Life in Kilsyth 1850 -1910

[Suzanne Adam]

I'm researching my grandmother's family (Wilson) who lived in Kilsyth in the late 19th century. Where might I find online  information about life in Kilsyth at that time?

[Forfarian]

A bit on the early side, maybe, but the New Statistical Account was written in 1845.

http://stataccscot.edina.ac.uk/static/statacc/dist/parish/Stirling/Kilsyth

[Skoosh]

@ Suzanne, this from Electric Scotland, some quite famous natives incl' Andy Murray! 

http://www.electricscotland.com/history/kilsyth/

Skoosh.

[hanes teulu]

Vision of Britain
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk

Put "kilsyth" in Search

[Robneve]

There is an excellent book entitled "Weavers, Miners, and The Open Book" by James Hutchison. 
ISBN 0 9511362 0 8 

It will tell you everything there is to know about the town.  There is also a whole series of books called "Times Past - Kilsyth" by Wm. D. Chalmers.  They have an excellent collection of photographs.  My father was on the Board of Directors of Walter Alexander & Sons Ltd. and supervised the building and staffing of the first bus garage there in 1924.   If you have any other questions, please send me a P.M. I will be happy to assist.

[Wilton Endeavour]

The books that I have by Mr William Chalmers are called "Faces and Places" of Kilsyth. They contain a series of pictures taken around the Kilsyth area from years gone by.
My Dad has several of them and he was a good friend of Mr Chalmers before my Dad passed away.

Wilton Endeavour

[Rosinish]

Some interesting bits here;

http://www.paperclip.org.uk/kilsythweb/history/kilsyth_scotland_history1.htm

Annie