Guide to renfrewshire ancestry, family history and genealogy. Elderslie, a village in abbey parish, renfrewshire, with a station on the glasgow and southwestern rail way, 2. Guide to scotland with a blog, photos, and extensive information on castles, pictish history, ancient sites, accommodation, food and drink, car hire, travel, and things to see and do in scotland. Elderslie mills and old patrick water renfrewshire local history. It is assumed that william wallace was born and grew up in elderslie.
Renfrewshire local history forum renfrewshire local. Elderslie kirk is a thriving church serving the busy community of elderslie. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Elderslie news, views, gossip, pictures, video daily record. The mclean building is accessible from storie street.
Records ordnance survey name books renfrewshire os name books, 18561857 renfrewshire volume 01. Renfrewshire is a county in the west of scotland, bounded on the north and northeast by the firth of clyde and the river clyde, which. Abbey cemetery, abbey road, elderslie renfrewshire website. Not to be confused with ns46se 509 centred ns 47860 64550 paisley, stoddarts carpet factory. Elderslie renfrewshire, scotland, united kingdom with population statistics, charts, map, location, weather and web information. For more information on other towns in renfrewshire, you can visit our towns in renfrewshire page, alternatively you can use the navigation menu.
Consisting principally of two rows of houses along the road from paisley to johnstone, and inhabited chiefly by weavers and other operatives, it is notable as the reputed. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. The old patrick water drops steeply from the waterlogged caplaw moss, down through elderslie, and into the black cart between johnstone and linwood. Glenpatrick carpet works, elderslie, built as a paper mill 1815, converted to carpet manufacture c 1860. He used much of this wealth to buy estates in renfrewshire, lanarkshire and stirlingshire. One of glasgows leading tobacco lords, he was reputed to be worth. Your patience, cooperation and understanding is vital in helping us prioritise our most vulnerable customers who most need to speak with us. Paisley, a burgh, markettown, and ancient parish, in the upper ward of the county of renfrew, of which it is the principal place. Auchenlodment house 6 auchenlodment road elderslie. Working with a wide range of partners, scottish book trust the national charity changing lives through reading and writing will deliver events and activities across the country during book week scotland 2018, which runs from 19 november to 25 november, linked to this years theme of rebel. Elderslie area information, renfrewshire, scotland. A history of royalty and radicalism a town built by thread, made worldfamous by a pattern home to artists and artisans, musicians and mill girls. He used much of this wealth to buy estates in renfrewshire, lanarkshire and stirlingshire and in 1767 bought the elderslie estate from helen wallace, the direct descendent of william wallace.
Its consists of 43 directly elected councillors who elect from among their number a provost to serve as the councils convener and ceremonial head and a leader of the council who is typically the head of the largest political group, often called the administration. Straddling everything from medieval patriots to exiled punks, paisley and renfrewshire have a whole host of stories to tell. This directory is a component of library technology guides. It contains the local government council areas of inverclyde, renfrewshire and east renfrewshire, as well as parts of glasgow and is occasionally named greater renfrewshire to distinguish the county from the modern council area. Discovery at elderslie dig the society of william wallace. Elderslie is a village in the council area and historic county of renfrewshire in west central. Financial support from renfrewshire council the council provides an annual administrative allowance to community councils to help with basic running costs. Historical documents and local folklore imply that william wallace came from elderslie near paisley in renfrewshire, but the claim has never been backed by. Wallace heiress historical records and family trees. The history of elderslie township 1851 1977 elderslie historical society on. It went into receivership in 2005 and liquidation was completed in 2009. Prior to relandscaping, an archaeological evaluation was undertaken in august 1998 of the area around the wallace memorial in elderslie, renfrewshire, which. The bestknown mills were on the main rivers, the black cart, white cart and gryfe. On the site of the ancient elderslie castle there stands a monument to commemorate his life, and a commemoration ceremony is held every august.
The origin of the name of elderslie is old english for field of elder trees. The geonames geographical database is available for download free of charge under a creative commons attribution license. Baile iain is a town in the council area of renfrewshire and larger historic county of the same name in the west central lowlands of scotland the town lies 3 miles 5 km west of neighbouring paisley, 12 miles 19 km west of the centre of the city of glasgow and 12 miles 19 km north east of kilwinning. Ach na fearna is a village in the council area and historic county of renfrewshire in west central scotland. Children of malcolm wallace and margaret craufurd are. This page provides a complete overview of elderslie maps. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Elderslie mills and old patrick water renfrewshire local.
The greek myths retold by stephen fry, the hollow crown. It had just 16 beds and dealt with all cases except psychiatric and infectious dieseases. Lying within the gryffe valley and providing a crossing point for the river gryffe, the village today serves largely as a dormitory settlement for nearby glasgow and paisley although it maintains a commercial centre of its own and some light industry. The population development of elderslie as well as related information and services weather, wikipedia. We would love to see you at any of our lively services of worship where we hope you will find a congregation that enjoys laughter, singing with enthusiasm and learning more about our faith. Elderslie house was an 18th century mansion which was demolished in 1920, however when the site was excavated in 2005 evidence of an older tower was discovered. William wallace was born in the 1270s in elderslie in renfrewshire into a gentry family. Praefectura renfroana2 is a historic county and lieutenancy area in the west central lowlands of scotland.
