Robertson/Ewart Brick Wall

[Ann Baker]

Ooops should have said with church behind you as in pic you- king st houses behind it

Our humble abode was bottom of next st on right along from King St.
the Robertsons lived across the main road (wellmeadow) - so I'd walk behind that car in pic to go to other side and that would take me right into Castle St.

Queen st was over to the right from there.

West Brae was - I'm outside church - turn left and walk down road about 250 yds and up hill on left.

I will tryt and scan you a map of old Paisley cos it will make more sense.

The hosuses tho weren't far apart and the Robertsons did tent to stick to the west end tho they did venture near the high St (My lot lived in Storie st which is a spit from west end but was considered town!(

Ann

[cuthie]

Hi Anne - in the picture of you outside Martyr's Mem Church, is the tenement to the left and sort of behind the Church in Sandholes Street?  Just out of curiousity as I'm a westender too but have forgotten such a lot of places.

Regards,
Cuthie

[Rae33]

Hello Ann
Thanks for the great photos of the church and the houses and of course the lass in the blue coat!
 I found a map of the area and they certainly stayed in the same place over the years.
Alexander and Mary (Wallace) Robertson and nine children AND a boarder lived at 12 Storie St Bass*nie* ? Civil Parish of Abbey Quod Sacra Parish of Linwood in 1891.  They were married at High Church Manse Middle Parish Paisley banns acc to the forms of Church of Scotland: guess that would be the High Church on the link you gave me earlier.
Re Barbara Robertson living at Inverkip in 1841, she and Agnes Grosart were working for three older ladies (independents) and her age and occupation fits in with the details on the 1851 at Castle Street.
 Have a good week-end

Cheers....Rae

[Ann Baker]

Hi Cuthie

Yup. The tenement you can see is indeed Sandholes St which runs down the back of Martyrs Mem and joins Wellmeadow at the other end - the Rosebud pub was on the 'V' bit where the road split. Not sure what it's called these days! There used to be a public loo there too but long since closed.

I lived in Clavering St at the Well St end.

Ann

[cuthie]

Thanks, Ann, for that information.  I remember the pub and the toilets and also the solitary phone box at the V junction of Wellmeadow and Sandholes..  I lived in Well Street, just round the corner from Clavering Street.  Best wishes.

Cuthie

[Ann Baker]

Hi Cuthie

Were you connected in any way with the woodyard at bottom of Clavering St. I seen to remember one of the Joiners was called Cuthbertson? My mum and dad knew the guy quite well.

All I remem,ber is me dad chucking the meeses from the trap  under the sink oot the windae into the yard using the wee shovel from the companion set by the coal fire - was next door to us. lol how times have changed!
(We didn;t have them a lot but when we did it was like ww2 with traps everywhere - think was a phobia from when my mum lived in Canal St during WW2 when there were rats everywhere! She was a we bit feart!)

Ann

[Ann Baker]

Cuthie

Do you also remember the women in black in that shop on Well st. The one that sold everything and smelt of candles and paraffin? I always felt you had to whisper when you went in there. I remember just a mass of wooden drawers and they knew exactly where everything was - not a lable in sight.

And of course Crangles corner of Clavering st - the offy that sold the best tablet in the entire world?

Ann

[cuthie]

Hi Ann, I had a cousin who was a joiner although I don't remember him being in Well Street, think it was Castle Street/George Street direction.

I do remember the shop you talk about.  I loved going in there.  It was all mysterious and I liked the smell.

Regards, Cuthie

[sharay]

Hi,
Have just started on the Robertson/Ewart line through Isabella Robertson and Mathew Paul and found this post. I know its been awhile since anyone replied here but thought I would try. Have been trying to find the names of the six children of Isabella Robertson (daughter of William Robertson and Elizabeth Ewart) and Mathew Paul (son of John Paul and Margaret White).
So far I have John c. 1805,Margaret c.1807, Mathew c.1817, Catherine c.1819, Elizabeth c. 1821

John Paul c.1805 died 1873 Paisley, his daughter Isabella born 1856 married John Ritchie and they migrated to New Zealand.

Does anyone have anything more on Isabella Robertson and Mathew Paul?

Thanks
Sharon