Research into Thomas Neil. Quarrier Who Died of Cholera 7th February 1854
Research into Thomas Neil. Quarrier Who Died of Cholera 7th February 1854
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Some Observations of Handloom Weavers in Glasgow 1790-1830
The Textile Trade In Scotland in General Before the American War of Independence, the tobacco trade had been a major source of wealth in Scotland (contributing largely to Glasgow’s growth). Subsequently the Americans could sell freely anywhere, resulting in a substantial decrease in Scotland’s trade. This resulted in investment being diverted into cotton, and this…
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Who Lived in Muirhead Street, Gorbals in 1841?
I had found Agnes Feren and her sons, Charles and John living in Muirhead Street, Gorbals, Glasgow in the 1841 Census. Her husband, Thomas Neill, was not living with them and Agnes is listed under her maiden name. The children are McNeils not Neills. Since Agnes, Thomas and Charles have been such a brick wall…
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Some Research into the Burt Family
A hint from Ancestry set me down a rabbit hole concerning the Burt family. My William Ramsay married Margaret burt in 1810 and this concerns her siblings and parents I don’t know if I really want to add any of this as I found some of it hard to verify. Other bits seemed good but…
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WordPress Migration to Hostinger
Various of my WordPress web sites were loading extremely slowly on my 1&1 Ionos hosting and I was keen to try out an alternative hosting company to see if I could get better load speeds. I looked at a few of the options and settled on Hostinger.
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An Experiment With Chat GPT – what can you tell me about being a weaver in the Glasgow of the 1820s ?
I tried asking Chat GPT some questions about the life of a weaver in Glasgow in the 1820s and in particular, the housing conditions and industrial development and inventions in the weaving industry in Glasgow at that time and going forward. It came up with some very good copy. I went ont to ask about demography and immigration in Glasgow 1820-1840. Again it did very well and provided excellent skeletons on which to add some flesh for the family history web site.