Their dad was also andrew kane fyfe, born in elderslie, renfrewshire, scotland about 1889. Renfrewshire books renfrewshire local history forum. Maps show elderslie, renfrewshire, scotland, united kingdom and nearby locations as seen from above. It contains over 10 million geographical names and consists of over 8 million unique features whereof 2. Paisley is a large town situated 7 miles 11 km w of glasgow, and 53 miles 85 km w of edinburgh and is the largest town in scotland.
Elderslie hospital opened in 1893 as the johnstone cottage hospital. Houston, renfrewshire wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Elderslie photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Alexander speirs of elderslie amassed enormous wealth from 1745 until his death in 1782. From simple political to detailed satellite map of elderslie, renfrewshire, scotland, united kingdom. Please bear with us as we adapt customer contact services to a difficult and fastchanging situation. There is a path into the campus beside the hugh smilie nursery building on storie st. Its the quiz tonight and we have something to suit all the family. The old patrick water drops steeply from the waterlogged caplaw moss, down through elderslie, and into. Elderslie, renfrewshire can be taken separately or all together dvds. This place is situated in renfrewshire, scotland, scotland, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 55 50 0 north, 4 28 0 west and its original name with diacritics is elderslie. Elderslie, glenpatrick road, stoddarts carpet factory. Paisley provost lorraine cameron is putting a motion forward at council. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about wallace heiress on myheritage, the worlds family history network.
Paisley, renfrewshire, scotland genealogy genealogy. Discover paisley and renfrewshire history and heritage. Broomward cemetery, old road, elderslie renfrewshire website. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Dating from 1862, the company enjoyed success in domestic and commercial carpet production. Auchenlodment house 6 auchenlodment road elderslie is a category c listed building in paisley, renfrewshire, scotland. We hope you are all keeping safe and we miss welcoming you into our libraries. Ken ramsay has 1,025 books on goodreads, and is currently reading mythos. Mirin, flourished till the year 1220, when it was raised to the rank of a mitred abbey by pope honorius iii. A monastery, which was dedicated to the virgin mary, st. The business went into liquidation but were resurrected later at new premises in inchinnan road paisley. Very little is known about his early years and there are significant. This page provides an overview of elderslie maps in the maphill world atlas.
Renfrewshire council is the elected local authority for renfrewshire. Elderslie has one of the most comprehensive estate archives of its type and is an invaluable management tool. Wallace married john james wallace in 80, at age 20 at marriage place. Celebrated paisley artist john byrne in line for freedom of renfrewshire honour.
Elderslie area information renfrewshire scotland, uk. Ken ramsay elderslie, renfrewshire, the united kingdom. Virtually every estate record of any significance is maintained in its purpose built archive, from 17th and 18th century documents in latin on vellum traditionally pig skin. Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the renfrewshire libraries digital collection. This file is used in dojos backfwd button management. The area is occasionally known as greater renfrewshire to distinguish it from the modern local authority area. The council provides an annual administrative allowance to community councils to help with basic running costs. Page 198 in the third, which is dated at torphichen, the 29th march 1298, we no longer find andrew moray associated in the command of the army with wallace. Local information for the town of elderslie, renfrewshire.
History books family history scottish names scottish clans scottish tartans scottish highlands history meaning scotland history family genealogy. Use has been made of crawfurds history of the shire and of the editions of it published by semple and robertson. Bridge of weir is a village within the renfrewshire council area and wider historic county of renfrewshire in the west central lowlands of scotland. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of elderslie. However some lesser burns, including the old patrick water at elderslie, also powered large cotton mills from the 1790s. This entry is from the directory of public libraries in the. My dad was andrew kane fyfe, from cheapside st, anderson, glasgow, scotland, born 1926. Her presentation includes looking at pattern weaving on any antique shawls from the audience. Valerie reilly is a former keeper of textiles at paisley museum.
Dive in and read a few chapters for yourself royalty and radicalism. Paisley family history heritage family history renfrewshire. In a video posted to the councils social media channels, renfrewshire council leader iain nicolson paid tribute to the incredible sacrifices being made. Classified ads in johnstone, renfrewshire page 212. It chiefly serves as a commuter village, situated midway between the towns of paisley and johnstone, and lies 11 miles 18 km west of glasgow city centre. Prior to relandscaping, an archaeological evaluation was undertaken in august 1998 of the area around the wallace memorial in elderslie, renfrewshire, which marks the reputed birthplace of sir wil. His siblings were charles, hugh, francis, william, sarah, thomas george. History of elderslie in renfrewshire map and description. Renfrewshire, scotland genealogy familysearch wiki. Records of elderslie hospital, johnstone, renfrewshire. Posted by alison in for sale, freebies in elderslie. Elderslie community council meetings will take place in. Glasgow history literary miscellaneous renfrewshire scottish book sets.
In the following pages i have tried to tell the history of the county of renfrew in connection with the history of the country. For the 20192020 session renfrewshire local history forum will be meeting in the university of the west of scotland. History of elderslie in renfrewshire other web sites. Consisting principally of two rows of houses along the road from paisley to johnstone, and inhabited chiefly by weavers and other operatives, it is notable as the reputed birthplace of sir william wallace, who hence is. The town is situated on the northern edge of the gleniffer braes, straddling the banks of the white cart water, a tributary of the river clyde. Libraries located in elderslie united kingdom find other public libraries in the united kingdom. Book week scotland renfrewshire events paisley scotland. Paisley history paisley is very fortunate to have had a rich and interesting history in our town, indeed the surrounding area has been at the heart of scottish history for hundreds of years. Elderslie news, views, gossip, pictures, video daily. Stenlake publishing, mar 1, 2005 elderslie scotland 48.
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