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Being a Scot I have to agree with Jim's posting that not all Scots are dour.  I also think it is more than likely that with daughters of 20 and 22 years that one of them was the mother and looking after her own child.

Cuthie

Hi Kiwi Girl, you were asking if there are any sites with photos of old Paisley.  You might find Paisley.org.uk interesting as there are some really old photos and maps on that site.

Cuthie

Hi there - I think there would be quite a lot of work for a carpenter in Paisley.  My own grandfather was a carpenter in Paisley (although a lot later) and he worked in the shipyards making cabinets, tables, etc.  Also I think a lot of tenements would have been contemplated so there is another outlet.   The thread mills too would perhaps have had need of carpenters re making spools or bobbins for the thread.

I've recently  finished a book where the hero's grandfather was admitted to a sanitarium in Wales during the early part of 20th century in the final stages of TB .  Visiting was restricted with gowns and masks being worn to prevent bringing in infection.  The patients were wheeled out to the balconies to catch the fresh air no matter what the weather.   

However, even although the book was fiction I was surprised that the patients were allowed (and even encouraged) to smoke with reminders from the staff to the visitors to remember and bring more cigarettes when next visiting.  The thinking behind this was that by smoking the patient would be breathing deeply.  I wonder when opinions changed.

LizzieW - like you in my early teens I had a persistent cough and was sent for chest x-rays which resulted in my Mother being told I had a shadow on my lung.  I can remember the look of horror on my Mother's face when it was explained that any t.b. present must have cleared up of its' own accord.

Incidentally, my Mother never spoke the t.b. word, she always mouthed the initials.

Regards
Cuthie