Auchentorlie house

[RJ_Paton]

Whoever owned Auchentorlie House in Paisley, by the early 1900's it seems to be well linked with some form of Hospital work. It is listed as the contact address for a certified midwife in a 1918 Nursing Journal
http://rcnarchive.rcn.org.uk/data/VOLUME060-1918/page142-volume60-23rdfebruary1918.pdf

[chrissey]

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

[Celia.H]

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

[seekthem]

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

[chrisseyw]

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

[cuthie]

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

[seekthem]

Cuthie,
Thanks for that.  I have marked the site on my favourites as there is so
much information on Paisley.  The pictures of the old houses are stunning.
Some of them I hadn't seen before.  Interesting info re Auchentorlie, pity
no picture.  A wee trek to the Paisley library soon I hope  to see if they can unearth anything.
Thanks again

[chrisseyw]

thankyou for that site ref cuthie

its very interesting

chrissey

[allykay129]

I just received a response from the Poor Law staff at heritage@renfrewshire.gov.uk   I found my grandmother on the poor law registry and gave them the series and statement number.  She was able to tell me that my gran entered hospital with 2 of her daughters who were sick (we heard TB) and the 4 other children were taken to Auchentorlie House.  Surprisingly, my Da never knew he had 4 sisters, he thought there were just those from Auchentorlie, his 2 sisters Susan And Elizabeth (Betsy) McPhee and a brother James.  So his earliest memory was Auchentorlie House.  He never found his older sister Susan, but he did have contact with James around the mid 1960's and later his sister Elizabeth who married a Robert (Bob) Williams and moved to Wales.  They visited each other in the 1990's.  Any info on Auchentorlie records or where children went afterwords, would be welcome.
Laura McPhee