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Meadow is not shown on OS maps, not even the largest scale C19th ones, probably because it was not a separate farm but was a farm worker's cottage near to Cluny in the South-East of the Parish. The inhabitants in the 1841 Census were Thomas Anderson with his wife and 3 children. Janet MacGillivray was not there then. The Free Church Rolls that show Janet MacGillivray there in 1843 also show that Thomas Anderson was still there in 1843 so probably Janet was in domestic service there or else was another farm worker boarding there. She was not there in the 1851 Census, either, so I would not spend time looking for a family of MacGillivrays from Meadow.
I have two MacGillivrays on my Tree who married Laing relatives of mine. One is Elizabeth McG. daughter of George McG. and Janet McDonald, born Sourbank 1st May 1847, who married Thomas Laing of Briach on 18th June 1869. The other is Thomas McG. son of Alexander McG. and Elizabeth Moir in Shogle, born 12th Nov. 1830, who married Isabella Laing of Blackhillock of Burgie on 7th June 1855.
If you come across either of these in your researches and would like more information I can help.
Regards, Alastair MacDonald

Hi Suey,
I've now found that the Thomas Spackman in Acocks Green in 1891 isn't the Thomas Willie Spackman born in Cheltenham in 1873 I was looking for. He was in Brazil by then, working as a Telegraph Operator, probably for his Uncle (by Marriage) Alfred Best Tugman's family firm of fruit importers, where he died around 1923.
Regards, Alastair

Hi Sue,
Yes, we are talking about the same individual. I didn't find Mathew, but it is over six years since I was researching this William Asher so maybe he's been added lately. I think it is very likely that Mathew is also a child of his, as I have a copy of William's 1826 Discharge Papers I got from the National Archives. In addition to his back-pay he received a Travel Voucher for himself, wife and four children to get from London to Glasgow where he originally signed up. I had found only three children for him born before 1826:- Alexander b. 1814, Martha b. 1823 and William b. 1824 so the fourth could well be this Mathew. He isn't with the family in the 1841 Census, though, so may not have survived until then.
I have a lot more information about this William, his parents, his siblings and all their families which I can send you. To save duplicating research you have already done can you tell me what areas you want to know about?
Regards, Alastair MacDonald

Certainly looks as if it could have been a pub. How does this relate to the Culverhouse? Although maybe the Caerau Arms being next to the Culverhouse in the 1939 Register doesn't necessarily mean it was next to it on the ground. Very interesting though; thankyou.

Thanks for the link to the Facebook site. I've had a look and there's nothing on it about the Curan (should that be Curran?) Arms  but there is a picture of the Culverhouse Hotel. On the 1939 Register this is the next property along the Cowbridge Road to the Curan Arms. The Culverhouse is no longer a Hotel but is now a Carvery and, looking at it on Google Earth, the street view shows extensive carpark space either side of it, so probably the building that was the Curan Arms has been demolished. I would guess it was a shortlived small local pub that didn't survive the competition from the much larger Culverhouse next door. Pity no one remembers it, though.
Thanks to all. Regards, alastairgm