irene_kipyahoo.co
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My gt gt grandfather died in the Western Infirmary on 5/7/1885 he lived in Neilston, Renfrewshire at the time.
Any ideas how I could find out where he was buried. He's not in Neilston Cemetery and St Convals was not open at this time. He was Roman Catholic.
His name was Charles Gallacher - he died as a result of a pub brawl!! NICE!
Lots of people on Roots have give me lots of info about his death etc but I simply can't find where he is buried.
More help needed please.
Irene
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irene_kipyahoo.co
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Hi
Charles was involved in a pub fight in Neilston - he was struck on the head and collapsed some 2months later - by all accounts he was 'a bit of a lad'!
Not clear if perhaps injury too serious for RAH, Paisley to deal with or perhaps visiting Glasgow area.
He was originally from Ireland but had been over in Neilston for over 20 yrs. He was a flaxdresser by trade so prob wouldn'y have much money to return body to 'home'.
Thanks
irene
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duckweed
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I don't know about then but certainly later the Western General was the hospital for brain injuries as they specialised in neurology.
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gaucho
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Hi,
I don't know for sure if the Western Infirmary did neurosurgery at that time, but there is a story about the ghost of a neurosurgeon who had made the wrong diagnosis on an artist with headaches who died. The surgeon hanged himself in the old A block theatre and his presence was heralded by the smell of cigar smoke.....
Won't be there now, A block is demolished and you can't smoke indoors.
At the time I believe Infirmaries were subscription hospitals which meant, for most people, if you had a subscription to a friendly society, they would use certain hospitals.
Western General Hospital is in Edinburgh.
Gaucho
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McGowan, Dunlop, Watson, Kerr, Rickelton, McLachlan, Devine, Glasgow
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duckweed
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I also remember that the workhouse was next door to the Western so I assume they took quite a lot of paupers there.
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