Hi everyone. In researching my ancestor William Smith, a man i have very little info on other than he was a dock worker possibly turned seaman in the Merchant Navy, (possibly around 1890s onwards.) Ive been searching for death records and came across a possibility, a man who died aged 59 of heart failure in 1910 at sea and whose last residence was a 26 Darkley Avenue, Scotstoun, according to the death record. I searched valuation rolls and did a Google search for that street but came up empty.
I'd hoped to use his address to see if it might be my william. Ive never been able to find him on any records as his dock work meant he lived in lodging houses and moved around a lot. He was never married either. No idea of ethnicity, age, or birthplace. His daughter Isabella stayed with him in Lochee for 2 months in 1890 before finding herself travelling back to Glasgow for poor relief. No idea where he goes after that.
Anyway, was there such a street as Darkley Avenue in Scotstoun? I wasnt sure i am allowed to post the picture so I havent but the info is typed.
