Matthew SLATER/ Jean KING

[Ausjules]

I recently came across the proclamations of matthew slater and jean king.  Jeans in high church and matthews in abbey parish. In matthews proclamation he is listed as a writer residing in hamilton st, and jean living in john st? I cannot find a john st in paisley. I havnt been able to find them in the census records or bdm's, so fingers crossed somebody can help me with this i also just read that back in the day occupation 'writer' was a term used for a lawyer? Cheers, julie.

[Ausjules]

Sorry, i should have added, according to their proclamations, they were married on the 4th of october 1833 thanks, julie.

[Ausjules]

Just wanting any other people researching matthew SLATER to know that i found some information in the Scottish post office directories There were 2 matthew Slater's living in Hamilton st. Matthew SLATER jun. writer and Matthew SLATER, starcher, at 19 Smith hills. Also a David SLATER, Warper, 19 Smith hills. Will have to renew my subscription to Scotland's people and check the census records i think Cheers, Julie.

[Keith Duncan]

For interest I believe that this Matthew Slater/Jean King feature in my own family tree. I have a Peter Forrester Slater (tie manufacture) b. 1817, his father was John Slater (b.1790) and his brother was Matthew Slater. It seems both John and Matthew worked in the starching  trade. Matthew junior was married to Jean King in 1833 as you have it, and his siblings were Maria and Margaret (m. 1832) Michael Houston.

For reference, some of my own family history is available at https://sites.google.com/site/keithmduncan/home
 

[seekthem]

John Street in Paisley no longer exists.  My grandfather was born in John St which was at the westend roughly where the new road takes you down to the gasworks and the roundabout at the Underwood Rd/Well St end.

[Keith Duncan]

For info, old maps of the time are available from NLS eg http://maps.nls.uk/view/74400051  The attached highlights John Street in the West and Hamilton Street to the East. Matthew Slater (sen) appears to have had property on the corner of Hamilton Street/Renfrew Street. Also, although not certain if related, there is a Matthew Slater who was convener of the Town's hospital and seemingly a director of Hutcheson's charity school in Orr Street as per http://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/pageturner.cfm?id=85242174

[LH]

Hi

Do you happen to have any information on the family of Angus Slater, who in the 1851 Census, gave his birthplace as Paisley, Scotland.  His age is stated as 48, so I expect he was born around 1803.

Cheers

[Keith Duncan]

Re. Angus Slater -  perhaps this is him https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQ99-ZCX  looks like further details may be available via http://www.freecen.org.uk/  (seemingly a Chelsea Pensioner)

[Keith Duncan]

For interest - the Matthew Slater that married Jean King, he had a cousin Peter Forrester Slater, whose son David Dick Slater went out to Canada, you can read more about him at http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/emc/david-slater