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Title: Risk Street House what is this
Post by: louisemccrea on Sunday 11 April 10 18:04 BST (UK)
Hi

Can anyone help one of my decendents lived at something called Risk street house, Dumbarton.   I don't know what this is i was wondering if it was a model as he had a drink problem and ended up in a place for down and outs in Paisley.

Thanks Louise
Title: Re: Risk Street House what is this
Post by: CaroleW on Sunday 11 April 10 18:13 BST (UK)
Can you supply the date he lived there
Title: Re: Risk Street House what is this
Post by: louisemccrea on Sunday 11 April 10 18:57 BST (UK)
Hi

He lived there in 1949 he died a few years later in the Craw road institution in Paisley. 

Thanks Louise
Title: Re: Risk Street House what is this
Post by: CaroleW on Sunday 11 April 10 22:35 BST (UK)
It appears to be accommodation for the homeless

http://www.rootschat.com/links/08f6/

Extract from article above May 2009

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stayed in the homeless unit in Dumbarton’s Risk Street


 
Title: Re: Risk Street House what is this
Post by: louisemccrea on Monday 12 April 10 11:49 BST (UK)
Hi CaroleW

Thanks for that.  I had a feeling it was something like that but could not find anything about it.

Louise
Title: Re: Risk Street House what is this
Post by: pettsy on Saturday 17 July 10 22:22 BST (UK)
My gg grandfather was also staying at the Risk St House. He died in 1945.
Title: Re: Risk Street House what is this
Post by: mrs acb on Thursday 31 January 13 17:53 GMT (UK)
Ive just found out my great great uncle died there too,in 1946,he was 69 yrs