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Lanarkshire / Re: James Barber
« on: Thursday 02 June 05 22:53 BST (UK)  »
Hi Falkyrn,
 thats where my problem is I have to find out where my Father James was born in order to progress from there.My sister is adamant my Fayher is English.As I was only two when he died I haven't a clue.Ireland is a definite possibility. :-[

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Lanarkshire / Re: James Barber
« on: Tuesday 31 May 05 22:11 BST (UK)  »
I tried the register offices in Glasgow and Manchester last time I was home and there was no"hits",so haven't a clue where to go from there(Ireland?maybe).I posted thinking maybe someone out there would have a Census/Voters roll entry that would give his place of birth :- and I could go from there. ???
                            Thanks Amanda for you prompt reply,
                                                   Dave. :)

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Lanarkshire / James Barber
« on: Tuesday 31 May 05 21:34 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
    I am trying to trace where my father James Barber was born.I know he was born 1882/3 and married Mary Wilson in Manchester on 11 Oct.1912.All my attempts so far have failed to solve where he was born :'(.His Father was a William Barber and his Mother was Mary Jane Doyle.I was wondering if anyone out there would be able to point me in the right direction ???
                    Thank You
                                        Dave.

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Lanarkshire / Re: The Gorbals, Glasgow (a place)
« on: Monday 30 May 05 22:46 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: genresearch on Thursday 27 January 05 00:28 GMT (UK)
The Gorbals are about 5 minutes walk from Glasgow city center and situated on the opposite side of the Clyde.  The area is mainly high rise flats and very rough neighbourhoods.  It makes Brixton in London look tame.  Jimmy Boyle the notorious early 60's gangster was born and raised there.

The shops in the Gorbals have metal bars all around the shop assitant because of the robberies being rife.  All that said I used to visit an ex girlfriends family friend there and never had too much trouble but I would sooner live rough than in the Gorbals.

Rob
I was born in Tradeston,next door,you might say to "The Gorbals.Gorbals like tradeston was a district in Glasgow.It had a few Gangs in the the 1920"s(read book"NO Mean City").However in all my lifetime there(1935-67)I have never seen or heard of things as you describe and I for one would rather live in the Gorbals than live Rough.I would also be of the opinion that you never lived there or at most was just passing through and not qualified to talk as you do.

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