This is a personal history of our friend and neighbour Davy Dick and his home in the old Scottish fishing village of Ferryden near Montrose.
David was within 3 months of his 95th birthday when he passed away in 2002 , which made him one of the oldest Ferrydeners . His life spanned the last century of the second millennium, a century which was arguably amongst the most violent historically, and without doubt a period which saw the most accelerated rate of change to the way we live.
So David’s life is a snapshot of a significant period of history. His stories modestly reflect the views and attitudes of the times and seemed worth recording.
The material has been gathered directly from David since 1981. No one who knew him could fail to be impressed by the extent and accuracy of his memory. This modest example of oral history is offered in good faith with no refunds for indisputable inaccuracies! If there are mistakes and omissions, (as there will be) we would be delighted if you would bring them to our notice for purpose of information and correction. Or those who knew David or simply have an interest in Scotland's history and fishing villages such as Ferryden are welcome to discuss all such matters on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/davy.dick.543/timeline