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Offline AimzJay85

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Storegate? Old Kilpatrick?
« on: Sunday 01 March 09 20:42 GMT (UK) »
Wondering if anyone can help me out with a place name I have from one of my ancestors census records, their address is "Felshers Land or Lane? in Storegate Old Kilpatrick. It is for a William Stewart and his wife Mary and Family, and William also had a Cooper store in Storegate, and employed 2 men and 2 boys. Does this sound familiar to anybody? I have looked up the place on Google earth, and have also done many searches on google with different spellings and no luck. Hope someone can help thanks!

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Re: Storegate? Old Kilpatrick?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 16 March 09 23:38 GMT (UK) »
"Flesher's Lane" sounds feasible.
A Flesher being a old Scots name for a butcher.

How long ago was the census?
The streets may have been wiped away long ago, so you'd have to try a local library for old street plans.
Black - Whitburn, Shotts, Airdrie
Robertson - Kilsyth, Denny, Govan
Russell - Lanarkshire
Hynd - Shotts
Miller - Fossoway & Tullibole
McGibbon - Argyleshire
Johnston - Kilarrow, Argyll
Garrett - Middlesex, London, Glasgow
Brown - Rothesay
Simpson - Leslie, Fife

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Re: Storegate? Old Kilpatrick?
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 17 March 09 02:32 GMT (UK) »
Hiya, Thanks for the post. It is for the 1861 census, and it says "Felshers Land Store Gate " for address. And Storegate, Old Kilaptrick was his place of death in 1885. I would try a local Library, but we're all the way over in New Zealand, so is a bit tricky!!