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The county of Renfrewshire
Port Glasgow Text Summary
Port Glasgow Principal Sources OSA Vol 5 No 39 1793 The New Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol VII, Edinburgh, 1845: Port-Glasgow pp 62-74, dated 1836 RMS II (1612) 1484-5, (2061) 1491, (2214) 1494 on original of…
Port Glasgow Table
Port Glasgow Name Value Date Grid Ref Map Sources Other forms, comments etc Newark Castle NS 3274 Blaeu(Renfrew) Roy(PC & FC) Ainslie(1796) West Dougliehill East Dougliehill NS 3173 NS 3173/3273 Pont(33) Blaeu(Renfrew) Ainslie(1796) Devol…
Paisley Text Summary
Paisley Principal Sources OSA Vol 7 No’s 4 & 5 1793 The New Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol VII, Edinburgh, 1845: Paisley pp 135-306, dated 1837 OPS I pp 67-73, Appendix p 506 RMS I…
Paisley Table
Paisley ‘Bartholomew’s plan of 1909’ refers to the plan by ‘John Bartholomew & Co.’ appended to Metcalfe’s ‘A History of Paisley 600-1908’. This is very useful for showing some of the small surrounding settlements that were gradually absorbed into Paisley.…
Neilston Text Summary
Neilston Principal Sources OSA Vol 2 No 13 Nielston 1791 The New Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol VII, Edinburgh, 1845: Neilston pp 307-352, dated 1837 OPS I p 96, (NB comments re Boundary changes), Appendix p…
Neilston Table
Neilston Table OPS I p 96 states that the baronies of Knockmade and Shutterflat, now parts of the parishes of Beith and Dunlop in Ayrshire, formerly belonged to Neilston. However, I have excluded them from this table. Equally, I have…
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