FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

Journal Index

From Issue 1 (1999) to Issue 35 (2016)

The index is in alphabetical order. Articles where the information is considered now out of date have not been included. Where the article does not contain a name, the name of the principal subject has been put in brackets. After the title there is a reference column which gives the Issue Number and the page reference. To request a copy of an article send an e-mail to [email protected] giving the Title and Reference. This will be sent as an attachment to you as an e-mail.

TITLE AUTHOR REFERENCE 18th Century Paisley Textile Families report of talk by Stuart Nisbet 17: 32 - 34 A Chance Conversation (Russell) John R. McGregor 10: 30 - 32 A Greenock Family Snap (Turkington) Margaret Campbell 6: 13 A Greenock Pauper’s Death & Hoard Newspaper Extract 12:24 (Miller) A Hidden Treasure ( Guy family Beth Banks 26: 8 - 12 Renfrewshire) A Letter and an E-mail (McQueen) Bill Buchanan 11: 5 – 8 A Letter from Johnstone Brian Beattie 31: 27 - 3 A Musical family from Greenock William Buchanan 4: 20 - 21 (Cross and McLardy) A New Memorial Raised ( Woodside Jim Smith 27: 9 - 13 First Aid Post)

A Paisley Family History and Unlocking Alison Armstrong 6: 6 – 7 Family Memories (Howe) A Question of Survival (Kennedy) Charles Dawson 8: 23 - 29 A second letter from Johnstone Brian Beattie 32: 17 -19 A Short History of Johnstone Barbara Morrison 32: 20 - 26

A Tale from Erskine’s Heritors Records W. Cross, Editor 6: 16 – 17 ( Renton & Carrick) A Treasury of Sources in The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland report of talk by Valerie Adams 8: 16 - 17 (PRONI) A Tribute to John Herd of Paisley Olive Martin 7: 41 A Work in Progress ( J.C. Black joiner Margaret Black 26: 33 – 34 & contractor) report of talk by Rev. Alan 13: 5- 6 Addicted To Ancestors Sorensen Addressing The Ancestors report of talk by Alan Steel 7: 29 – 30 Adventures and Exiles – The Great Book review by Bill Buchanan 21: 40 – 41 Scottish Exodus An Immigrant’s Story James & Janet Smith 10: 8 – 10 Part 2 An Immigrant’s Story (Lusk) Part James & Janet Smith 9: 16 – 20 1 An Intriguing Paisley Street Name John Carson 16: 19 – 20 Another Look At Auchmountain Michael Clark 13: 28 – 32 (Sailing Ship)

