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Title: Canal Brae, Montrose
Post by: lyndyloo6 on Wednesday 19 May 10 23:18 BST (UK)

Can anyone tell me where Canal Brae was in Montrose please.
Thanks,
Lynda

Title: Re: Canal Brae, Montrose
Post by: danuslave on Thursday 20 May 10 01:35 BST (UK)

Hi Lynda

Where did you get this from?  If it's a census and you can see the original image, you should be able to look at the district description and/or look at previos and following images to put the street in context.

Give me a shout if you need more help

Linda

Title: Re: Canal Brae, Montrose
Post by: mgs1 on Thursday 20 May 10 19:15 BST (UK)

The 1861-2 OS 25in to 1mile map available at http://www.nls.uk/maps/towns/index.html#montrose has Crancel Braes marked to the E of what is now Mount Road, Montrose.

Might this be the place you are looking for?

Title: Re: Canal Brae, Montrose
Post by: lyndyloo6 on Thursday 20 May 10 20:02 BST (UK)

Thank you for this.  It makes a lot of sense to me.  My 2 x gt grandparents lived in what I thought was 'Canal Brae'.  When my 2 x gt grandmother died, her address was listed as Canal Brae.  (1856).  When my 2 x gt grandfather died, his address is given as 21 Mount Road.  My 2 x gt grandmother is buried in Rosehill cemetry.

Thanks for this info.Regards,
Lynda

I have just had a proper look at the map and it is fantastic.  I see all the streets that made up most of my addresses.....thankyou

Title: Re: Canal Brae, Montrose
Post by: RABGAB on Wednesday 02 June 10 06:38 BST (UK)

Hi,

Have just sent you a personal message as that is the same address of my family!

Both Crancel Braes and 21 Mount Street, Montrose.

Regards

Rachelle

Title: Re: Canal Brae, Montrose
Post by: mrs magoo on Monday 10 January 11 21:41 GMT (UK)

my ggg grandparents lived  in crancel brae too, the gillespie family
at least from 1870 to 1880's
karen

Title: Re: Canal Brae, Montrose
Post by: RABGAB on Monday 10 January 11 21:54 GMT (UK)

Hi Karen,

No doubt they all knew each other then! people seemed to all know their neighbours back then.

I checked the copies of my census returns but my images don't show your family unfortunately.

Cheers

Title: Re: Canal Brae, Montrose
Post by: mrs magoo on Monday 10 January 11 22:12 GMT (UK)

yes they probably did know each other, my william gillespie died 1873  at cracel braes and was a coachman,
karen

Title: Re: Canal Brae, Montrose
Post by: lyndyloo6 on Monday 10 January 11 22:20 GMT (UK)

My Chareles McDonald was working on the railway.....
Lynda

Title: Re: Canal Brae, Montrose
Post by: mrs magoo on Monday 10 January 11 22:37 GMT (UK)

ok, i just found the cemetery william gillespie was buried in , montrose old cemetery angus.
i googled crancel braes, is it a road?
karen

Title: Re: Canal Brae, Montrose
Post by: RABGAB on Tuesday 11 January 11 02:09 GMT (UK)

Hi Karen,

Yep - Crancel means Council house
Braes - means hill

so council house on the hill!

No doubt it will have been renamed by now though....or redeveloped

Title: Re: Canal Brae, Montrose
Post by: lyndyloo6 on Tuesday 11 January 11 21:24 GMT (UK)

am sure it is still called Mount Road....

Title: Re: Canal Brae, Montrose
Post by: RABGAB on Wednesday 12 January 11 02:09 GMT (UK)

Hi,

Oh I had not realised that they were the same place...as Mt Road seems to be very flat!