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PETER GEORGE DUNLOP (son of JOHN DUNLOP and MARGARET CONNOLLY) was born 1882 in {MORE}.

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PETER GEORGE DUNLOP -{1882--1959} HE WAS BORN ON APRIL 11TH


1882 IN CREIGHTON,A LITTLE PLACE IN EAST LOTHION,OUTSIDE OF


EDINBURGH. HE WAS EDUCATEDAS FAR AS THE 4TH GRADE.

HE DISLIKED SCHOOL BECAUSE THE MASTER WAS TOO FREE WITH

HIS SWITCH AND BEAT THE CHILDREN SEVERLY

HE PLAYED "HOOKY'' JUST SO HE WOULDN'T HAVE TO FEAR THE

MASTER FOR A DAY. AFTER THE 4TH GRADE HE BEGAN WORKING.


FOR A TIME HE WORKED WITH HIS BROTHER ,JOSEPH,AT HOLYROOD

PALACE.WHILE HE WAS WORKING THERE EDWARD CAME TO THE THRONE OF

ENGLAND AND EXCAVATIONS WERE MADE AT THE PALACE.

UNDER 18" OF TURF WERE FOUND THE SKELETIONS OF HUNDREDS OF OLIVER

CROMWELL'S SOLDIERSWHO HAD BEEN KILLED BY SCOTTISH TROOPS.

AT THAT TIME ALSO ,A PASSAGE,USED BY QUEEN MARY ,WAS DISCOVERED.

SIX MEN WERE CHOSEN TO GO THROUGH IT.THEY WERE ;JOSEPH AND PETER

DUNLOP ADAM ALEXANDER,BILL RENWICK,BOB DOUGHTYAND HUGH MURRAY.

WHILE PASSING THROUGH THE PASSAGE THE GROUP FOUND AN UPPER SET

OF FALSE TEETH,CUT OUT OF SOLID IVORY,WHICH WAS PUT IN A MUSEUM

IN EDINBURGH.

PETER MARRIED ANNIE GRANT ON SEPTEMBER 2ND 1908

{ GRANPA PETER GEO.WAS ONLY ABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LIVES UP TO 1911

WHEN HE CAME TO THE U.S. THE GIRLS ALSO WORKED FOR A TIME AS DOMESTIC
SERVANTS, A COMMON OCCUPATION AT THE TIME.} BY JOHN EDWARD DUNLOP
GRANDSON OF PETER GEORGE DUNLOP.









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