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Re: Old Photos of Motherwell and Surrounding Areas
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 17 December 09 01:34 GMT (UK) »
Hi Cheryl,

Margaret McGarry is right, Hamilton Road as exists today is a fairly new street.  Old Motherwell folk still call the part between Avon Street and Malcolm Street "Jack's Brae".
Here is a description of the area in the 1840s by J A King from his book Motherwell 70 Years ago and Now, published in 1910.
"Turning down Clyde Street, one came to Paterson's pond, which lay where the Town Hall is Built. This pond was at the entrance to High Motherwell Farm.............continuing down the road one came upon the entrance to Low Motherwell Farm.......on leaving the road to Low Motherwell, one went down Kether's Brae and across Kether's Burn, now miscalled the Soo Burn. The road then continued much as it is now, with plantations on each side down to the pay bridge (Clyde bridge)".
That description now reads - Turning into Hamilton Road (from Brandon St or Muir St) past the old Town Hall, all the way down to The Loaning (on the right), turn left into Tinkers Lane, across Airbles Road into Airbles Farm Road, all the way down to where the old Clyde Bridge used to be.
King also describes Jack's Brae (where Dr Jack had his house) and further down, Forgie's or Frame's Brae.
The only mention of "Hamilton Road" he makes is in the present (1910).
He mentions many old Motherwell families, perhaps yours is there too?
Here is a picture of Hamilton Road (looking down Jack's Brae) taken about 1910. It would have looked nothing like this in 1861.
Also a picture of the old Clyde Bridge as a ruin before it was demolished about 40 years ago.
Paterson, Torrance, Gilchrist - Hamilton Lanarkshire. 
McCallum - Oban, McKechnie - Ross of Mull Argyll.
Scrim - Perthshire. 
Liddell - Polmont,
Binnie - Muiravonside Stirlingshire.
Curran, McCafferty, Stevenson, McCue - Co Donegal
Gibbons, Weldon - Co Mayo.
Devlin - Co Tyrone.
Leonard - County Donegal & Glasgow.

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Re: Old Photos of Motherwell and Surrounding Areas
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 17 December 09 01:37 GMT (UK) »
What happened to my pictures?
Another try.
Paterson, Torrance, Gilchrist - Hamilton Lanarkshire. 
McCallum - Oban, McKechnie - Ross of Mull Argyll.
Scrim - Perthshire. 
Liddell - Polmont,
Binnie - Muiravonside Stirlingshire.
Curran, McCafferty, Stevenson, McCue - Co Donegal
Gibbons, Weldon - Co Mayo.
Devlin - Co Tyrone.
Leonard - County Donegal & Glasgow.

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Re: Old Photos of Motherwell and Surrounding Areas
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 17 December 09 08:51 GMT (UK) »
Was there an old Hamilton STREET near to present day West Hamilton Street?

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Re: Old Photos of Motherwell and Surrounding Areas
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 17 December 09 15:34 GMT (UK) »
It was just called Hamilton Street, so that could be it!
Paterson, Torrance, Gilchrist - Hamilton Lanarkshire. 
McCallum - Oban, McKechnie - Ross of Mull Argyll.
Scrim - Perthshire. 
Liddell - Polmont,
Binnie - Muiravonside Stirlingshire.
Curran, McCafferty, Stevenson, McCue - Co Donegal
Gibbons, Weldon - Co Mayo.
Devlin - Co Tyrone.
Leonard - County Donegal & Glasgow.


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Re: Old Photos of Motherwell and Surrounding Areas
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 17 December 09 16:08 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

Thanks for checking that out and getting the pictures for me. I feel like a bit of an idiot now... Stephen from HC replied to me today and said that it's Hamilton Road in Newarthill - oops, I wasn't aware there was a Hamilton Rd in Newarthill, it doesn't mention Newarthill on the census. I'll see if I can find some info on Hamilton Rd in Newarthill and maybe some photos.

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Re: Old Photos of Motherwell and Surrounding Areas
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 17 December 09 16:59 GMT (UK) »
Well, Stephen must know, but Newarthill was in Bothwell parish, not Dalziel, does it say Bothwell on the census?
Paterson, Torrance, Gilchrist - Hamilton Lanarkshire. 
McCallum - Oban, McKechnie - Ross of Mull Argyll.
Scrim - Perthshire. 
Liddell - Polmont,
Binnie - Muiravonside Stirlingshire.
Curran, McCafferty, Stevenson, McCue - Co Donegal
Gibbons, Weldon - Co Mayo.
Devlin - Co Tyrone.
Leonard - County Donegal & Glasgow.

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Re: Old Photos of Motherwell and Surrounding Areas
« Reply #15 on: Thursday 17 December 09 17:04 GMT (UK) »
It says Bothwell on the census, never noticed that before to be honest, it's pretty difficult to read. It also says the parish of Holytown too, I've had this census page for a while and never even noticed that  :-[

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Re: Old Photos of Motherwell and Surrounding Areas
« Reply #16 on: Thursday 17 December 09 17:46 GMT (UK) »
Bothwell was the civil parish, Holytown was one of the several "Quod Sacra" ecclesiastic parishes within the civil parish. (The Quad Sacra Act of 1834 allowed parishes to form satellite parishes, usually in outlying areas but without the same rights as the main parish church).
Paterson, Torrance, Gilchrist - Hamilton Lanarkshire. 
McCallum - Oban, McKechnie - Ross of Mull Argyll.
Scrim - Perthshire. 
Liddell - Polmont,
Binnie - Muiravonside Stirlingshire.
Curran, McCafferty, Stevenson, McCue - Co Donegal
Gibbons, Weldon - Co Mayo.
Devlin - Co Tyrone.
Leonard - County Donegal & Glasgow.

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Re: Old Photos of Motherwell and Surrounding Areas
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 22 December 09 16:53 GMT (UK) »
hi all
my mother was born in ROMAN ROAD motherwell. i was wondering if anyone has a photo of it circa 1910.
many thanks
margaret