RENFREWSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Journal Index
From Issue 1 (1999) to Issue 25 ( 2011)
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out of date have not been included.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
marjorymcgregor@hotmail.co.uk giving the Title and Reference. This will be sent as
an attachment to you as an e-mail.
TITLE
A Chance Conversation (Russell)
John R. McGregor
Addicted To Ancestors
report of talk by Rev. Alan Sorensen
Addressing The Ancestors
report of talk by Alan Steel
Adventures and Exiles – The Great Scottish Exodus Book review by Bill Buchanan
A Greenock Family Snap (Turkington)
Margaret Campbell
A Greenock Pauper’s Death & Hoard (Miller)
Newspaper Extract
A Letter and an E-mail (McQueen)
Bill Buchanan
An Immigrant’s Story (Lusk)
Part 1
James & Janet Smith
An Immigrant’s Story
Part 2
James & Janet Smith
An Intriguing Paisley Street Name
John Carson
A Musical family from Greenock (Cross and McLardy)
William Buchanan
Another Look At Auchmountain (Sailing Ship)
Michael Clark
Another Renfrewshire Hero of Corunna & Waterloo (Morrison) Newspaper Extract
A Question of Survival (Kennedy)
Charles Dawson
A Paisley Family History and Unlocking Family Memories (Howe) Alison Armstrong
Archibald Lochhead of Johnstone
Mavis E. Gray
A Tale from Erskine’s Heritors Records ( Renton & Carrick)
W. Cross, Editor
A Treasury of Sources in The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
report of talk by
Valerie Adams
A Tribute to John Herd of Paisley
Olive Martin
Auld Erskine’s Secrets
W. Cross, Editor
Aunt Ada’s Tin of In Memorium Cards (Buchanan)
Bill Buchanan
Ayrshire Archives – Preserving the written heritage of Ayrshire report of talk by
Kevin Wilbraham
Barrhead Long Ago
W. Cross, Editor
Belgium Refugees who died in Paisley 1914 – 1919
Marion Murray
Born in Greenock from the London Times
W. Cross, Editor
Brief History of the MacBraynes
W. Cross, Editor
Brief History of Poaching
W. Cross, Editor
Burgh Voters, Johnstone 1860
W. Cross, Editor
Captain Tomas Fisher of Greenock
Michael Clark
Carsewell of Kirkgunzeon Parish
Robert Ford DeBoo
Castles and Country Houses of Scotland
report of talk by Margaret Anderson
Castle Semple
Andrew Eadie
Church Burial Sites in Paisley
Marion Murray
Church Records
report of talk by Elizabeth Mortimer
Clyde Steamers in the American Civil War 1861 – 1865
Part 1
Michael Clark
Clyde Steamers in the American Civil War 1861 – 1865
Part 2
Michael Clark
Coats Mills
report of talk by Eleanor Clark
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Crime & Punishment in Renfrewshire (1843)
Newspaper Extract
Death of a Great Paisley Character (Donald)
Newspaper Extract
Deaths (Hazzle)
Newspaper Extract
Digging up a Paisley Ancestor (Rowand)
David Rowand
Discovery of an early Family Relic of William Cross of
Inchinnan, Port Glasgow & Greenock (1795 – 1856)
William Cross
Down by the Riverside; Paisley & The River Cart report of talk by David Roberts
Down With The Clans
report of talk by Alan Steel
Earl Gray Disaster Greenock, 1835
Barbara Morrison
Earl Gray Trial Extracts
Barbara Morrison
Erskine’s Auld Kirkyard and an Old Parochial Schoolmaster
Recalled to Life. (John Balfour Robertson)
William Cross
Family Fairy Stories (Cruickshanks)
report of talk by David Boswell
Family History from Old Newspapers
report of talk by Ken Nisbet
Family History on the Cheap
Bill Buchanan
Family History Sources in Ayrshire
report of talk by Anne Geddes
Family Names in Renfrewshire
report of talk by Alan Steel
Family Pedigree of Commander James Buchanan RAN
Bill Buchanan
Freeholders of Renfrewshire & Scotland report of talk by Willie Cross & Monty Dart
From Greenock to Dunedin (Rev. Thomas Burns)
Bill Buchanan
From Paisley to Pipiriki N.Z: The Hatrick Empire report of talk by Robert Campbell
Gallipoli Headstone
Cathy Craig
Genealogical Research – Sources and Services available at the NLS
report of talk by Janice McFarlane
General George McArthur – Son of Erskine
W. Cross, editor
Gilbert Smith and Castlehead Church
Jim Smith
Glasgow Police
report of talk by Alistair Dinsmore
Greenock Murders (Storey)
W. Cross, editor
Happy Birthday (Burrows)
Newspaper Extract
Health Board Records
report of talk by
Karl Magee
Henry Bell and Comet
W. Cross, editor
Heraldry as it relates to Family History
report of talk by Charles John Burnett
Highland Mary – The “Connection” and Beyond
Cathy Craig
Historical Graveyards in Renfrewshire
report of talk by Duncan McIntosh
History of Quarrier’s Homes
report of talk by Bill Dunbar
How one Greenock Town Clerk faced an assassin (1848)
W. Cross, editor
Irish Ancestry
report of talk by
Sheila Duffy
Irish Sources in Glasgow City Archives
report of talk by Dr. Irene O’Brien
James Buchanan: A Mystery Solved (Or is it?)
