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Hi Paula, welcome to HG. When was your great grandfather born? Might narrow down a search Hi, and thanks for the welcome :D He was born in March 1885. It's a teeny bit confusing because in the 1881 census his family were living in Lesmahagow, his father was noted as a "gas coal miner", th...

Not sure if this is the correct section for my thread so feel free to move it if necessary :oops: My great-grandfather was born in Garden Square, Govanhill, but this doesn't seem to exist any more, I can't find it on any map. Does anyone have any info at all on Garden Square, or where I might find f...

Hi everyone :D I stumbled across your forum when I was doing my family tree and thought I'd maybe be able to pick your brains about all the places in Glasgow I'm coming across on my investigations. I'm from Eastkilbride (don't hold it against me), but now live in the north of Scotland. Most of my fa...