE COUSINS (10) THE CHILD OF MOLLY & FORSTER (Part 1) THE MOORE'S

    10. Mary (Molly) Gibson b 1916 - 2012 

"Molly Gibson married Forster Moore on the 24th June 1943."

"Molly and Forster had one child (me) Christine Mary Moore on the 1st September 1945.  

Christine Moore with her daddy Forster Moore
Molly & Forster Moore's only daughter circa 1949

"Here are photographs from dad's (the Moore) side of the family. 

Here I am one of two very young bridesmaid circa 1950 at the wedding of my cousin Jean Moore to Tommy?

Circa 1950 Wedding of  Cousin Jean Moore to? ( Tommy and Daisy's daughter)
 

Restored
 Cousins Christine Moore and Jennifer Dodd were small bridesmaids

Christine Moore and half cousin Jennifer Dodd

 

Christine and Jennifer playing

Moore Family Picnic Circa 1950

Circa 1960s Wedding of Jennifer (my cousin once removed to David Goddard, only daughter of Joe and Peggy Dodd (Joe was my dad, Forster Moore's full cousin) 

Jennifer and I still keep in touch."  

"Like my cousin Sonia I passed the 11+ but failed the interview, but, eventually, I was transferred from the Secondary School to the Grammar School, at the age of 13.

Wallbottle Campus Grammar and Secondary School,  

 

School Trip circa 1958
Christine Moore front second from left

"I was on holiday in Dunbar, Scotland, when I first met my intended, Jim Smith.  I actually met him at the Episcopalian church in Dunbar as he was the Crucifer, [a person appointed to carry the church's processional cross or crucifix with a long staff during processions at the beginning and end of the service].  Jim was on leave at the time from the Merchant Navy.  When I was 18, and he was again home on leave, we got engaged.  During this time I had started my nurse training, intending to get married at the end of my final year.

Dunbar Episcopalian Church Dunbar

Into my final year I found out I was pregnant.  My parents were disappointed, but so very very supportive.  Jim was due home, so we decided to get married at Sugley Church, after which Jim had only one more trip to complete and would come on shore."

Restored Circa 1963

1964 RVI Student Nurses - Christine Moore Centre 

Dunbar Harbour

"I had only 3 months before my finals when Jim came home, so I left the Royal Victoria Infirmary Hospital (RVI) which was,and still is in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne".

Old and new parts of Royal Victoria Hospital (RVI) 2020

13th November 1965

Wedding of Christine Moore and Jim Smith

SECOND ROW LEFT:

Mr & Mrs Smith (Grooms parents). Jennifer & Peggy Dodd (nee Moore), Foster Moore's niece and sister.  Nan and Tom Gibson. Ann Hull (nee Gibson), Sonia Hull (Ann Gibson & Rob Hull's daughter). Daisy Moore (Foster's brother's widow) Rob Hull. Eddie Gibson. Joe Gibson. Colin Gibson (Joe's youngest son). Forster Moore (Dad) Joe Dodd (husband of Dad's sister Peggy).

FIRST ROW LEFT: 

Evelyn Storey, Molly Moore, (Mum, Molly Moore nee Gibson). Groom Jim Smith. Bride Christine Smith (nee Moore) Peggy Gibson (Eddie's wife) Molly Gibson (Joe's wife).                                                  

"We rented a flat in Dunbar.  Our daughter Kirsten was born (6 weeks early) on the 7th May 1966.  Oh boy the joy that Kirsten brought the whole family; the knitting from Auntie Ann, sheets and blankets from Auntie Louis in Peterborough, nappies galore from Auntie Nan in Ferriby.  Friends arrived, usually by train ride from Newcastle, and of course we drove down in the car.  This baby of ours was truly blessed.  Auntie Peggy loved her so much, as did Dad's side of the family".

Dunbar High Street

19th June 1966

Molly and Forster at the Baptism of their first Grandchild Kirsten

"We bought our first house in West Barns, a few yards from Jim's mum, and near his family; not long after I found out I was pregnant again with Calum.

After the children were born I finished my training.  Jim's mother was an angel in disguise and looked after the children.   

When Calum was 5 months old I went back to work (2 nights a week).  Jim was at the local cement works, so it worked out fine."

West Barns 2020

Christine with her children Kirsten and Calum

"I had always wanted to be involved in social work, so I studied for my SVQ (Scottish Vocational Qualification) and achieved Level 5, so I applied to the Social Work Department of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh, and really enjoyed my work there.  At that point I also did a little Marie Curie work."

 https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/who/what-we-do

I and many others were made redundant from the Church of Scotland in December 1999, and by then Jim had taken early retirement from National Nuclear.

In March that year we sold the house and moved to Coldstream, in the borders".

Coldstream High Street

"We then moved much further north to a large house in Keith Morayshire that needed a lot of work".

Keith High Street Morayshire Scotland

"I looked for a wee job, and luckily the local health centre were looking for a Health Care Assistant/Phlebotomist* for 15 hours a week, and I got the post.

 

*(A Phlebotomist takes blood and other specimen samples from patients to send to laboratories for diagnostic testings).

I made many acquaintances in my career, and some really good friends, that I saw regularly, one is in Australia, one lived  in Creetown that I saw regularly, and another lived locally in Keith, who sadly, passed away in 2018.

OUR CHILDREN/GRANDCHILDREN

Kirsten

"Our daughter Kirsten had a son Christopher in 1991, but her relationship with his father broke down.  Later she married Alex, and they had a son Struan who was born in 2005."

 

Kirsten's children/ Christine & Jim's Grandchildren

  Left Christopher and right Struan

  Left Christopher and right Struan

Back Left:   Struan and Christopher -  Front:   Alex, Kirsten, Rebecca

Rebecca and Alex

Calum

"Calum married Lesley - they now live on Orkney - a place of great beauty.

Stromness Mainland Orkney

 

Sadly my husband Jim died in hospital on the 2nd January 2023. I continue to live in the small sheltered housing complex in Aberlour Banffshire.

Aberlour High Street

I hope my family, throughout the world, will enjoy reading about my memories, of the Gibson and Moore family.  If I find more photographs and information, my dear half cousin , Pauline Tweddell, will continue to update the family history."