Another Renfrewshire Hero of Newspaper Extract 8: 38 Corunna & Waterloo (Morrison) Archibald Lochhead of Johnstone Mavis E. Gray 5: 12 – 13 Arthur Henderson V.C. Jim Smith 30: 23 – 32 Auld Erskine’s Secrets W. Cross, Editor 9: 28 – 29 Aunt Ada’s Tin of In Memorium Cards Bill Buchanan 13: 9 – 12 (Buchanan) report of talk by Kevin Ayrshire Archives – Preserving the 8: 18 written heritage of Ayrshire Wilbraham Barrhead Long Ago W. Cross, Editor 15: 10 – 11 Battle of Arras Tour 2011 Jim Smith 26: 14 – 19 Belgium Refugees who died in Paisley Marion Murray 2: 38 – 43 1914 – 1919 Born in Greenock from the W. Cross, Editor 16: 26 – 27 Times Brief History of Poaching W. Cross, Editor 3: 29 Brief History of the MacBraynes W. Cross, Editor 13:35 Burgh Voters, Johnstone 1860 W. Cross, Editor 4: 18 – 19 Captain John Orr – Battle of Waterloo Talk – Lady Rosslyn Macphail 35: 19 – 23 Captain Tomas Fisher of Greenock Michael Clark 9: 30 – 35 Carsewell of Kirkgunzeon Parish Robert Ford DeBoo 8: 32 – 33 Castle Semple Andrew Eadie 14: 26 – 28 Castles and Country Houses of report of talk by Margaret 14: 5 – 6 Anderson Church Burial Sites in Paisley Marion Murray 2: 19 – 20 report of talk by Elizabeth 8: 3 Church Records Mortimer Clyde Steamers in the American Civil Part 1 Michael Clark 16: 6 – 10 War 1861 – 1865 Clyde Steamers in the American Civil Part 2 Michael Clark 17: 6 - 10 War 1861 – 1865 Coats Mills report of talk by Eleanor Clark 12: 36 – 37 Cooperative Societies Talk – Fiona Hayes 30: 34 - 39 Crime & Punishment in Renfrewshire Newspaper Extract 22:38 (1843) Crimean War Hero ( James Jim Smith 28: 18 - 25 McKechnie) Cumbrae Mystery Michael Clark 27: 37 - 41 Death of a Great Paisley Character Newspaper Extract 3: 27 (Donald) Deaths (Hazzle) Newspaper Extract 20:14 Digging up a Paisley Ancestor David Rowand 3: 21 (Rowand) Discovery of an early Family Relic of William Cross of Inchinnan, Port William Cross 3: 20 & Greenock (1795 – 1856) Down by the Riverside; Paisley & The report of talk by David Roberts 25: 17 – 21 River Cart Down With The Clans report of talk by Alan Steel 24:30:00 Driver Matthew John Biggs Peter M.F. Hutchison 33: 24 - 32 Driver Matthew John Biggs Peter M.F. Hutchison 34: 12- 15 (continued) Earl Gray Disaster Greenock, 1835 Barbara Morrison 14: 19 – 21 Earl Gray Trial Extracts Barbara Morrison 15: 31 – 32 East Renfrewshire Heritage Service Talk – Amanda Robb 29: 22 - 25 Erskine’s Auld Kirkyard and an Old Parochial Schoolmaster Recalled to William Cross 2: 5 - 6 Life. (John Balfour Robertson) Extract Poll Tax 1695 ( Greenock Past Marjory McGregor 33: 19 - 23 & Present) Family Fairy Stories (Cruickshanks) report of talk by David Boswell 8: 13 – 14 Family History from Old Newspapers report of talk by Ken Nisbet 22: 4 – 6 Family History on the Cheap Bill Buchanan 15: 4 – 6 Family History Sources in Ayrshire report of talk by Anne Geddes 11: 19 – 23 Family Names in Renfrewshire report of talk by Alan Steel 4: 32 – 33 Family Pedigree of Commander James Bill Buchanan 14: 22 - 25 Buchanan RAN Freeholders of Renfrewshire & report of talk by Willie Cross & 18: 38 – 40 Scotland Monty Dart From Greenock to Dunedin (Rev. Bill Buchanan 20: 18 - 21 Thomas Burns) From Paisley to Pipiriki N.Z: The report of talk by Robert 25: 14 - 15 Hatrick Empire Campbell Gallipoli Headstone Cathy Craig 25:24:00 report of talk by Janice Genealogical Research – Sources and 15: 35 - 37 Services available at the NLS McFarlane General George McArthur – Son of W. Cross, editor 3:4 Erskine Gilbert Smith and Castlehead Church Jim Smith 24: 8 - 14 report of talk by Alistair 22: 31 - 33 Glasgow Police Dinsmore Greenock Murders (Storey) W. Cross, editor 18:16 Happy Birthday (Burrows) Newspaper Extract 16:27 Health Board Records report of talk by Karl Magee 5: 3 - 5 Henry ‘Birdie’ Bowers 1883 - 1912 Drew McKenzie 30: 15 - 19 Henry Bell and Comet W. Cross, editor 15: 38 - 40 report of talk by Charles John 6: 11 - 12 Heraldry as it relates to Family History Burnett Highland Mary – The “Connection” Cathy Craig 19: 23 - 29 and Beyond report of talk by Duncan 8: 20 - 22 Historical Graveyards in Renfrewshire McIntosh History of Quarrier’s Homes report of talk by Bill Dunbar 10: 6 - 7 How one Greenock Town Clerk faced W. Cross, editor 6: 38 an assassin (1848) Inchinnan Farm Lands to Erskine Talk – Russell Young 33: 13 - 15 Community Inchinnan, Port Glasgow & Greenock William Cross (1795 – 1856) Irish Ancestry report of talk by Sheila Duffy 2: 12 - 13 Irish Resources Online Talk – Chris Paton 27: 4 - 8 report of talk by Dr. Irene 18: 19 - 21 Irish Sources in Glasgow City Archives O’Brien James Buchanan - Meeting the Cathy Craig 18: 9 - 11 Descendants James Buchanan :The Story Continues Cathy Craig 17: 11 - 16 James Buchanan: A Mystery Solved Cathy Craig 16: 11 - 17 (Or is it?) Janet Barr Buchanan Bill Buchanan 18: 30 - 32 John Cross, Glasgow’s Municipal Man W. Cross, editor 14: 31 - 32 John Hannah V.C. Jim Smith 32: 11 - 16 John McFarland of Greenock David F. Hemmings 29: 19 - 21 Just Across The Water (McKenzie) Bill Buchanan 25: 33 - 37 Keighley Headstone (Millar) W. Cross, editor 25:39:00 Kilbarchan East Church 1790s Talk – Russell Young 33: 5 - 12 Graveyard Kilbarchan Poor Marion Murray 2: 34 - 35 Lesser Used Resources in the Mitchell report of talk by Ann Escott 7: 8 - 10 Library, Glasgow Lochwinnoch Roll Of Honour Marion Murray 1: 12 - 14 Long Distance Research report of talk by John Allen 6: 5 Looking for Uncle Alex Isobel McCully 5: 6 - 7 Loss of Three Lives at Hurlet Newspaper Extract 18:27 (Thomson)

