Hi there guys!
My great-great-grandfather's name was John Dowd (latterly spelled Dowds). John is likely to have been born in County Armagh, Ireland around 1844, and moved to Glasgow around 1867 to find work, ending up in Garngad, Glasgow.
I know that he is buried in Sighthill Cemetery and have created a memorial for him on FindAGrave with everything that I could find on him thus far:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190599692/john-dowdAccording to the 1911 census, he was an inmate in Barnhill Poorhouse, so I'm guessing that there might be some more information on him in their records: probably an admission record between 1901 and 1911, as he is not in Barnhill in the 1901 census. There might also be application for Poor Relief.
Is there any way that someone could have a look the next time they're in the Mitchell Library to see if they can find any more detail on him? This would be fantastic, as I find it difficult to access the Mitchell Library now.
Kindest regards,
David Gilmour