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Hi I would like to know if anyone could help me? My great-great grandfather was a fisheman in Wemyss Fife as was his father and I am assuming that means they were on fishing boats, how would I find out what boats they were on. My Great-grandfathers name was Walter Robertson born 1822 his father was ...

Hello there MB
Thanks for responding so fast, I will try what you said
regards Marion x

I wonder if anyone can help me, I have found out that my great-great grandfather and his father before him were fishermen in Wemyss fife. I am assuming that means that they went out in fishing boats? how would I go about finding which boats they were on? My great-great grandfathers name was Walter R...

I heard of you through the sunnygovan website that is a website for all us people who originally came from Govan.
regards Marion Robertson

Hi Marion, I lived at Burleigh Street opposite The Black Man. My mum and dad met while they both had part time jobs at The Lyceum and we moved in 1963 when I was 11. I went to Harmony Row then Hill's Trust. Govan has changed a lot since we grew up there. Regards, Annette Hi Annette I also went to H...

Hi Nina , Thanks a million I will look into the information you gave me Marion x HI Nina someone contacted me on the sunnygovan website and they are sure it changed in 1932 thanks again marion x

Hello Marion, This 1927 Glasgow Directory has a Holms Street, Govan, (1927streetlist43.jpg) but no sign of a Wanlock Street (1927streetlist59.jpg). Presumably change was after 1927. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glasgow/index-glas.htm Alan Hi Alan I was contacted by someone on t...

This is my favourite site for Glasgow street name changes. http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk/info-streetschanged2.html The street names changed around the early 1930s. I used to play at the swing park there? :D Regards, Annette Hi Annette I was contacted by someone on the sunnygovan website and they ar...

Hi Nina ,
Thanks a million I will look into the information you gave me
Marion x

Hi Folks I wonder if any members can help me I am trying to find out when the street names in Govan Glasgow were changed I am specially interested in finding out when Holmes Street changed to Wanlock Street . I know it was changed by 1936? I would appreciate any information given hope to hear from s...