Cathy Craig
James Buchanan :The Story Continues
Cathy Craig
James Buchanan - Meeting the Descendants
Cathy Craig
Janet Barr Buchanan
Bill Buchanan
John Cross, Glasgow’s Municipal Man
W. Cross, editor
Just Across The Water (McKenzie)
Bill Buchanan
Keighley Headstone (Millar)
W. Cross, editor
Kilbarchan Poor
Marion Murray
Lesser Used Resources in the Mitchell Library, Glasgow report of talk by Ann Escott
Lochwinnoch Roll Of Honour
Marion Murray
Long Distance Research
report of talk by
John Allen
Looking for Uncle Alex
Isobel McCully
Loss of Three Lives at Hurlet (Thomson)
Newspaper Extract
Lost Local Sailing Ships in the Pacific Coal Trade 1892-1896
Michael Clark
Matthew Wilson – Weaver, Soldier, Spirit Merchant
Ian Wilson
Members of Parliament for the County of Renfrewshire 1707 – 1869 W. Cross, editor
Merchants and Traders of the Burghs
report of talk by Elizabeth Montgomery
Middle Names
report of talk by
John C. M. Allen
Millars of Barrhead and Neilston
Part 1
Tim Millar
Millars of Barrhead and Neilston
Part 2
Tim Millar
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3: 27
20: 14
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4: 32 – 33
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10: 36 - 40
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3: 31 - 32
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Millars of Barrhead and Neilston
Part 3
Tim Millar
Millars of Barrhead and Neilston
Part 4
Tim Millar
Missing Links
report of talk by
Nancy Roy
Murder Not Proven (Agnes Cumming)
Marion Murray
My Long Journey to become a Family Researcher
Bill Buchanan
My McQuarrie Relations
Bill Buchanan
My Relations in Chile (McQueen)
Bill Buchanan
My Special Place (Essie, Aberdeenshire)
Tom Graham
McArthur, McLean and Adam Families
Part 1
Colin Adam
McArthur, McLean and Adam Families
Part 2
Colin Adam
Old Inchinnan Burial Ground
W. Cross, editor
Old Renfrewshire Mines
report of talk by
Brian Skillen
One Member’s link with Rabbie Burns
Cathy Craig
Owners of Lands & Heritages of One Acre or more from Renfrewshire in 1881
W.Cross, editor
Paisley and Renfrewshire Families
report of talk by
James Wardrop
Paisley Canal Boat Disaster
William Cross
Paisley Daily Express 1893 – Christmas 55 years ago
Jim Smith
Paisley Pamphlets
report of talk by
Valerie Reilly
Paisley Poor Law Records
report of talk by
Patricia Burke
Paisley’s Poor House Records Revealed
Ethel Brown
Paisley Relations in New Zealand (Buchanan)
Bill Buchanan
Paisley Shawls
report of talk by
Valerie Reilly
Paisley to Pullen Vale and Back (Currie)
Ronda Johnson
Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow Reveals his Family Tree
report of talk by
Patrick Boyle
Penguins: How they made the Ayrshire Potato what it is today
Michael Clark
Persons from the Parish of Houston charged with poaching in 1716 Andrew Eadie
Peter Bowman Fisher
Michael Clark
Photographs on Family History in Paisley Museum presentation by David Roberts
Planting Your Roots on a Map
report of talk by
Diana Webster
Poaching in the Parish of Kilmacolm in 1716
Andrew Eadie
Poor Rates in Johnstone 1857
Marion Murray
President’s Report (Early days)
David Rowand
Putting Flesh on the Bones !! (Killicoat)
report of talk by
David Killicoat
Putting your Relations in their Place
report of talk by
Paula Williams
Map Curator NLS
Recollections of the Craig Family
Part 1
T. Graham
Recollections of the Craig Family
Part 2
T. Graham
Records at Glasgow University & Business Records Centre
report of talk by
Simon Bennett
Records in Argyll & Bute
report of talk by
Murdo MacDonald
Records in Paisley Museum – Incorporation of Old Weavers Society David Roberts
