Help reading a street name

daj · Post by **daj** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:10 pm

Can anyone help in reading a street name from this birth record please

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/33488/1882-B1-section.tiff

Right in the centre of the document, "3 B......... Street, Glasgow"

I have an idea but will not say it here so as not to put ideas in your mind. I can't find a street name that resembles it in either a current map or a NLS map from the 1890's so I am guessing I am wrong

The Birth record was for 1882

thanks

Muriel · Post by **Muriel** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:14 pm

I'd say Balmanno.

Muriel

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:25 pm

daj wrote:Can anyone help in reading a street name from this birth record please

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/33488/1882-B1-section.tiff

Right in the centre of the document, "3 B......... Street, Glasgow"

I have an idea but will not say it here so as not to put ideas in your mind. I can't find a street name that resembles it in either a current map or a NLS map from the 1890's so I am guessing I am wrong

The Birth record was for 1882

thanks

I thought it was Balmains Street but here they are in 1881 -

Dwelling: 3 Balmans St
Census Place: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203645 GRO Ref Volume 644-5 EnumDist 18 Page 4
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
William JAMIESON M 38 M Springburn, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Provision Merchant
Helen R. JAMIESON M 31 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Wife
Hugh JAMIESON 10 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
William JAMIESON 8 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Helen JAMIESON 6 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Occ: Scholar
Johnston JAMIESON 4 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Son
Thomas JAMIESON 1 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Son
Johnston ROBERTSON U 21 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Bro In Law
Occ: Spirit Shop Assistant
Jessie ROBERTSON U 17 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Sister In Law
Occ: Provn Shop Assistant
Jessie LESLIE U 17 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Cousin
Occ: Provn Shop Assistant
Janet NEILSON 19 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Serv
Occ: Servant Housemaid

Regards,
Annette

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:52 pm

Actually Muriel's right with Balmanno. If you follow the enumerators route you come to Portland St, Dean St and Tarbet St. If you zoom in to square V1. 11. 7 on this map you'll find them all there.

daj · Post by **daj** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:54 pm

Thanks -- I never though to check the census.

I thought it was Balmains or Balmanno but was erring on the side of Balmains as it looks like it has a dotted i in the name

Do you think Balmans is a transcription error? not that I can find either in a map of the Blackfriars area of Glasgow but I will keep looking

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:55 pm

daj wrote:Thanks -- I never though to check the census.

I thought it was Balmains or Balmanno but was erring on the side of Balmains as it looks like it has a dotted i in the name

Do you think Balmans is a transcription error? not that I can find either in a map of the Blackfriars area of Glasgow.

We've crossed posts daj see my link.

daj · Post by **daj** » Thu May 21, 2009 11:21 pm

thanks nelmit

On the NLS website you can overlay the 1857 map onto a current google map -- it is incredible the number of streets that disappeared under the university, including Balmanno Street

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