Risk Street House what is this

[louisemccrea]

Hi

Can anyone help one of my decendents lived at something called Risk street house, Dumbarton.   I don't know what this is i was wondering if it was a model as he had a drink problem and ended up in a place for down and outs in Paisley.

Thanks Louise

[CaroleW]

Can you supply the date he lived there

[louisemccrea]

Hi

He lived there in 1949 he died a few years later in the Craw road institution in Paisley. 

Thanks Louise

[CaroleW]

It appears to be accommodation for the homeless

http://www.rootschat.com/links/08f6/

Extract from article above May 2009

stayed in the homeless unit in Dumbarton’s Risk Street

 

[louisemccrea]

Hi CaroleW

Thanks for that.  I had a feeling it was something like that but could not find anything about it.

Louise

[pettsy]

My gg grandfather was also staying at the Risk St House. He died in 1945.

[mrs acb]

Ive just found out my great great uncle died there too,in 1946,he was 69 yrs