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Lanarkshire / Re: tea rooms of williamson & co 1921
« on: Friday 03 November 23 16:54 GMT (UK)  »
Another reader sent an interesting link and it looks like they had tea rooms onboard. It makes sense that Catherine worked there. The following year she gave birth to my grandfather so I suspect a man with the surname Robertson worked there too as we were told the birth father worked at sea.

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Lanarkshire / Re: tea rooms of williamson & co 1921
« on: Friday 03 November 23 16:10 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you both. Perhaps this is where my great-grandfather worked assuming the story I've been told is true.

Lodger regarding the link, I think you're right and this is the company she worked for. I cant see the description of her occupation though. Am I looking at the right link?


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Lanarkshire / tea rooms of williamson & co 1921
« on: Thursday 02 November 23 16:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, on the 1921 Census for Scotland, my great grandmother, Catherine Brennan 1897 is listed as working the Tea rooms and the company is Williamson and Co and next to that is says Ship Owners.
 She lived in Stanley Steet, Kinning Park Glasgow and I am assuming she lived near to her place of work. Does anyone have any information on the tea rooms and company please? I cant find any information on the company online.

I have attached the census. Catherine (Cathie) is the last entry.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Stanley Street Glasgow
« on: Thursday 02 November 23 13:38 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, I've stumbled across this message thread whilst looking for information on my grandfathers address. His name Thomas Robertson Brennan born 1922. His mother was Catherine Brennan 1897 and lived at number 14 Stanley Street with his sister Elizabeth Brennan. The middle name of my grandfather was apparently the family name of his birth father. I know this is a little out there but do you think the families are connected. I have been trying to locate the Robertson's using Ancestry DNA.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Thomas Robertson Brennan 1922
« on: Friday 21 April 23 09:52 BST (UK)  »
Hi, yes this is the correct one thank you. I have the details of his older years but not the younger years.
Interesting to see how he went by James too. This will help with my search. Thank you very much.

Great idea about looking through the newspapers I’ll do this. Thank you 😊

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Thomas Robertson Brennan 1922
« on: Thursday 20 April 23 21:44 BST (UK)  »
Monica, you are amazing. Thank you so much for this.

Please give me tips as to how you’re finding this information as I’m all the main websites but I’m clearly doing something wrong. Thank you so much  it’s so lovely I have names to work with so I can start to figure this all out.  🙂

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Thomas Robertson Brennan 1922
« on: Thursday 20 April 23 16:17 BST (UK)  »
@ Girl Guide,
sorry I didn't respond fully. To answer your questions, I have his marriage and death certificate and met him a few times as a little girl. Its his early life which is the big mystery. There has always been a lot of questions around him and lots of stories were put forward as to who he was and where he came from - some quite elaborate. Sadly my father recently passed away and I really regret not asking more questions about him although I suspect, I would not be any further along in trying to identify who he was and where he came from because I don't think anyone really knew. He moved from Scotland to London with my Grandma and they married in Westminster with all her family but nobody from his.

Even on my grandmothers  and great grandmothers side there is a lot of mystery with a child that were "adopted" into the family but a lot of that doesn't add up. They don't appear in many family trees, Electoral Rolls on census so I am hoping the DNA test I have submitted will yield some results and provide me with some answers.


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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Thomas Robertson Brennan 1922
« on: Thursday 20 April 23 16:01 BST (UK)  »
Hi Debbie,

Thank you so much for this. How did you find this information? I've been looking at could not find the information on The Scottish Archives, Ancestry and Find my Past. Would you mind sharing so i can look please? I know there were three Stanley roads in the borough of Glasgow and I believe two of them have since changed name. If I can get the information for the other two addresses as well as the website you used to obtain the information, I may have a lead. I will look into the names of the people you have found above and see what I can find.

Thanks for your help  :)

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Thomas Robertson Brennan 1922
« on: Thursday 20 April 23 15:55 BST (UK)  »
hi,

Thank you for explain the stamps and clearing this up for me. I appreciate you taking the time to help.  I was told the birth register may show less information than the birth certificate. Is this correct? I assumed they would have the same details. Thank you

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