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Help with High Church GlasgowCOMPLETED.
« on: Wednesday 09 September 09 13:25 BST (UK) »
Would some kind person help me some of my Flood family Are from High Church Glasgow,I am from Glasgow. But I have never heard off it.I am a shamed to say. :-[ :-[ :-[
I just haven't a clue, I have been looking for a while now.
 please help,As it is driving me nuts
Ireland/Scotland/ Glasgow Flood,
Ireland/Scotland
Peebleshire /Lanarkshire Watson,
wigton/sorbie Mair,
Lanarkshire/Hope
Ireland/ Scotland/Tollcross Glasgow,Dochety
Tollcross Glasgow,Wilson,
Docherty Scotland / Ireland
Sherry Scotland /Ireland
McGhee Ireland/ Wigtownshire
McKeand Wigtownshire
Wilson south Leith
Bremner Caithness
Rosie StromaCaithness
Jack Stroma/Caithness
McKenzie Ross-Shire
Collans Linlthgow
Lanarkshire Martin

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Re: Help with High Church Glasgow
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 09 September 09 16:16 BST (UK) »
The "High Church" in Glasgow was one of three congregations which originally split the Cathedral between them. later they were to be the sole congregation.

Technically the Cathedral shouldn't be referred to as a cathedral but rather The High Kirk.

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Re: Help with High Church Glasgow
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 09 September 09 16:45 BST (UK) »
Don't be ashamed Celtclogs, most Gleska folk have never heard of High Church.  Did you find the reference to that name on a birth, marriage or death certificate? Or perhaps an on-line 1851 - 61 or 71 census?
If you did, then it simply refers to a civil registration district that covered Townhead and part of Dennistoun (roughly). It only existed from 1855 - 1873.
High Church (or sometimes High Kirk) was also a term used in the Old Parochial Registers and you will find that the GRO pre 1855 reference to that is 644/1. It covered (again, roughly) the area from modern-day Springburn, down the High St to the Clyde, sort of inner-city.
No one ever said they came from High Church! Townhead, Cowlairs, Dennistoun yes, so don't think you're any less a Glaswegian!
Paterson, Torrance, Gilchrist - Hamilton Lanarkshire. 
McCallum - Oban, McKechnie - Ross of Mull Argyll.
Scrim - Perthshire. 
Liddell - Polmont,
Binnie - Muiravonside Stirlingshire.
Curran, McCafferty, Stevenson, McCue - Co Donegal
Gibbons, Weldon - Co Mayo.
Devlin - Co Tyrone.
Leonard - County Donegal & Glasgow.

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Re: Help with High Church Glasgow
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 09 September 09 16:50 BST (UK) »
I am a shamed to say. :-[ :-[ :-[

 

You and me both  ::) One minute I think I know the districts , next minute I'm drowning again....(in maps)   ;D

A belated welcome to Rootschat.
Flynn,Cox, Slaven-Co Longford
Donnelly,McGeown,Hughes,McCrory- Co Armagh
Hargan,Curran,Bradley,Grant,Peoples ,Patton,Dunn-Donegal
Conway,Degnan,McDonald,Cassidy,Kelly,Fenmore,Ryans,Kilkenny,Murray-Ireland/England/Scotland
Reeves,Fox,Williams-Shropshire/Staffordshire/Scotland
Gill,Kane-I.O.M/England/Scotland

Murdoch,Bruce,Rankine,Ballantyne-Ayrshire
McCutchen,McAdam,Wright-Kirkcudbright,Dumfries,Ayrshire

And others

Plus all variations in spellings


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Re: Help with High Church Glasgow
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 10 September 09 03:21 BST (UK) »
Thank's all  For your help.
 Lodger I have PM to you, hope you get it , :-[ I am new to  this.

toots. I Just know how you feel, :( But we have to keep going on.and not give up ;D
Ireland/Scotland/ Glasgow Flood,
Ireland/Scotland
Peebleshire /Lanarkshire Watson,
wigton/sorbie Mair,
Lanarkshire/Hope
Ireland/ Scotland/Tollcross Glasgow,Dochety
Tollcross Glasgow,Wilson,
Docherty Scotland / Ireland
Sherry Scotland /Ireland
McGhee Ireland/ Wigtownshire
McKeand Wigtownshire
Wilson south Leith
Bremner Caithness
Rosie StromaCaithness
Jack Stroma/Caithness
McKenzie Ross-Shire
Collans Linlthgow
Lanarkshire Martin

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Re: Help with High Church Glasgow COMPLETED
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 15 September 09 02:57 BST (UK) »
Thank You all It is now  COMPLETED  :)
Ireland/Scotland/ Glasgow Flood,
Ireland/Scotland
Peebleshire /Lanarkshire Watson,
wigton/sorbie Mair,
Lanarkshire/Hope
Ireland/ Scotland/Tollcross Glasgow,Dochety
Tollcross Glasgow,Wilson,
Docherty Scotland / Ireland
Sherry Scotland /Ireland
McGhee Ireland/ Wigtownshire
McKeand Wigtownshire
Wilson south Leith
Bremner Caithness
Rosie StromaCaithness
Jack Stroma/Caithness
McKenzie Ross-Shire
Collans Linlthgow
Lanarkshire Martin

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Re: Help with High Church GlasgowCOMPLETED.
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 15 September 09 03:12 BST (UK) »
Thank you Lodger
Ireland/Scotland/ Glasgow Flood,
Ireland/Scotland
Peebleshire /Lanarkshire Watson,
wigton/sorbie Mair,
Lanarkshire/Hope
Ireland/ Scotland/Tollcross Glasgow,Dochety
Tollcross Glasgow,Wilson,
Docherty Scotland / Ireland
Sherry Scotland /Ireland
McGhee Ireland/ Wigtownshire
McKeand Wigtownshire
Wilson south Leith
Bremner Caithness
Rosie StromaCaithness
Jack Stroma/Caithness
McKenzie Ross-Shire
Collans Linlthgow
Lanarkshire Martin

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Re: Help with High Church GlasgowCOMPLETED.
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 04 September 10 20:28 BST (UK) »
Thank you to Lodger for the explanation re HIGH CHURCH.  I had a notation that my father's mother was married in HIGH CHURCH, when in fact it was in the C of S at 35 Roslea Dr., Dennistoun.  There are two churches (or were, for who knows now what has happened to those areas!) on Roslea, one at the corner of Whitevale St., and the other at Whitehill St. (a little head game by somebody to confuse everyone!). 

This explanation about what constitutes the HIGH CHURCH has been very helpful as I was hunting all over the globe for it on Roslea Dr.  I still don't know the name of the church, however, except that it was Church of Scotland.

Any suggestions?

Maisie

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Re: Help with High Church GlasgowCOMPLETED.
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 04 September 10 20:56 BST (UK) »
The church in Whitehill Street was possibly the United Presbyterian Church part of the dissenting churches which later reunited with the Church of Scotland and is now known as Dennistoun Blackfrairs Church of Scotland.

There was also a United Free Church in Whitevale Street.