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wildgoose
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Linlithgowbridge
« on: Monday 06 November 06 20:52 UTC (UK) »

Anyone gcome across any old photos of Linlithgowbridge area?
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Re: Linlithgowbridge
« Reply #1 on: Monday 06 November 06 21:11 UTC (UK) »

Hi wildgoose,

There is a wee Stenlake book of Old Linlithgow which I'm sure would contain some good photos.

http://www.stenlake.co.uk/books/lothians.htm

I have bought a few of these for different villages - typically not for Linlithgow though!

Anne
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Re: Linlithgowbridge
« Reply #2 on: Monday 06 November 06 21:13 UTC (UK) »

There are also a few here:

http://tinyurl.com/yh8obj


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Re: Linlithgowbridge
« Reply #3 on: Monday 06 November 06 21:52 UTC (UK) »

thanks for that.  many of my Irish ancestors seem to have settled in Linlithgowbridge.
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Re: Linlithgowbridge
« Reply #4 on: Monday 06 November 06 21:57 UTC (UK) »

This rings a bell with a question that Carol Burns raised a few months ago. Some of her husband's Irish ancestors were there. They were building the railway tracks. A vast number of Irish workers were in some kind of work camp near Linlithgow.

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Re: Linlithgowbridge
« Reply #5 on: Monday 06 November 06 22:48 UTC (UK) »

Was Linlithgowbridge sent aside for Irish only?
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Re: Linlithgowbridge
« Reply #6 on: Monday 06 November 06 23:02 UTC (UK) »

I'm not sure. This was on the 1841 census as I recall. It might be worth your while looking it up on Freecen.

Carol would know but she's doing other things at the mo. You could try sending her a PM for when she gets back.

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Re: Linlithgowbridge
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 07 November 06 07:21 UTC (UK) »

thanks gadget
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Re: Linlithgowbridge
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 23 November 06 20:00 UTC (UK) »

Hi Wildgoose,

Many Irish roots in Linlithgow Bridge.  During the potato famine in Ireland mid 1800s many came over.  Work was available on the railway Viaduct in Linlithgow Bridge, The Forth Bridge was being built and there was a camp at Queensferry.  Also Coal and Shale mines in the area.   Linlithgow Bridge is on the River Avon and on the Stirling side of the bridge is the Parish of Muiravonside.  When you look for ancestors you must always include Muiravonside Parish, which unfortunately is on the Scottish Highlands 1881 census CD, not the Lowlands. Only ten yards away, but often overlooked!
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Re: Linlithgowbridge
« Reply #9 on: Friday 24 November 06 06:26 UTC (UK) »

many thanks
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Re: Linlithgowbridge
« Reply #10 on: Monday 21 September 09 14:44 UTC (UK) »

Wildgoose, my own Rellies were from Linlithgowbridge (Meek's) but they weren't Irish, it is across the Avon from Linlithgow, different county......Scoosh.
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Re: Linlithgowbridge
« Reply #11 on: Monday 21 September 09 15:47 UTC (UK) »

Many thanks for the help and info.
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Re: Linlithgowbridge
« Reply #12 on: Monday 21 September 09 17:57 UTC (UK) »

The navvies (navigators) came to the area to build the Union Canal, which links Edinburgh to the Forth/Clyde Canal.  They stayed on for the construction of the Edinburgh-Glasgow Railway.

Some stayed as far away as "Irish Corner" in the village of Corstorphine.

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