Originally Posted by
John Arton
Cappy
Dunston Stitches are now a tourist attraction and there are loads of new housing built around the area. A cracking café and pub have been built to serve all the new residents, a lot of whom are students at the two Newcastle Uni's.
I too have Shetland family in my tree. They are from Nestig and recently a relative sent me a photo of the croft house they lived in. One of my ancestors was a captain who ended up marrying a ship owners daughter in Maryport.
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