Renfrewshire Cart-Wright Society 1799 – 1817
Marion Murray
Renfrewshire Deaths & Burial Index : Causes of death Part1
Barbara Morrison
Renfrewshire Deaths & Burial Index : Causes of death Part 2
Barbara Morrison
Renfrewshire Deserters 1778
Newspaper Extracts
Renfrewshire Disasters of the 19th Century
report of talk by
William Cross
Renfrewshire Election 1873
Part 1
W. Cross, editor
Renfrewshire Election 1873
Part 2
W. Cross, editor
Renfrewshire Hearth & Poll Tax Rolls of the 1690’s
Report of talk by
John Malden
Renfrewshire Game Certificates July – September 1853
W. Cross, editor
Renfrewshire Legends (Holden)
W. Cross, editor
Renfrewshire Legends (John Hemming)
W. Cross, editor
Renfrewshire Legends (Braidwood)
Part 1
W. Cross, editor
Renfrewshire Legends (Braidwood)
Part 2
W. Cross, editor
Renfrewshire Legends (Semphill & Fraser)
W. Cross, editor
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4: 41
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12: 3 – 4
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14: 13 – 16
15: 34
Renfrewshire Legends (William Quarrier)
W. Cross. Editor
Renfrewshire Military Regiments
report of talk by Major (retd) Alastair Campbell
Renfrewshire Records at The Mitchell Library, Glasgow
report of talk by
Andrew Jackson
Renfrewshire Women (Ann Semple)
Monty Dart
Researching the 19th Century Merchant Navy
Part 1
Michael Clark
Researching the 19th Century Merchant Navy
Part 2
Michael Clark
Researching your Scottish Ancestors at Kew
Part 1
W. Cross, editor
Researching your Scottish Ancestors at Kew
Part 2
W. Cross, editor
Researching your Scottish Ancestors at Kew
Part 3
W. Cross, editor
Restoration of Blackhall
report of talk by Alex Strachan of Blackhall Castle
Results from an Inauspicious Beginning (Black)
Barbara Morrison
Riot at Lochwinnoch 1840
Newspaper Extract
Robert Anderson, Innkeeper
Olive Martin
Robert Brown 1810 – 1895 Ferguslie Fireclay Works Part1
based on talk by F. G. Hay
Robert Brown 1810 – 1895 Ferguslie Fireclay Works Part 2
based no talk by F. G. Hay
Robert Brown 1810 - 1895 Ferguslie Fireclay Works Part 3
based on talk by F. G. Hay
Robert Brown 1810 – 1895 Ferguslie Fireclay Works Part 4
based on talk by F. G. Hay
Robert Brown 1810 - 1895 Ferguslie Fireclay Works Part 5
based on talk by F. G. Hay
Robert Brown 1810 – 1895 Ferguslie Fireclay Works
Part 6
based on talk by
Robert Cross: Forgotten Legend
Bill Buchanan
Royal Burgh of Renfrew – Summary of Town Council Minutes M. Murray, editor
Schoolmastering in Renfrewshire : Inchinnan Parish
W. Cross, editor
Scottish Archives Network (SCAN)
report of talk by
Robin Urquhart
Scottish Catholic Archives
from information given by
Andrew Nicol
Scottish Church Records
Part 1
Andrew Eadie
Scottish Church Records
Part 2
Andrew Eadie
Scottish Legal Records
presentation by
David Roberts
Scottish Military Research Group
report of talk by
Adam Brown
Scottish Records Before 1707
Part 1
W. Cross, editor
Scottish Records Before 1707
Part 2
W. Cross, editor
Scottish Records Before 1707
Part 3
W. Cross, editor
Sir Gabriel Wood’s Mariner’s Asylum, Greenock
Isobel McCully
Sources on Scotlands Fishing Industry
W. Cross, editor
Sources from Renfrewshire Family History Society
Barbara Morrison
Spirit of Sir A. Agnew’s Bill (Hamilton)
W. Cross. editor
Stanely Castle ( In tribute to Dennis Topen)
W. Cross, editor
Storage of family photographs and family history items
based on talk by
Louise Carroll
Surnames from Medieval Renfrewshire (Aikinhead – Bryson)
Alan Steel
Surnames from Medieval Renfrewshire (Caddell – Doughald)
Alan Steel
Surnames from Medieval Renfrewshire (Eaglesham – Gilmour)
