cgirl057
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I am looking for information on Auchentorlie house on seed hill road in paisley.
my grandmother was born there about 1912 and then given up to another family. (i would say adopted except there are no records at all that we know of, so i imagine she was just given away) i have not been able to find anything out about auchentorlie house. can anyone help??
thanks
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cgirl057
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many thanks for that, i have done a few google searches myself, but have to admit to not finding much other than the Buchanan family.
i will look again though.
would you know out of interest if there would ever be record kept of adoptions. (i realise it was not necessary to have full paper work till around the 2o's but i find it hard to believe children were just given away freely)
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chrissey
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my mother was born in aucentorilie hose in 1931 i agree there is very little info on the web but through the help of paisley libary who are in the process of opening poor law records i do have a little info
it was a specialist unit for the care of poor mothers sick children and foundlings
it was a kind of reception centre for the examination of poor and sick children who were then sent on to other orphanages around the renfrew area
i have found my granny was admited for the birth of my mother as she was suffering the early stages of tb
after the birth she was sent to gateshide hospital and my mother was put into the care of her father
i hope this helps if i get any more i will share it with you
love christine
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andyrfc86
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Auchentorlie house started as a grande home for the Buchanan family and finished as a hospital it was a specialist unit for the care of poor mothers sick children and foundlings
it was a kind of reception centre for the examination of poor and sick children who were then sent on to other orphanages around the area
Auchentolie house was knocked down and replaced with a beautiful home for the Thompson family who now own the land and have done so since the mid 20th Century at least... The remaining parts of the house are the ruins of a Laundry that sits next to Auchentolrlie dam, which is where the servants used to visit to do daily tasks
My family live on the land now, so it was strange to find your entry xxxxxxxxx
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chrissey
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thankyou for all that info
i was told it was a sort of half way house for mothers and children
a sort of reception centre where they were assesd before being moved on
my granny was actually dying from tb when she had my mother in 1931
she was moved to the smitheston hospital in greenock where she died in 1936
my mother ended up in carngeige park orphange in port glasgow
thank so much for filling in the missing details
love chrissey
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seekthem
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Hi Chrissy,
Just came across your entry re Auchentorlie House. The previous message re Buchanan is confusing as I am positive it refers to the better known Auchentorlie House in Dunbartonshire. The Paisley one you are referring to was at one time owned by a whisky broker by the name of Cattenach which was a large private house employing tutor, servants and coachman. The coachman was my greatgrandfather who lived in the lodge. If you search under the census 1881/1891/1901 it is still a private house. If you can find an old map it was in large grounds which is now part of Ciba and the old Seedhill Finishing Co.
Cheers
Liz
PS I keep meaning to go to the libary at Paisley as they have hundreds of photos as I would love to find out if they have any of Auchentorlie House at Seedhill.
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chrissey
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i have a copy of that article
according to the archives at paisley they belive it was a medical facillity for the poor
mainly mothers and children
my mother was born there in march 1931
there may be more information coming out as poor law records have a 70 year closure on them
hopefully we will find out more
love chrissey
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Celia.H
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Auchentorlie house started as a grande home for the Buchanan family and finished as a hospital it was a specialist unit for the care of poor mothers sick children and foundlings
it was a kind of reception centre for the examination of poor and sick children who were then sent on to other orphanages around the area
Auchentolie house was knocked down and replaced with a beautiful home for the Thompson family who now own the land and have done so since the mid 20th Century at least... The remaining parts of the house are the ruins of a Laundry that sits next to Auchentolrlie dam, which is where the servants used to visit to do daily tasks
My family live on the land now, so it was strange to find your entry xxxxxxxxx
Hi Andy
I have just come across your reply to an enquiry regarding Auchentorlie House. My late Mother was born there in 1929. I know from the poor law records that I found at Paisley Library that it was a place for mothers and children as it tells me thats where the Paisley parish council sent her mother. Her sister was sent to ?? Road whilst my mother was being born.
I.m desperately hoping that you may have some old photographs of the premises as for a long time now the trails do go cold when searching for Auchentorlie House and a lot link to the Auchentorlie at Dumbarton which I thinkare separate.
I know you posted your news a long time ago but am keeping my fingers crossed that you may see this messsage and have some old documentation concerning the place around.
Kindest regards
Cecilia
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seekthem
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Hi Celia,
The confusion is coming between Dumbartonshire and Paisley.(nothing to do with each other)
My grandfather was in Auchtenorlie House Paisley(as a coachman) which is at Seedhill, Paisley on the grounds of Ciba Geigy and the Seedhill Finishing Company. I think the one in Dumbartonshire was much more granduer!
Auchentorlie in Paisley (I have the census) was owned by the Cattanach family who were involved in the whisky business. After their deaths, according to my aunts memory it was taken over as a "poor hospital and home" Your best bet is getting in touch with Paisley Library as Auchentorlie changed many times after a private dwelling.
Liz
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chrisseyw
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i know when i first contacted paisley archives about it they had not opened the poor law records and had very little info about the use of it
i also would love to find out a bit more
chrissey
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cuthie
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Chrissey - there is an interesting article in the Paisley.Org about Paisley Mansions, including Auchentorlie house, which you may find interesting. It is listed under Paisley Mansions. Do hope you will have a look.
Best wishes,
Cuthie
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