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Clackmannanshire / Re: how do i find out an exact adress?
« on: Wednesday 14 July 10 21:22 BST (UK)  »
Hi Paul,

I spoke to someone today who informed me that the houses in Church Street, Alloa have been under a preservation order for a long number of years. They said that the house your ancestors lived in would appear pretty much in the same form today as it was back in 1881!

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Clackmannanshire / Re: how do i find out an exact adress?
« on: Tuesday 13 July 10 22:36 BST (UK)  »
Hi again Paul,

It's likely the house your ancestors lived in back in 1881 will still be standing today. Most, if not all, of the houses on that stretch on both sides of the road still exist today.

A pity there's no house number on the 1881 census. I pass that stretch of road on a number of occasions every week and could have had a look to see if it's still there.

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Clackmannanshire / Re: Wright brothers
« on: Tuesday 13 July 10 22:01 BST (UK)  »
Hi Pat.

In the 1891 census it has a George Wright born in Dollar living as a boarder at 2 Catherine Terrace, Queensferry, Fife.

His occupation is listed as a "Forth Bridges Labourer" but his birth year is listed as estmiated 1847.

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Clackmannanshire / Re: how do i find out an exact adress?
« on: Tuesday 13 July 10 21:50 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: paulsplace2009 on Thursday 03 June 10 11:25 BST (UK)
the reason i am asking, is that in the hope that the house is still standing, then i can visit where my ancestors used to walk.....

Hi Paul,

Which census year are your ancestors living in Church Street, Alloa?

The houses on Church Street have been standing there for a good number of years without demolition or much change. It's very possible that the house they lived in still exists in much the same form today.

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Clackmannanshire / Re: Glassworks
« on: Tuesday 13 July 10 21:35 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: nort on Sunday 30 May 10 21:15 BST (UK)
Thanks for the replies,that's amazing the glassworks has been going that long,do you know the name of the factory in the 1840s?
Steve

Hi Steve, the glassworks in 1840s Alloa was simply called - "Alloa Glass Work Co. Ltd".

It was established in 1750 and originally specialised in dark green bottles. It's close proximity to the old dock area of Alloa was choice in the position of the factory.

Today the glassworks in Alloa still stand on the same spot as it did at the very beginning although it has gone through alot of transformation since then and the dock no longer sees glass bottles leaving the shores of the River Forth!

Castle Street in Alloa is only seconds away from the glassworks by foot.

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Galway / Re: Fergus Monaghan & Ellen Hynes
« on: Tuesday 30 March 10 13:26 BST (UK)  »
Just a wee note to thank everyone for the info. I eventually found out the info I was looking for.

Fergus Monaghan was in the birth register for Galway St. Nicholas as "Farrell Monaghan", that's why I could find no register for Fergus Monaghan!

Thanks again for everyone's help!

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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Re: Alexander Shanks - Railway Death 1890
« on: Friday 09 October 09 11:27 BST (UK)  »
Cheers DiGi will look into it! Thanks.

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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Re: Alexander Shanks - Railway Death 1890
« on: Sunday 02 August 09 21:46 BST (UK)  »
Hi Davie,

Cheers for the information. I'll call the centre for more info at the beginning of the week before heading up there.

Thanks again!

Mark

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Galway / Re: Fergus Monaghan & Ellen Hynes
« on: Sunday 02 August 09 19:52 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: shanew147 on Sunday 02 August 09 10:34 BST (UK)
the 1911 census data for Co. Galway is available on line on the National Archives at : http://census.nationalarchives.ie

I don't see any sign of Fergus but there are a few possibilities for Ellen Monaghan.



Shane

Thanks for the website you have provided Shane I'll take a look and see if I can come up with anything. Very helpful! Thanks very much!

Mark

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