Princes Sq. Glasgow - En. Dist name in 1891 please? .....

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:47 pm

Hi Lesley,
Can't help much, and David's suggestion looks best.

James' occupapation is Public School Head Master.
In 1881 James was at Grafton Square. This was at the top (north) end of John St.

Jack

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:56 pm

Hi Jack
Thanks!
Of course, I see it now. Public.

I've contacted SP, so hope a clearer copy might be forthcoming.

Best wishes
Lesley

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:45 pm

Another bit of info.
In 1904 there were two Prince's Squares in the city.
The wan in Stathbungo and the one in Buchanan Street.
And was James Powell ever the heidie at St Rollox in the Garngad?

"I've lived on the southside now for two decades and a hauf
you can tell the way I'm talking that I've became a toff
It only goes to show that how one lives and learns
you would swear that I was born in Clarkston or in Newting Mearns"

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:59 pm

My mate in Carswell Gdns, just sent me this one

http://www.strathbungo.co.uk/

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:59 pm

Hi Davie

And was James Powell ever the heidie at St Rollox in the Garngad?

Don't know yet. Don't know my way round Glasgow so I'm not even sure what's likely. As Jack mentioned, in 1881 he was at Grafton Square (shown below) - I don't know if that is anywhere near the school you mention? Don't know where they were in the 1891 after he married Flora Duff and won't be finidng out for a while 'cos I've spent so many credits on a whole extended family of Duffs in the past few days on SP (one thing just led to another....you know how it is...

) that I really must call a halt!!!

1881
Dwelling: 16 Grafton Sqr
Census Place: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203648 GRO Ref Volume 644-6 EnumDist 6 Page 21
James POWELL U 24 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Teacher Elementary
Mary POWELL U 26 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Sister
Occ: Teacher Elementary
Mary WHITE U 17 F Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Rel: Servant
Occ: General Servant (Domestic)

Best wishes
Lesley

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:13 pm

Greetin's Lesley
I have several PO directories for Glasgow.
They give sparse but interesting info.
On the 1893, it has James Powell as the headmaster of St Rollox.
I have four of the Glasgow PO directories on cd.

[Potential copyright infraction text removed TSAG]

Awrabest
Davie

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 12:02 am

Davie
Your Strathbungo link proved to be very interesting....

The next parts of the development to be built were 11-17 Moray Place, both sides of Regent Park Square and the north side of Queen Square, which were all built in 1864-1865, and the northern-most two tenement blocks of Regent Park Terrace on Pollokshaws Road, first occupied in 1865 and 1867.

Daniel Mcnicol, 1825-1872 my 2nd gr grandfather owned property here - 2 Queen Sq. and 1 Regents Park Sq. The rents due on these properties are mentioned in his will. He was a builder ...and I now begin to wonder if he was involved in the building of these, which was something I hadn't considered before... hmm, I wonder how to follow that one up?

Oh, and thanks for the info about James Powell - another bit of interesting info to add.

Best wishes
Lesley

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:37 pm

Update:
Wonderfully clear A3 photocopy has arrived in post from Roslyn Robertson of GROS:

James Powell, Public School Head-Master, batchelor (as predicted by Jack)
123 North John Street, Glasgow age 32
Flora Duff, Spinster, 27 Princes Sq. Strathbungo age 28

Thomas Powell, School Master, deceased & Jane Powell M.S. McNab
Deceased.
William Duff Cotton Yarn Merchant and Agnes Duff m.s. Ross

Geo. Stewart Burns, D.D, witnesses Mary N Couper (I'd guessed Parker) John Duff
Last column, Dec 22nd (guessed 23rd) at Glasgow, Jas.Cameron, Assistant Registrar. AW (initials of Registrar Alexander Wilson)