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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Wildgoose1uk on Tuesday 25 June 24 07:44 BST (UK)
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Hi
Hoping someone can help me decipher the record for John & Janet Galbraith (item 4 on the schedule). Find My Past has it as Society House but I have not been able to find any trace of this in any records. Ancestry has just missed it out.
Help!
Thanks in advance
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Hi, assuming that you got this from Scotlands People, I would suggest you go back on the site and report a problem with the image. Report an issue just above the image in question. The will either look at the original record for you or more likely rescan the document.
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FreeCen transcribes it as Society House Linwood
https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/6086ac43f4040b40fe3065d6/john-galbraith-1851-renfrewshire-kilbarchan-1797-?locale=en
Could it be the Kilbarchan General Society?
https://rlhf.info/kilbarchan-general-society/
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FreeCen transcribes it as Society House Linwood
https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/6086ac43f4040b40fe3065d6/john-galbraith-1851-renfrewshire-kilbarchan-1797-?locale=en
Could it be the Kilbarchan General Society?
https://rlhf.info/kilbarchan-general-society/
Thanks, I hadn't looked there. I've been looking for a link to the Kilbarchan General Society and Society House but have not as yet been able to find one.
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Hi, assuming that you got this from Scotlands People, I would suggest you go back on the site and report a problem with the image. Report an issue just above the image in question. The will either look at the original record for you or more likely rescan the document.
That's a great idea! Many thanks!
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Fowler's Paisley & Commercial Directory and General Advertiser 1853-1854
QUARRELTON
Linwood Victualling Society, John Galbraith, salesman
Any connection?
Update - the 1845-46 Directory has "John Galbreath" not "Galbraith" and need to recheck '53-54 (but problems repeating search).
Update - '53-'54 reads "Galbraith".
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Renfrewshire Independent, 26 Jun 1858
KILBARCHAN CATTLE SHOW - Results
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First - a very warm but belated welcome to Rootschat
Glasgow Chronicle, 3 Jul 1850
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Welcome to Rootschat :-)
Looking at the page, at the top it shows that they lived in the Village of Linwood, which was within the Parish (but not the village) of Kilbarchan
Boo
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Fowler's Paisley & Commercial Directory and General Advertiser 1853-1854
QUARRELTON
Linwood Victualling Society, John Galbraith, salesman
Any connection?
Update - the 1845-46 Directory has "John Galbreath" not "Galbraith" and need to recheck '53-54 (but problems repeating search).
Update - '53-'54 reads "Galbraith".
I think there's a reasonable fair chance. I'll look into it - Thanks.
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Renfrewshire Independent, 26 Jun 1858
KILBARCHAN CATTLE SHOW - Results
That's a great find - Thanks!
Where did you find it? Is it a subscription site?
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First - a very warm but belated welcome to Rootschat
Glasgow Chronicle, 3 Jul 1850
Thank you - It's great to be here.
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Renfrewshire Independent, 26 Jun 1858
KILBARCHAN CATTLE SHOW - Results
That's a great find - Thanks!
Where did you find it? Is it a subscription site?
Can be found at FindMyPast or British Newspaper Archive - both subscription sites.
I found a 3rd instance of his providing the prize in the butter competition. Wondered if there was an ulterior motive? That is, he got the butter after the show.
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I think it is Society House, referring to the local Cooperative Society.
In the 1855 Valuation Rolls for Linwood there is an entry for John Galbreath, Store Keeper, tenant and occupier of a property owned by the Linwood Spinning Company (as are all 33 of the sites listed on this page). The preceding three listed properties have "Cooperative Society" as the tenant and occupier, and the first of these has an annotation in the 'Observations' column "per John Galbreath, Store Keeper".
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Co operative society ( local Co -Op ) was my first guess but I didn't have any evidence to support it. I think your puzzle may be solved . Regards Orkrad