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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: Lavender13 on Monday 29 September 25 06:51 BST (UK)
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Hi everyone. In researching my ancestor William Smith, a man i have very little info on other than he was a dock worker possibly turned seaman in the Merchant Navy, (possibly around 1890s onwards.) Ive been searching for death records and came across a possibility, a man who died aged 59 of heart failure in 1910 at sea and whose last residence was a 26 Darkley Avenue, Scotstoun, according to the death record. I searched valuation rolls and did a Google search for that street but came up empty.
I'd hoped to use his address to see if it might be my william. Ive never been able to find him on any records as his dock work meant he lived in lodging houses and moved around a lot. He was never married either. No idea of ethnicity, age, or birthplace. His daughter Isabella stayed with him in Lochee for 2 months in 1890 before finding herself travelling back to Glasgow for poor relief. No idea where he goes after that.
Anyway, was there such a street as Darkley Avenue in Scotstoun? I wasnt sure i am allowed to post the picture so I havent but the info is typed.
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Could it have been mistyped and it was Darnley Ave :-\ Can't see any Darkley Ave, Scotstoun https://maps.nls.uk/view/75498579#zoom=6.1&lat=3723&lon=6953&layers=BT0
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I found no newspaper hits for Darkley Avenue at BNA (no hits at all, not filtered by country etc).
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That was best guess as well. I tried to search for it but foud nothing so I guessed it mightve been renamed or something. Thank you, my next thing was to search the ordnance survey maps but I find it hard to navigate that. Appreciate this.
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I found no newspaper hits for Darkley Avenue at BNA (no hits at all, not filtered by country etc).
Hmm, it sounds like its maybe mistyped? Or soemthing else has happened here. I akso searched by address on find my past too, nothing.
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Valuation Rolls 1905
William Smith, proprietor/occupier, house & garden, 26 Darnley Avenue, Scotstoun
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at that address in 1915, Mrs Isabella R Smith
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Checked 1911 census at 26 Darnley Ave were as below
Isabella B Smith 57 Widow b Glasgow Lanarkshire
Jessie H Smith 26 Daughter Teacher
Margaret D Smith 24 Dau Teacher
James Smith 22 Son Draughtsman
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Checked 1911 census at 26 Darnley Ave were as below
Isabella B Smith 57 Widow b Glasgow Lanarkshire
Jessie H Smith 26 Daughter Teacher
Margaret D Smith 24 Dau Teacher
James Smith 22 Son Draughtsman
Thanks for this! This is not my william then. His daughter's mother was Margaret and daur Isabella appears in 1911 census in the Calton area with her husband and children. Thanks for finding this. At least I can rule this one out. His name is so common and with so little info, im always glad to narrow it down a little further