Lost Local Sailing Ships in the Pacific Michael Clark 10: 36 - 40 Coal Trade 1892-1896 Matthew Wilson – Weaver, Soldier, Ian Wilson 6: 35 - 36 Spirit Merchant McArthur, McLean and Adam Families Colin Adam 12: 29 - 32 Part 1 McArthur, McLean and Adam Families Colin Adam 13: 13 - 15 Part 2

Members of Parliament for the W. Cross, editor 3: 31 - 32 County of Renfrewshire 1707 – 1869 report of talk by Elizabeth 13: 7 - 8 Merchants and Traders of the Burghs Montgomery report of talk by John C. M. 3: 16 - 17 Middle Names Allen Millars of Barrhead and Neilston Tim Millar 4: 38 - 40 Part 1 Millars of Barrhead and Neilston Tim Millar 5: 16 - 18 Part 2 Millars of Barrhead and Neilston Tim Millar 6: 8 - 10 Part 3 Millars of Barrhead and Neilston Tim Millar 7: 17 - 21 Part 4 Missing Links report of talk by Nancy Roy 4: 17 Murder Not Proven (Agnes Cumming) Marion Murray 1: 20 - 23 My Long Journey to become a Family Bill Buchanan 24: 15 - 18 Researcher My McQuarrie Relations Bill Buchanan 9: 21 - 24 My Relations in Chile (McQueen) Bill Buchanan 8: 39 - 41 My Special Place (Essie, Tom Graham 19: 12 - 13 Aberdeenshire) N H S Hospital Archives Talk – Emma Anthony 28: 8 - 11 New “ Family Search” Talk – Anne Doull 30: 5 - 7 Old Inchinnan Burial Ground W. Cross, editor 5: 13 - 15 Old Renfrewshire Mines report of talk by Brian Skillen 16: 4 - 5 One Member’s link with Rabbie Burns Cathy Craig 4: 27 Owners of Lands & Heritages of One Acre or more from Renfrewshire in W.Cross, editor 6: 37 1881 Paisley and Renfrewshire Families report of talk by James Wardrop 23: 16 - 18 Paisley Canal Boat Disaster William Cross 24: 33 - 44 Paisley Daily Express 1893 – Christmas Jim Smith 18:13 55 years ago Paisley Pamphlets report of talk by Valerie Reilly 4: 41 Paisley Poor Law Records report of talk by Patricia Burke 8: 19 Paisley Relations in New Zealand Bill Buchanan 7: 6 - 7 (Buchanan) Paisley Shawls report of talk by Valerie Reilly 23: 4 - 7 Paisley to Pullen Vale and Back Ronda Johnson 11: 11 - 14 (Currie) Paisley’s Poor House Records Ethel Brown 3: 8 - 9 Revealed Paisleys second Crimean War Hero Jim Smith 29: 27 - 35 (Samuel Evans)

Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow report of talk by Patrick Boyle 11: 29 - 31 Reveals his Family Tree

Penguins: How they made the Michael Clark 14: 7 - 12 Ayrshire Potato what it is today

Persons from the Parish of Houston Andrew Eadie 3: 28 - 29 charged with poaching in 1716 Peter Bowman Fisher Michael Clark 10: 11 - 16 Photographs on Family History in presentation by David Roberts 3: 3 Paisley Museum Planting Your Roots on a Map report of talk by Diana Webster 5: 23 - 24 Poaching in the Parish of Kilmacolm in Andrew Eadie 2: 24 - 25 1716 Poor Rates in Johnstone 1857 Marion Murray 2: 28 - 31 President’s Report (Early days) David Rowand 1: 3 Private Hugh McIver V.C; M.M. and Jim Smith 31: 17 - 26 Bar Putting Flesh on the Bones !! report of talk by David Killicoat 8: 9 - 10 (Killicoat) report of talk Putting your Relations in their Place by Paula Williams Map Curator 24: 31- 32 NLS Recalled to Life. (John Balfour William Cross Robertson) Recollections of the Craig Family T. Graham 11: 25 – 28 Part 1 Recollections of the Craig Family T. Graham 12: 25 – 28 Part 2 report of talk by Simon Records at Glasgow University & 5: 8 - 11 Business Records Centre Bennett report of talk by Murdo 10: 21 - 23 Records in Argyll & Bute MacDonald

Records in Paisley Museum – David Roberts 5: 33 - 34 Incorporation of Old Weavers Society Renfrewshire & the 1884 Franchise Talk – Mark Nixon 32: 5 - 10 Agitation Renfrewshire Cart-Wright Society Marion Murray 2: 8 - 10 1799 – 1817

Renfrewshire Deaths & Burial Index : Barbara Morrison 20: 15 - 17 Causes of death Part1

Renfrewshire Deaths & Burial Index : Barbara Morrison 22: 18 - 21 Causes of death Part 2 Renfrewshire Deserters 1778 Newspaper Extracts 1: 6 - 7 Renfrewshire Disasters of the 19th report of talk by William Cross 3: 22 Century Renfrewshire Election 1873 W. Cross, editor 3: 33 - 36 Part 1 Renfrewshire Election 1873 W. Cross, editor 4: 34 - 35 Part 2 Renfrewshire Game Certificates July – W. Cross, editor 3: 30 September 1853 Renfrewshire Hearth & Poll Tax Rolls Report of talk by John Malden 3: 5 – 7 of the 1690’s Renfrewshire Legends (Braidwood) W. Cross, editor 13: 22 – 27 Part 1 Renfrewshire Legends (Braidwood) W. Cross, editor 14: 13 – 16 Part 2 Renfrewshire Legends (Holden) W. Cross, editor 11:04 Renfrewshire Legends (John W. Cross, editor 12: 3 – 4 Hemming) Renfrewshire Legends (Semphill & W. Cross, editor 15:34 Fraser) Renfrewshire Legends (William W. Cross. Editor 16: 34 – 35 Quarrier) report of talk by Major (retd) 5: 28 - 29 Renfrewshire Military Regiments Alastair Campbell Renfrewshire Records at The Mitchell report of talk by Andrew 3: 13 Library, Glasgow Jackson Renfrewshire Women (Ann Semple) Monty Dart 15: 7 - 8 Researching the 19th Century Michael Clark 18: 4 – 8 Merchant Navy Part 1 Researching the 19th Century Michael Clark 19: 4 - 8 Merchant Navy Part 2 Researching your Scottish Ancestors W. Cross, editor 18: 17 - 18 at Kew Part 1 Researching your Scottish Ancestors W. Cross, editor 20: 4 - 5 at Kew Part 2 Researching your Scottish Ancestors W. Cross, editor 22: 29 - 30 at Kew Part 3 report of talk by Alex Strachan 12: 33 - 34 Restoration of Blackhall of Blackhall Castle Results from an Inauspicious Barbara Morrison 7: 31 – 34 Beginning (Black) Riot at Lochwinnoch 1840 Newspaper Extract 15:33 Robert Anderson, Innkeeper Olive Martin 12: 9 - 14

