Where were these places ?

[lanarkshire lassie]

I am hoping that someone can throw some light on where my rellies have lived in the past.

Firstly, in 1878, my gt gt grandparents lived in Low Carnegie, Kilmacolm, where my gt grandfather was born.

I also have my gt gt gt grandparents having lived at 31 Church Street, Port Glasgow, at the 1871 census.

And at the 1881 census, my gt gt gt grandparents are at Low Carnegie, where my gt grandfather was born.
And also at the 1881 census, I have my gt gt grandparents at Burrels Court ,Port Glasgow.

The family name that I am looking for, is Coventry.

Hope that someone can help.

Gail

[elaine447]

Hi Gail
I haven't heard of Burrels court and I'm not sure of Low Carnegie
but Church street is still one of the main streets in Port Glasgow
if you google Port glasgow pictures there are some nice pictures
on the fine art prints site  of Church street  and some of other streets in Port Glasgow
Elaine

[weemary]

Hi

my grandfather was in an Orphanage  in Port Glasgow it was the  one at Carneigie Park, which according to the 1901 cenus was part of kilmaclom, at that time but in Port Glasgow -  I  assume the boundry changed at some point

[chrissey]

my mother was born in carnigie park orphanage in 1931

it is down at that time as in port glasgow

chrissey

[davieboy]

There is a High Carnegie Rd in Port Glasgow

[weemary]

Hi again

here are the details from 1901 census


Registration Number: 569 
Registration district: Kilmalcolm 
Civil Parish: Kilmalcolm 
County: Renfrewshire 
Address: Carnegie Crphanag  (guessing this should be Orphanage)



http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Port_Glasgow

The orphanage was in Port Glasgow though
 

[elaine447]

Moffat Orphanage
Carnegie Park built 1887 the bequest of Thomas Moffat
the architects were James Brown Stewart
and William Gilmour Wilson
there are references to these in a book called
Glasgow institute of fine arts
I got this info by googling Port glasgow Orphanage
Elaine

[Mrs Teddy Bear]

Hi

The area known as Low Carnegie is now Fyfe Park and is between Robert Street ( formerly called Glasgow Road) and Kelburn.

[josey]

Try this link to the Map Library of Scotland 1:500 scale maps of Port Glasgow 1850s:

http://www.nls.uk/maps/townplans/port-glasgow.html

Josey