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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Re: Torphichen
« on: Monday 18 August 25 19:04 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: holliemcbride on Friday 18 February 11 23:00 GMT (UK)
Exactly, I did think with naivety that it would be easier then this. I have been in touch with the west Lothian Library who has kindly searched the valuation roll between 1931-1932 and 46-48 Russell Row has a tenant named Susan McBride registered there. Maybe another path to go down.

Hi Hollie. My great great grandparents (Patrick & Sarah Foy) lived at 46 Russell Row. Their eldest daughter Susan married a man called James McBride.

I believe he was from The Loan, Torphichen but I guess they could have lived with her parents after they got married

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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Re: Torphichen
« on: Monday 18 August 25 18:25 BST (UK)  »
Hi

I  hope I can add something useful to this thread and perhaps glean some information for myself.

I've not read everything on this thread but was drawn in by the parts about Susan Foy (McBride) and her Mother Sarah Foy.

Patrick & Sarah Foy of Russel Row, Bathgate were my paternal great great grandparents.

I have some papers about their oldest daughter Susan (32 yrs old at time of 1901 census) married to James McBride.

Their son Myles (4 at time of 1901 census) joined the army in 1915 and died 25.8.18 of 'exhaustion' as a prisoner of war in Kaehmen, Crossen.

Her address was given as The Loan, Torphichen, Bathgate. 

I also have an old photograph with no information on the back other than 'Mays Grandmother'.

It's highly likely that this was May Foy (born 1914) whose paternal grandparents were Patrick & Sarah Foy of Russells Row, Bathgate

It is however possible that the lady in the pic is on her mother's side. That would be Helen O'Donnell. She was the wife of Patrick Foy Jnr (Balbardie Avenue, Bathgate)

It's a long shot but someone may be able to confirm the identity of the lady in my picture.


Sarah Foy (nee Cannon) ?

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Stirlingshire / Re: Boyd Birth/Marriage conundrum
« on: Monday 11 December 23 20:18 GMT (UK)  »
Hi folks and in particular @Gray865

I have just quickly read thru the last 4 pages but may have some rough info that will be of use, hopefully....

I rent one of the Byres in Crookedshields Farm and use it to store some old vehicles.

The current owner has had the property since roughly 1983 and knows nothing of its history apart from that it was owned by the MOD prior to him.

What may be of more interest however is the name Boyd.

A Boyd family still work all the neighbouring farmland (Crookedshields hasn't been a farm for about 50 years) but to my knowledge had no connection with Crookedshields. However they are mentioned on a local history page in relation to a tolbooth around a mile away from where the current Boyds do their farming.

https://blantyreproject.com/2015/06/stoneymeadow-toll-paterson-boyd-farm/


 

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