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[Janethepain]

Hi Monica, I saw thr 16 year old, but thought that was too wrong, but the other 2 are quite close, my problem was knowing the correct county ( i know, its Renfrewshire, but not absolultely 100% on that), and then didnt know the appropriate parish areas to check.

I guess she would be a good 25 years old as she was born January 1886.  I will see if I can find those 2 and check then - I have got credits available!!!

[Janethepain]

It's not the 27 year old, as she is marries, with Duffy as her married name, and was born in Refrewshire.

Ditto the 26th year old who I had already checked I see.  Again she was the daughter of a family, and parent names were not correct - well actually both her real parents would be dead at this point!

Whats more, neither of them are 2 Gordon Place either ( or King Street for that matter!)

It might be time to see if I can access the Mill records, I know as I have previously thought about it, that that the Mill records are held somewhere centrally - I think perhaps at at the old Paisley Tech or UWoS. One of the coincidences  is that I actually went to school in Paisley in the early 1970's, I lived for 4 years in Linwood, and everyday I drove past the mills on thatside of Paisley, on my bus into Paisley to go to school!  I didnt know my relatives had lived there,and wasnt interested in family history then!!

[MonicaL]

Pity the census entries were no use 

It is odd how a place we know or have lived in but don't know its possible significance to us until years later 

Monica

[MonicaL]

Catherine didn't marry. She died in 1955 in Paisley. Her occupation showed as a threadmill forewoman (some connection with the family story you mention maybe?).

Monica 

[MonicaL]

The valuation rolls for 1940 show:

Catherine DUFFY
Tenant Occupier
HOUSE 11 KNOX STREET (her DC shows the same)
PAISLEY

She showed at that address since at least from 1930.

Monica

[RJ_Paton]

Looks like it might be, and on further searching 2 Gordon Place became 24 King Street - away now to look that up !

Thanks everyone!!

2 Gordon Place did become 24 King Street in 1923 - unfortunately these buildings had beome slums by the time they were demolished in the 1970's

[Janethepain]

Thank you every one for all that help, it was brilliant!!
I know where Gordon Place/King Street & Knox Street were - yep I sat on the bus daily as a teenager going along Broomland Street, going back and forth to school in the 70's and never knew my relative lived so close!