William garnock and sons, grocer dysart.

[Creasegirl]

Hi.  I wonder if anyone has any information or photos about this grocers in dysart and also the garnock family.  William garnock was born in edinburgh but moved to fife and i know there are lots of garnocks in fife so wondered if his family originally from there x

[hanes teulu]

Is this your William?

Fife Herald, 3 Nov1881
DEATHS - At 206 St. Clair Street, Sinclairtown, on the 28th ult., William Garnock, grocer, aged 70 years

[hanes teulu]

Fife Herald, 15 Jun 1843
MARRIAGES - Married at Kirkaldy, on the 9th curt., by the Rev James Law, Mr William Garnock, merchant, St. Clairtown, to Elizabeth, only daughter of the late Mr Cooper there

[Creasegirl]

Thanks for ur posts. 

Yes i think that is the william garnock in the death notice and marriage and really helps wth dates.

  I think his son also william garnock also ran the shop but i am not sure how long shop was in dysart for and if any photos etc.

Thanks for everyones help so far x

[hanes teulu]

The Fifeshire Advertiser, 27 July 1912, carries a lengthy article headed "THE KIRKALDY AND DISTRICT LICENSED GROCERS' ASSOCIATION'S EXCURSION", and mentions the chairman "William Garnock".

It included " ... wives and sweethearts .... we do not leave them behind when the menfolks are away enjoying themselves"

[Creasegirl]

Thanks that will be great to read. 

I get the impression that it must have been quite a big shop and popular if it had been on go for so many years.

Is dysart quite a small place

[Ladyhawk]

William Garnock, grocer
Residence Year: 1832
Residence Place:   Dysart, Fife, Scotland
date 1845 Sept. 4    
Tenant & occupant
Shop Dwelling, House 9 cellars
Place of residence St Clairtown Dysart

William Garnock
Residence Year:   1862/63/64
Residence Place:   Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Abode St Clairtown, grocer, proprietor, houses, Linktown

William Beveridge Garnock
Residence Year:   1862/63/64
Residence Place:   Dysart, Fife, Scotland
St Clairtown, grocer, proprietor, house and shop, Long Row, St Clairtown
Fife, Scotland, Voters Lists, 1832-1894

added for info....

William Garnock  Kirkcaldy
Publication Date:   6 Feb 1858
Publication Place:   Fifeshire, Scotland
Grocer, Wine Merchant 204 – 208 St Clair Street & 22 Overton Road St Clairtown
Elected as a manager of Philp’s Trust for two years

There are also these entries same name, same address as above

Birth notice of a son
1854 28th October

birth Notice of a son 1851 7th June
death notice of his infant son 1851 21st  June

birth notice of a son
1852 31st July

Death notice Kirkcaldy
Christian Manson Garnock
Youngest daughter of William Garnock, Grocer St Clairtown
1862 29th March

Christina Manson Garnock
Birth Date:   14 Aug 1861
Birth Place:   Dysart,Fife,Scotland
Father:   William Buchan Garnock Mother:   Elizabeth Cooper
Fife, Scotland, Cupar Library Newspaper Index Cards, 1833-1987

Scottish national probate
William Buchan Garnock of St Clair Street, Kirkcaldy
Death Date:   22 Apr 1924
Death Place:   Kirkcaldy, intestate.
Confirmation Date:   17 Sep 1924 to Mary Garnock or Kerr, wife of Peter Kerr, Hollybank, Markinch, his sister, next of kin
Confirmation Place:   Cupar, Scotland
England & Wales Probate give his address 206 St Clair Street and of 1 Garnock Lane

William Garnock, merchant & grocer, St Clairtown
Death Date:   28 Oct 1881, testate, granted to William Buchan Garnock & John Christie Garnock, Merchants & Grocers, St Clairtown, his sons, and Mary Smith Garnock or Kerr, wife of Peter Kerr, Cashier to John Haig, Sons & Co., spirit Merchants, Markinch, his daughter, Executors nominated in Will or Deed 6 March 1878 and recorded in Court Books of Commissariot of Fife 1 June 1882
Death Place:   St Clairtown
Confirmation Date:   9 Jun 1882  Confirmation Place:   Cupar, Scotland

[hanes teulu]

Check out "Old Dysart & East Kirkaldy", published 1998, author Eric Eunson - might be worth getting hold of a copy

[Ladyhawk]

William Garnock
Publication Year:   1882 - 1883
Address:   204, 206, and 208 St Clair street
Residence Place:   Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Occupation:   Grocer

Garnock, William & Son, wholesale and retail grocer and wine merchants,
204, 206, 208 St Clair Street and 22 Overton Road
Garnock J. O. (Of W. Garnock & Son), 204 St Clair Street
Garnock W.B. (of W Garnock & Son), 204 St Clair street
Publication Year:   1882 - 1883
Residence Place:   Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

William Garnock
Publication Year:   1906 - 1907
Address:   Garnock's Lane (off Institution Street)-3. 2
Residence Place:   Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Occupation:   Grocer

William Garnock
Publication Year:   1906 - 1907
Address:   2 Garnock's lane
Residence Place:   Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Occupation:   Grocer

UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946