Hosies land Govanhill

[Nippynita]

Theres a document I found about my great x 2 gran Catherine Gillespie saying she lived at Hosies Land Govanhill in the 1880s- does anyone know where that was and what it was?

My 2nd great grandmother is also called Catherine Gillespie and born in Hosiesland, I am wondering if they are the same person in which case we are related some how?

[Stairheedrammy]

Sorry, just caught your post- if she married a John McAuslin or Duncan McQuater then thats the same one

[Stairheedrammy]

That was for Nippynita

[Nippynita]

Sorry, just caught your post- if she married a John McAuslin or Duncan McQuater then thats the same one

Yes it is exactly the same person the world has just become alot smaller!

[Stairheedrammy]

Which line are you and how far back did you get,I got as far as Catherines mum. Nipping out with the dog but back later

[daisy1942]

Theres a document I found about my great x 2 gran Catherine Gillespie saying she lived at Hosies Land Govanhill in the 1880s- does anyone know where that was and what it was?

Do you have Burt or Casey in your family tree?  I have John Patrick Casey who married Martha Burt (1909)  They had twin girls who both died.  One twin was Catherine Gillespie Casey sadly she died soon after birth.

According to my tree, Martha Burt's mother was Elizabeth J Shepherd, daughter of Isabella Gillespie (b 1846?) and John Shepherd.

[Stairheedrammy]

Sorry about the delay in responding.  Burt was adopted as a second name in response to support Catherine got from a family of that name.  Catherine's mum was an Isabella Gillespie but her father was a Robert Howie.  Sorry but doesnt seem to be the same people.

[daisy1942]

Thats fine.  Thank you for responding.

My Scottish family had a habit of using surnames of relatives as middle names for new children.  (It can get very confusing!  One poor lad who, sadly died very young, was lumbered with Thomas McPherson McGurk Casey just because aunts and uncles married just before he was born!