Robert Brown 1810 – 1895 Ferguslie based on talk by F. G. Hay 16: 38 - 39 Fireclay Works Part1

Robert Brown 1810 – 1895 Ferguslie based no talk by F. G. Hay 17: 35 - 37 Fireclay Works Part 2 Robert Brown 1810 - 1895 Ferguslie based on talk by F. G. Hay 18: 25 - 26 Fireclay Works Part 3

Robert Brown 1810 – 1895 Ferguslie based on talk by F. G. Hay 20: 26 - 29 Fireclay Works Part 4

Robert Brown 1810 - 1895 Ferguslie based on talk by F. G. Hay 21: 24 - 27 Fireclay Works Part 5

Robert Brown 1810 – 1895 Ferguslie based on talk by F. G. Hay 22: 26 - 28 Fireclay Works Part 6 Robert Cross: Forgotten Legend Bill Buchanan 15: 12 - 14

Royal Burgh of Renfrew – Summary of M. Murray, editor 2: 7 Town Council Minutes Schoolmastering in Renfrewshire : W. Cross, editor 4: 29 Inchinnan Parish Scotlands D N A Talk Laura Marshall 31: 5 - 9 Scottish Archives Network (SCAN) report of talk by Robin Urquhart 6: 18 - 19 from information given by 17: 19 - 20 Scottish Catholic Archives Andrew Nicol Scottish Church Records Andrew Eadie 9: 8 - 9 Part 1 Scottish Church Records Andrew Eadie 10: 26 - 27 Part 2 Scottish Legal Records presentation by David Roberts 9: 12 - 13 Scottish Military Research Group report of talk by Adam Brown 22: 22 - 25 Scottish Records Before 1707 W. Cross, editor 20: 30 - 33 Part 1 Scottish Records Before 1707 W. Cross, editor 22: 14 - 16 Part 2 Scottish Records Before 1707 W. Cross, editor 23: 38 - 43 Part 3 Sir Gabriel Wood’s Mariner’s Asylum, Isobel McCully 18: 22 - 24 Greenock Some deaths from 1854 Cholera Barbara Morrison 28: 32 - 38 outbreak Paisley Sources from Renfrewshire Family Barbara Morrison 6: 3 - 4 History Society Sources on Scotlands Fishing Industry W. Cross, editor 15:30 Spirit of Sir A. Agnew’s Bill (Hamilton) W. Cross. editor 16: 28 – 29 Stanely Castle (In tribute to Dennis W. Cross, editor 12: 18 - 19 Topen) Storage of family photographs and based on talk by Louise Carroll 6: 42 family history items Submarine Warfare on the Clyde Talk – Alastair Alexander 28: 39 - 43

Surnames from Medieval Alan Steel 21: 12 - 17 Renfrewshire ( Jamieson – Kyle)

Surnames from Medieval Alan Steel 15: 21 - 25 Renfrewshire (Aikinhead – Bryson) Surnames from Medieval Alan Steel 16: 21 - 25 Renfrewshire (Caddell – Doughald)

Surnames from Medieval Alan Steel 17: 21 - 25 Renfrewshire (Eaglesham – Gilmour) Surnames from Medieval Renfrewshire (Greenlees – Jaap/ Alan Steel 19: 18 - 22 Jobson) Tannahill report of talk by David Rowand 24: 19 – 20 Thanks to Percy ( McClegg) Jim Adam 16: 36 - 37 The “Highland Mary” Campbell Family Cathy Craig 23: 26 - 32 Part 1 The “Highland Mary” Campbell Family Cathy Craig 25: 5 - 13 Conclusion The Alhambra Theatre, Glasgow Talk – Graeme Smith 28: 27 - 31 The Caldwells of Renfrewshire W. Cross, editor 13:36 The Cartsdyke Worthies, Weel may Thomas S. C. Gilmour 4: 26 the boatie row The Challenges of Family History report of talk by John Davidson 1: 8 - 10 Research The Comet and her Creators Talk – Craig Osborne 29: 6 - 13 The Court of the Lord Lyon Talk – Dr Joseph Morrow 35: 7 - 14

The Diary of William Allison of Mearns Dorothy E. McGuire 21: 28 - 36 and New Kilpatrick 1817 - 1866