Alan Steel
Surnames from Medieval Renfrewshire (Greenlees – Jaap/ Jobson)
Alan Steel
Surnames from Medieval Renfrewshire ( Jamieson – Kyle)
Alan Steel
Tannahill
report of talk by
David Rowand
Thanks to Percy ( McClegg)
Jim Adam
The Caldwells of Renfrewshire
W. Cross, editor
The Cartsdyke Worthies, Weel may the boatie row
Thomas S. C. Gilmour
The Challenges of Family History Research
Report of talk by
John Davidson
The Diary of William Allison of Mearns and New Kilpatrick 1817 - 1866
Dorothy E. McGuire
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5: 28 - 29
3: 13
15: 7 - 8
18: 4 – 8
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7: 31 – 34
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2: 7
4: 29
6: 18 - 19
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10: 26 - 27
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20: 30 - 33
22: 14 - 16
23: 38 - 43
18: 22 - 24
15: 30
6: 3 - 4
16: 28 – 29
12: 18 - 19
6: 42
15: 21 - 25
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19: 18 - 22
21: 12 - 17
24: 19 – 20
16: 36 - 37
13: 36
4: 26
1: 8 - 10
21: 28 - 36
The Extended Family of Friendship (Formation of Society) Marion Murray, editor
The Family of Waterston
Presentation by
John R. McGregor
The Great Storm of 1881 (Gavin Abraham 1840 – 1881)
Margaret Kibble
The Greenock Blitz through May Rennie’s Eyes
Leslie Anne Hendra
The High court of Admiralty Scotland Records 1627 – 1750
Michael Clark
The “Highland Mary” Campbell Family Part 1
Cathy Craig
The “Highland Mary” Campbell Family Conclusion
Cathy Craig
The Loyal Erskine and Inchinnan Yeomanry 1802
Marion Murray
The Murphy Family of Inverkip and Greenock Part 1
Robert O’Donnell
The Murphy Family of Inverkip and Greenock Part 2
Robert O’Donnell
The Paisley Town Guards of Olden Times
W. Cross, editor
The Pritchard Story
William G. Pritchard
The Reform Bill For Scotland 1868
Barbara Morrison
The Role of the Clans and Families in the 21st Century report of talk by the
Much Hon. Duncan W. Paisley of Westerlea
The Scots Poor Law System 1424 – 1948
William Cross
The Smuggler, The Exciseman, Murder Most Foul and the BBC (Kennedy)
Ross N. Hutton
The Soga Family
Bill Buchanan
The Somme Battlefields
Jim & Janet Smith
The Story of a Famous Paisley Shawl
John Wilson
The Then and Now of Family history
report of talk by
Thom Waugh
The Twins (Anderson)
Olive Martin
The Weaver’s Cottage at Paisley
report of talk by
Ellen Farmer
The Wicked Lady (Cross)
Bill Buchanan
The Wilsons of Erskine
Bill Buchanan
Thomas Smith of Glasgow
report of talk by
Isobel McCully
Tracking down your Membership Secretary (Buchanan)
Bill Buchanan
Using business Archives for Family History Research Part 1
transcript of talk by
Claire Paterson
Using Business Archives for Family History Research Part 2
transcript of talk by
Claire Paterson
Visit to Mormon Library at Salt Lake City
Bill Buchanan
War Walks (Ypres)
Part 1
Jim & Janet Smith
War Walks (Ypres)
Part 2
Jim & Janet Smith
Well Known Faces
report of talk by
David Roberts
What’s In A Name (naming practises)
M. Murray, editor
What’s in a Name
Part 1
transcript of talk by
Margaret Kane
What’s in a name
Part 2
transcript of talk by
Margaret Kane
Why Can’t I Find That Record?
report of talk by
David Webster
William Grant of the 42nd Black Watch
Peter Grant
William Stanford – the last Waterloo Veteran in Paisley
Ian L. Burton
Woodside Cemetery
report of talk by
Frank McFadyen
World War 2 Bombing of Paisley
Jim Smith
Wotherspoon’s Glenfield Starch Works
Judi Allan-Balavoine
18th Century Paisley Textile Families
report of talk by
Stuart Nisbet
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