The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... Greenock with the " Eng- lishe's " baggage should receive 18s for each horse , and those that went to Glasgow to get 6s 8d each . The lands of Snawdoun ( Sneddon ) were bought by the town in 1655 from Robert Fork . It seems that there ...
... Greenock with the " Eng- lishe's " baggage should receive 18s for each horse , and those that went to Glasgow to get 6s 8d each . The lands of Snawdoun ( Sneddon ) were bought by the town in 1655 from Robert Fork . It seems that there ...
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... Greenock : the fare was four shillings . About 1782 , cotton mills were first erected on various streams of the county ; and soon the manufacture of muslin took the place of silk gauze in Paisley . In 1784 , the population was 17,560 ...
... Greenock : the fare was four shillings . About 1782 , cotton mills were first erected on various streams of the county ; and soon the manufacture of muslin took the place of silk gauze in Paisley . In 1784 , the population was 17,560 ...
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... Greenock ) that communi- cated between Paisley and Glasgow was a clumsy six - seated conveyance , which ran to Glasgow on the market days . This vehicle never moved till it was fully freighted ; and the fare was five shillings . In 1825 ...
... Greenock ) that communi- cated between Paisley and Glasgow was a clumsy six - seated conveyance , which ran to Glasgow on the market days . This vehicle never moved till it was fully freighted ; and the fare was five shillings . In 1825 ...
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... Greenock , James Macfarlane , £ 31 10 0 10 10 0 220 330 2 2 0 2 12 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 We find that fifty years ago , sportsmen were as able to have large bags as now . On Monday 13th August , 1827 , three gentlemen on one portion of ...
... Greenock , James Macfarlane , £ 31 10 0 10 10 0 220 330 2 2 0 2 12 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 We find that fifty years ago , sportsmen were as able to have large bags as now . On Monday 13th August , 1827 , three gentlemen on one portion of ...
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... Greenock , when it received a check . The loco- motive was then abandoned , and a coach , drawn by horse power substituted . The coach con- tinued to ply till the present Renfrew Railway in connection with the Joint Line started about ...
... Greenock , when it received a check . The loco- motive was then abandoned , and a coach , drawn by horse power substituted . The coach con- tinued to ply till the present Renfrew Railway in connection with the Joint Line started about ...
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Abbey Abbot Abercorn appointed Bailies Baillie and Council Barr & M'Nab Barrhead bell boats Brown building built burgesses burgh called Campbell Canal Cart Causeyside cholera Church City of Glasgow Clyde coach Coats Cochran CONTRIBUTED BY J. W. C. County Craig Cross death died Dunoon Earl Edinburgh Elderslie erected feet Foxbar Gavin Stewart Glasgow Bank Gleniffer Braes Gourock Greenock HISTORICAL SKETCH horse hour inhabitants James John Johnstone Joseph Whitehead July Kelburne Kerr Kilbarchan King kirk Lady Brisbane Lady Kelburne Lord magistrates manufacture meeting Messrs Barr Miss morning named Neilston o'clock Paslay passengers Peter Coats population pounds Scots Presbytery prisoners Provost quhilk race received Renfrew Renfrew Railway Renfrewshire river Robert Saint Mirin sall Scotland Scots Sheriff Sneddon Spiers steamer steeple Stewart stones Stranraer subscriptions taken tion Tolbooth took place Town Council TOWN OF PAISLEY unemployed William Wynd