Hi i lived @ 3murdoch muir from 1942-1952 and went to school with many of the kids from kingston hostel(the camp) what info are you looking for as i only remember some names and other odds and ends.james mitchell

Hi James
My parents and siblings spent time at the hostel. I am looking for anything, like
Any local gossip about what they were there for? My guess is that they were clearance from Glasgow with no where else to live and that the hostel having been emptied of WWII evacuees & asylum seekers was a perfect place to house these families. As I found a small bit of info from the Houses of Parliment.
What sort of place it was?
Do you remember a Dan Carruthers or Billy Carruthers at the local school?
There may be a chance that you came across one of them though Dan went to work for a local farmer in 1951/52.
The family were moved back to Glasgow around 1953.
Believe it or not cannot ask any one from that era as both parents died 1960's & 1970's and all my siblings have died in the last 4 years.
Bill requested that I find out stuff so that I can pass it onto his kids/grandkids.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Ellie

Hi Ella sorry to take so long to answer,isent 2 email but both were returned i think i now why email me back and i will give you more info James M

Hi James
Thanks for getting back. Hope that you can fill in some of the gaps in local info with regards to 'the camp' in Neilston.
Ella

I do not know how well you know Neilston,my backyard was shared with the hostel and the wardens home.Iknew the conditions in the camp wre very poor as the warden was exmilitary and ran the camp the same way,water and power shut off at 2100 till 0800,where are you situated geographically as I have some contacts left in Neilston and may be able to find some people who were there at that time Ilive in western Canada and will be visiting Neilston in oct.this year.do you live close by.let me know and I will dig around and see who Ican find.james mitchell

Hi James
I live in Surrey, England. I too am planning a visit to Scotland this year - Dumfries, so could travel up a bit further into Neilston. As yet I have not been to Neilston so I have no real knowledge of the area at all. My visit will not be until Sept I would think as I have not sorted out my holiday apart from May which is my daughters wedding.

Thank you so much for the above info. as it has been very difficult to gather any info as no living family and little has been written about 'the camp'. Look forward to anything that you can glean from those still in the area and in the know.

Again thanks.

Got lost in my research try Neilston chat history on Facebook I have found many friends on there,let me know if you any luck.james M