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Wamphary a small hamlet near Moffat i have been searching all over for information about this small village and information is NIL I was born in Wamphary my parents also and my Grand Parents yet information is limited.My parents and family lived in the cottage called the Hass not there now but it was part a big part of my life and i can find nothing about it there is some info about the WAMPHRAY LADS but long before my time .I would be grateful for any information about Wamphray from anyone.I lived in the small cottage from about 1941 untill 1951/53 then i moved away .I went to the local School in Wamphray the teacher name was Mrs Weddrburn and she was a bitch and she loved using the TAWES on the Boyes;s as we were always late because we had along distance to walk in all weathers she was adevil and really injoyed infliccting pain on to her pupils.

(zzzz) Where we lived it was isolated also we had no running water and no electricty only a coal fire and we used Tilley Lamps they are very good for outside work inside the house we had a Aladdin lamp this particular lamp was used mainly inside and a much better light than the Tilley .It worked on the same principal small preasure pump and a long vaporisor that controlled the parafin coming from the small fuel container .The initial lighting done with methalated spirt high inflamable but did the purpose to heat the light mantel that gave us light in the house.It could not be started without meths .We had an outside dry tolet very good it had to be cleaned once aday and we all had to talk our turn dig a hole and pour in the waste and cover up to keep the wild animals away.The toilet was about 50 meters from the house .The actual toilet was very clean and well maintained by our Mother it was constructed of good wood it was wind proof and very dry and warm.

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The location of the Hass cottage was isloated and we as a family had to survive very much on our own. However our neighbours were very good not so much to visit but if passing they would hand in any messages or items that had been left for us at someone's house.This was very important in the bad weather. I can remember in 1947 the really bad winter our house was almost covered with drifting snow.We could not get out of the front door we had to construct a section of steps from the door up to the surface to get out of the house.There was no access for any vehicle so we had to depend on our local friends to keep us alive and try and get what was left for us to our house.The Baker used to come from Moffat and he always came to our house last when the weather was good and he could get access .In the bad weather he would get as near to our house so he would leave all the bread rolls cakes for us in a box at the nearest location to our house and we would walk down the following day to collect what he had left .In those days payment was not important during the bad weather, when the situation improved payment would be made.This arrangement was accepted all the time ,if something urgent was left at another location the local postman sheperd or  farmer would make the effort to get the item to the house and those individual tasks were done with pride and dignity and witout charge.

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Th house that we lived in for so many, many, happy years was small and very cold .We did not have any running water in fact we collected our water from a fresh water well the water was drawn by a hand pump just across the road from the house .The water was very good and using it for so many we had no after effects.Inside the front door was straight into the main living area with a old log fire, also  it had a large round table this was where we had all our meals.There was another room to the left this was used as my parents bedroom it was very small.There was one very small converted bedroom upstairs .The stair was  like a home made ladder and it was very steep it  served the purpose.The room. was small,  movement was restricted  because of the shape of the roof very little room to move about, I am sure we all slept in that one bed and it was a double bed at least we were warm.There was a very small skylight that was very welcome to provide much needed light.Also it was always in use watching my Father working in the back area. We had our own pigs/sheep/ducks/geese/hens/chickens all were eventually eaten by us also some years we had a Turkey.My Father killed his own pigs as required.At the side of the house we had a Salt House this was used to cure the pig meat.The pig was killed and bled and it was hung for some time then it was cut up into cureable sections.In the Salt House the shelves were made of cement .To cure the pig meat salt was put down on the shelves the meat was laid down in sections on the shelves and covered with more salt left for some time .Then rolled into useable pieces so they could be used as required. Chops bacon ect .all parts of the pig were used.the ears, trotters, head,stomach,every part was used every part was cooked and eaten.The meat after curing was hung upa and used as required.

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