The Extended Family of Friendship Marion Murray, editor 1: 2 (Formation of Society) Presentation by John R. 25: 22 - 23 The Family of Waterston McGregor The Great Storm of 1881 (Gavin Margaret Kibble 7: 24 - 28 Abraham 1840 – 1881) The Greenock Blitz through May Leslie Anne Hendra 17: 26 - 30 Rennie’s Eyes

The High court of Admiralty Scotland Michael Clark 15: 15 - 20 Records 1627 – 1750 The Inverclyde Waulking Songs Group Notes on Talk 26: 5 -6 The Loyal Erskine and Inchinnan Marion Murray 1: 33 - 35 Yeomanry 1802 The McQueens of Gourock Part 1 Robert Watt 26: 24 - 32 The McQueens of Gourock Part 2 Robert Watt 27: 15 - 23 The Murphy Family of Inverkip and Robert O’Donnell 5: 25 - 37 Greenock Part 1 The Murphy Family of Inverkip and Robert O’Donnell 6: 31 - 34 Greenock Part 2 The Neilston War Memorial Matthew Drennan 32: 31 - 41 The Neilston War Memorial 34: 20 - 28 Dedication The Paisley Town Guards of Olden W. Cross, editor 14: 29 - 30 Times The Pritchard Story William G. Pritchard 4: 4 - 6 The Reform Bill For Scotland 1868 Barbara Morrison 13: 18 - 20 The Role of the Clans and Families in report of talk by the Much Hon. 10: 24 - 25 the 21st Century Duncan W. Paisley of Westerlea The Scots Poor Law System 1424 – William Cross 24: 22 - 29 1948 The Scottish Fire & Rescue Heritage Talk – David Adam 34: 4 - 11 Trust

The Smuggler, The Exciseman, Murder Ross N. Hutton 11: 16 - 18 Most Foul and the BBC (Kennedy) The Soga Family Bill Buchanan 12: 5 - 8 The Somme Battlefields Jim & Janet Smith 20: 22 - 25 The Story of a Famous Paisley Shawl John Wilson 7: 38 - 39 The Then and Now of Family history report of talk by Thom Waugh 1: 4 - 5 The Twins (Anderson) Olive Martin 7: 4 The Weaver’s Cottage at Paisley report of talk by Ellen Farmer 16: 30 - 33 The Wicked Lady (Cross) Bill Buchanan 8: 11 - 12 The Wilsons of Erskine Bill Buchanan 5: 19 - 21 Thomas Smith of Glasgow report of talk by Isobel McCully 8: 5 - 8 Tracking down your Membership Bill Buchanan 6: 24 - 25 Secretary (Buchanan) Tragedy in Archangel Jim Smith 26: 35 - 43 transcript of talk by Claire Using business Archives for Family 20: 6 - 14 History Research Part 1 Paterson transcript of talk by Claire Using Business Archives for Family 21: 4 - 11 History Research Part 2 Paterson Visit to Mormon Library at Salt Lake Bill Buchanan 10: 17 - 20 City War Walks (Ypres) Part 1 Jim & Janet Smith 22: 39 - 42 War Walks (Ypres) Part 2 Jim & Janet Smith 23: 8 - 15 Well Known Faces report of talk by David Roberts 14: 17 - 18 transcript of talk by Margaret 22: 7 - 13 What’s in a Name Part 1 Kane transcript of talk by Margaret 23: 19 – 25 What’s in a name Part 2 Kane What’s In A Name (naming M. Murray, editor 1: 35 - 36 practises) Why Can’t I Find That Record? report of talk by David Webster 24: 5 - 7 William Grant of the 42nd Black Peter Grant 7: 11 - 17 Watch William Stanford – the last Waterloo Ian L. Burton 4: 7 – 9 Veteran in Paisley Witch Hunting in Inverclyde Talk – Neil Dickson 31: 10 - 15 Witchcraft Association Talk – Jean Scollay 26: 20 - 23 report of talk by Frank 21: 18 – 23 Woodside Cemetery McFadyen World War 2 Bombing of Paisley Jim Smith 25: 25 – 38 Wotherspoon’s Glenfield Starch Judi Allan-Balavoine 19: 14 – 17 Works