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mezentia
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I'm trying to find out what 22 Queensgate Inverness was used for in and around 1908. I know that today it's a butchers, but although the current occupiers started their business in 1911, they didn't move there until much later. I think No 22 might have been a Caledonian McBride office at some point. However, in 1908 it was used to hold a Jewish marriage ceremony. So was it a Jewish residence, a synagogue, or a Jewish business in 1908? Are there any trade directories for that period that might help, and if so where can I get to see them?
Thanks
David
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Anderson - Leics., Yorks.; Attwood - Worcs., Staffs., Salop; Baylis - Worcs.; Beach/Bache - Worcs., Staffs., Salop; Bills - Devon, Worcs.
Dovey - Worcs., Staff., Salop; Gill - Worcs.; Hampton - Worcs., Staffs.; Hancox/Hancocks - Worcs., Staffs.
Hill - Worcs., Staffs., Salop; Sherwood - Worcs., Staffs.; Stonyer - Worcs., Staff., Salop, Essex
Woodall - Worcs., Staffs.; Potter - Essex.
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Chortlegirl
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Hi David
I hope that some of the following may be of interest.
In James Miller's book "Inverness" (publ 2004) he says that:
"The slowing of the building boom meant that all the sites in Queensgate were not finally filled until 1900 ... The last block in Queensgate, on the corner between the Post Office and Church Street was built for £25,000 by the sons of the late provost Alexander Fraser and offered accommodation for shops, offices and apartments with, in the centre, a thirty bedroom hotel."
Now if my geography of Inverness is correct (it's been a while since I was there!) the butchers you refer to is Duncan Fraser which is part of the block mentioned above (between the Post Office and Church Street). There's no mention of a synagogue or similar establishment - could the hotel have been the site of the marriage? By the way, this hotel is not the Queensgate Hotel which is on the other side of the street.
Have you tried the website www.ambaile.co.uk ? It's got lots of info on the Highlands including old photos, telephone directories, manuscripts etc. I did a quick search for "Queensgate" but couldn't see anything obvious, but you may have more luck!
Hoping this is of some help.
Lynn
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Gunn, Grant, McAskill, McKenzie, McIver, McLeod (Gairloch, ROC, Scotland)
Ross, McLeod, Campbell, Graham, Gair, Bain, McCulloch (Nigg & Fearn, ROC, Scotland)
Thomson, Matheson, Paterson, Gray, Munro, Fowler, McDonald, Murray, Hossack, McKenzie (Resolis, ROC, Scotland)
McTavish, Fraser, McLellan(?) (Dores, INV, Scotland)
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mezentia
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Hello Lynn
Thanks for the info. I've already been in touch with the butchers: they moved there in 1945, I think they said. I'm not very au fait with Jewish marriages, so I'm not sure if No 22 was a private residence, an office, a synagogue, or what? I'm just puzzled as to why this couple would travel such a long way to get married.
I'll try the link you suggested to see if that turns up anything.
David
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Anderson - Leics., Yorks.; Attwood - Worcs., Staffs., Salop; Baylis - Worcs.; Beach/Bache - Worcs., Staffs., Salop; Bills - Devon, Worcs.
Dovey - Worcs., Staff., Salop; Gill - Worcs.; Hampton - Worcs., Staffs.; Hancox/Hancocks - Worcs., Staffs.
Hill - Worcs., Staffs., Salop; Sherwood - Worcs., Staffs.; Stonyer - Worcs., Staff., Salop, Essex
Woodall - Worcs., Staffs.; Potter - Essex.
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Martin Briscoe
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There is nothing like that marked on the 1903 map of Inverness (Alan Godfrey)
Also I notice that the 1900 telephone directory does not give any property numbers in Queensgate (they do in other streets). There are certainly a number of solicitors there at that time.
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BRISCOE - Bolton, Heaton Norris, Rochdale, Oldham, Chadderton, Blackburn
POUNDER - Middleton Tyas, Kirkbymoorside, Stokesley, Lambeth, Bolton, Newcastle on Tyne, Leeds
HAMMOND - Quebec, Laverton, Masham, Grantley
SWALES - Laverton, Masham
O'Shea - Quebec
PARRY - Caerhun, Deiniolen, Clwt y Bont, Brynrefail, Tal y Sarn, Brynrefail, Bethesda
EVANS - Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan, Maesmynis, Dowlais, Stockton on Tees, Hartlepool, Trealaw
HARVEY - Trentham, Sheriffhales, Llanfyllin, Llanferres, Minera
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