Femaie House of Refuge, 5 Stow Street, Paisley.

[Thermo]

Hi all

I'm looking for information on the above Institution. History, staff and inmates. Who and how was it set up and funded.

Many thanks in advance

David

[RJ_Paton]

The 1867 map of Paisley shows that you have the "The Stow Industrial and Moral Training Schools " occupying most of the street, many of these institutions were set up privately but paid for by the Parish and later local authority.

[orkrad]

 If you google "female house of refuge paisley" there are some interesting web sites. They will certainly provide some background as to what you are trying to find out.

Orkrad

[Rosinish]

A possible date would help.

Place names over a period can retain the name but their function could differ?

A fictional example: Chester House could have been a Grand Residence, changed to an Hotel, changed to Housing for homeless, changed to a Care Home but retained the name?

Annie

[Thermo]

Hi Rosinish
I have an Emma Rankin at the above address in 1871 Census aged 34 working as a domestic servant, Emma was born in 1836 so age matches. Emma married John Stevenson in 1859, they appear in the 1861 Census together but I can't trace them together subsequently. Scotlands People are showing no results for divorces , annulments or dissolutions. I may be wrong in my assumption that this is the same Emma. Would there be any other reason for using maiden name. John Stevenson died in 1911 and Emma in 1914.