Warnock and Wright Ancestry Paisley and Nitshill

This evening I am presenting images of today's research in anticipation of a visit by a Canadian descendant of the above.

This is the Hurlet, now a smart restaurant but was a garage (gas station) up to 1996. This is the nearest I can get to the Hurlet Holm Building at this stage. The fact that it was a garage might imply that it had an industrial use over the years. NB: This might make a suitable refreshment stop during our tour.

As far as I can ascertain ( from talking to locals) Levern Church became derelict and was destroyed by fire over 20 years ago.The site was then flattened and turned into a caravan park (trailer park). The image below is, apparently, where the church stood. One of the caravan residents remembers the church well and acted as best man at a wedding there.


This is an image of the Neilston Mill, just outside Barrhead

This is the Levern Water close to Barrhead. It provided the power for a large number of local textile mills in the 18th-19th centuries.



This is the nearest I can get to Auchentorlie Place, Paisley. The image shows part of Auchentorlie Quadrant which comprises post WW2 social housing and has been partly cleared. Location is just off Seedhill Road.



View of Paisley Town Hall
This is 19 Seedhill Road, Paisley.

Mill building in Seedhill Road.

Anchor Mills, Paisley
Oakshaw Trinity Church in central Paisley


The following two images are of historic Paisley Abbey, which is located in the centre of Paisley.



Paisley Town Hall

Isabella Napier Bell Ancestry Tour Glasgow

This afternoon, I am presenting an image of a grave-marker from Glasgow's Southern Necropolis.

The deceased include Isabella Napier Bell who died August 18th 1862 age 22 years and 8 months. Here husband was Alexander Scott who died 1890 at sea.

Alexander Scott Ancestry Glasgow Scotland

This evening I am posting an image a grave marker with an unusual story. Firstly, the marker is located in Glasgow's Southern Necropolis. The memorial tells the story of the death of Alexander Scott who died age 55, lost at sea in the 'Marlborough' which left Lyttelton, New Zealand on Jan 11th 1890 and was never heard of again.

Andrew Bain Genealogy Glasgow

This evening I am presenting an image from Glasgow's Necropolis (close to the Cathedral). This records the life of Andrew Bain, Printer who died 1858. Date of birth is not clear but is somewhere between 1810 and 1819.

Margaret Paton Ancestry Tour Glasgow

This afternoon I am posting an image of a grave-marker fro=m Glasgow's Southern Necropolis. Unusually, all the deceased are female and include Margaret Paton who died April 7th 1871 age 66 years. She was both a mother and grandmother.