RENFREWSHIRE 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 Articles where the information is considered now out of date have not been included.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 London 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 Scotland 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 Glasgow & 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.