Commercial/County Hotel, Dumfries

[motherhen]

Hi Everyone

I am new to this forum but hope someone can help me with this query.

I am looking for any information on the Commercial Hotel, Dumfries which was owned by a Maxwell Copland in the 1901 Census My great grandmother Elizabeth Copland (nee McGeorge) died there in 1909. My uncle says it was called the County Hotel but on the death certificate it is  the Commercial Hotel.

Any information would be gratefully received

Diana

[Piglet01]

Hello,

Have a look at the 2nd para in the link below.  Regards,  Steve  :O)

http://www.burnshowffclub.org/walks-town_centre.htm

[motherhen]

Hi Piglet01

Many thanks for the link. At last I have an answer- I didn't know who to contact to find out. I hope to go down to Dumfries sometime and check up about the hotel at the museum. Do you think they will have some information? Where is the best place to find out about an old  building?


Diana

[Piglet01]

Hello Diana,

Either the Ewart Library I'd imagine.  Please see,

http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/dumgal/places.aspx?id=42

or the local family history society

http://www.dgfhs.org.uk/

Good luck with your search.  Regards,   Steve   :O)

[motherhen]

Thanks Steve

I appreciate your help very much

Kind regards

Diana

[*sparkle*]

The County Hotel building is still there, it was a 'Next' for a while and I believe it is now Otkars (sp?) the bookshop. Binns (now demolished) department store was next door.

My Auntie used to tell me about going to the County Hotel for dances. Must have been in the 1950s. She met her first husband there! And yes it was originally The Commercial Hotel (according to my Dad so it must be true....)

Nothing to do with anything but I have a picture taken from outside the County hotel showing my Dad being dragged along the street by his grumpy Mother circa 1950.

Hopefully this rambling has helped slightly....

Tx

[*sparkle*]

Obviously not definitive, but an interesting note:

http://www.ghostfinders.co.uk/locations.html

Tx

[motherhen]

Hi sparkle

Thank you for your link - as I said before I am glad that I have found out for definite it was called both County and Commercial Hotel. I had the certificates but my uncle had a photo of a relative standing outside it and he was definite it was the County Hotel! he also knew about it being a Next shop as he had visited the area.

I hope to come down sometime this year and see where my rellies lived for myself.

Many thanks

Diana

[Alias]

Ooops, posted some stuff then just realised i meant Commercial Hotel Sanquhar, not Dumfries