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Title: Worlds End, Barony, Glasgow
Post by: arabrab on Saturday 05 May 18 14:46 BST (UK)

Could anyone please give me an idea where Worlds End Barony was (or is?) . I am tracing the homes of my gg grandfather who lived at number 23 World's End in 1851. I have tried looking at some old maps but my knowledge of the geography of Glasgow is so poor that I am getting  nowhere. Any help gratefully received!!  Barbara

Title: Re: Worlds End, Barony, Glasgow
Post by: MonicaL on Saturday 05 May 18 16:59 BST (UK)

Barbara, got to head out or I would help in further searches.

This here gives you some further details on where it was in the Finnieston area of Glasgow https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/lanarkshire-os-name-books-1858-1861/lanarkshire-volume-32/70

Monica  :)

Title: Re: Worlds End, Barony, Glasgow
Post by: hanes teulu on Saturday 05 May 18 21:03 BST (UK)

https://maps.nls.uk/view/74953132

There's a "World's End, Finnieston" to the west of the map (look for "Hydepark Foundry")

Title: Re: Worlds End, Barony, Glasgow
Post by: arabrab on Saturday 05 May 18 21:13 BST (UK)

Thanks to both of you for your help. I would never have found it on my own !!

Title: Re: Worlds End, Barony, Glasgow
Post by: Rosinish on Sunday 06 May 18 00:33 BST (UK)

I haven't looked at the link provided by Monica but it looks to have been a tenement block (1855) with 13 Tenants?

Annie

Title: Re: Worlds End, Barony, Glasgow
Post by: arabrab on Sunday 06 May 18 10:32 BST (UK)

Oh that's interesting. How did you find this information?  It's always good to find new sources or ways to use old ones. Barbara

Title: Re: Worlds End, Barony, Glasgow
Post by: Rosinish on Sunday 06 May 18 12:02 BST (UK)

Barbara,

My apologies, my info. was from the VRs (Valuation Rolls) on SP (scotlandspeople)...

GOODWIN ROBERT Proprietor
HOUSE 23 WORLDS END, BARONY
1855
VR010200008-

Using 23 Worlds End in the 'Place' option (bottom on left side), leaving everything else blank will bring up the list of Tenants

I used 1855 as it was closest to your 1851 census but not knowing the name of your ancestor I couldn't tell if he was there?

Annie

Title: Re: Worlds End, Barony, Glasgow
Post by: whitej on Sunday 06 May 18 12:04 BST (UK)

I work in Finnieston and coincidentally have relatives in 1851 in Worlds end. There is nothing left of it today.

Title: Re: Worlds End, Barony, Glasgow
Post by: arabrab on Sunday 06 May 18 12:46 BST (UK)

 Thank you very much everyone.  I looked up the valuation rolls  in World's End for my George Mcwatt but he had moved on . So I looked in 24 Grace St which is the next address I have and he had already moved there by 1855. So many thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

Title: Re: Worlds End, Barony, Glasgow
Post by: Rosinish on Sunday 06 May 18 12:51 BST (UK)

Good news on that front Barbara!

This is a good example of piecing together a genealogy jigsaw  ;D

Annie

Title: Re: Worlds End, Barony, Glasgow
Post by: sancti on Thursday 17 May 18 00:13 BST (UK)

By 1893 it looks like the name changed to West Greenhill Place which still survives today although completely redeveloped

Title: Re: Worlds End, Barony, Glasgow
Post by: oz diva on Sunday 21 February 21 02:41 GMT (UK)

Hello sorry to come so late to the party. I too had ancestors, Henry Whiteside and Margaret Cuff living in World's End in 1851. They were Irish and I assume had come over for work. Both died while living there and I'm trying to find out what their cause of death was.

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