The district of Hutchesontown was part of the Gorbals on Glasgow’s south-side. This is where our Craig family lived from at least 1881, having moved from Rutherglen (off the map to the bottom right). The Brown-Pinkerton family left Kilmarnock around 1873 — first to Paisley, and then Dalkeith, near Edinburgh. However, by 1891, they had moved to the area close by Oatlands Square in Hutchesontown. In 1927, my grandfather Thomas [5] Craig was living in Waddell Street when he married my granny, “Sissy” Brown, who was living at 221 Caledonia Road, though she was born in Lime Street, just 300 meters further east. My great-grandmother Annie Brown was still living nearby at 166 Caledonia Road when she died in 1943.
This area was also home to some of the Galt and Ferguson families for a while. Robyn’s 3g-grandmother, Margaret Howie and her husband Gabriel [3] Galt had moved from Kilwinning, Ayrshire, to Glasgow by 1841, and had lived on the north side till at least 1871. However, for the 1881 census, the widowed Margaret and her son Gabriel [4] Galt (widower of Helen Littlejohn) were living in South Wellington Street — by the following census, they had moved further south to Govanhill. Mary Ferguson, d/o Thomas Ferguson of Cumnock, was living in Sandyfaulds Street when her husband, Joseph Tosh, died in 1878. She returned to Cumnock shortly after, and migrated with her parents to Pennsylvania in 1889. Similarly, her sister Janet Ferguson was living at 131 Caledonia Road when she married William Herd, and they were living at 51 Mathieson Street in 1891, just 4 months before they too migrated to Pennsylvania in July of that year.
Waddell Street, Hutchesontown (early 1900s). My grandfather, Thomas [5] Craig lived in this street when he married my grandmother, Mary Brown, in 1927.
A view of Main Street, Gorbals in the late 19th century.
hi …. I am also doing a project on my family from Hutchesontown from 1850 on…. :)
Hi Collette,
Good luck with your project. I hope the information on this site can be of some use to you.
:-)
Alan
I was very pleased to find this information. I have been looking for information on my husband’s father,Robert John Fullerton. Robert grew up on Govan street from 1907-1929, we think. He immigrated to Canada in 1929. I was hoping that while you were doing your research you came across his family, as we know little about him before coming to Canada.
Hi Colleen,
My wife has a John Fullarton in her family tree, and he was born in Ireland and died in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, in 1893. His 2nd marriage to my wife’s 2g-grandaunt (Catherine Ferguson), but I don’t think they had any children. His first wife was Mary Johnston, and they had two children: Elizabeth (1850) and William (1853).
Other than that, we don’t seem to have any other “Fullerton/Fullarton” names in our tree.
Cheers,
Alan
Thank you for getting back to me. My husbands family is believed to have come from Ireland, so maybe there is a connection. We will be in Scotland in September so we will have something to go look into. Thank you for the information, I really appreciate it. Cheers.
Surname
FULLERTON
Forename
ROBERT JOHN
Spouse Surname
NEIL
Spouse Forename his parents?
SARAH
Year
1905
Ref
644 / 12 / 26
RD Name
Gorbals
Surname Is this your man do you think? Scotlands People
FULLERTON
Forename
ROBERT JOHN
Mother’s Maiden Name
NEIL
Gender
M
Year
1907
Ref
644 / 15 / 44
RD Name
Hutchesontown
Thank you for the message.
My husband’s dad was Robert John but we know nothing about who his mom was. Robert never really talked about his parents. However Robert was born in 1907. We only had the abbreviated certificate of birth. But on the certificate it says District number 644-15, Entry number 44. We also know he was born in Hutchesontown,Burgh,Glasgow..
Looking for pictures of Pine street or Regent street. My husbands grandmother was a 47 Pine St and at 105 Regent street in 1888
Hi Katherine,
Pine Street used to run south-west off Rutherglen Road down to Caledonia Road, but this area has now all been redeveloped. If you look at my map, it’s the street opposite Snowden Street, parallel to Glimour Street (and running alongside Oatlands Square).
If you look at the picture I have of Ruthergen Road on this page:
https://www.craig-galt.info/craig-brown/craig-norwood-1871-1932/
… it’s the first street on the left (street name just visible).
Regent Street is more of a challenge. I can’t find any street of that name from the late 1800s in the Hutchesontown/Gorbals district. There is a West Regent Street in Glasgow central, running parallel between West George Street and Bath Street (past Blythswood Square).
Hope that helps a bit.
Cheers,
Alan
Hi Alan. Thank you for all the maps you have on your site. My Dad Peter Menzies was born in 1927 at 61 Soho Street District of Camlachie I guess Soho Street would have looked a lot like Waddell Street. We are heading up to Glasgow in July to explore the area my Dad was born and I am trying to collate as much information as I can before I go. Although the area has totally changed a road called Fordneuk Street still stands and it ran more or less opposite Soho Street.
Just really wanted to thank you for sharing your information. Also enjoying reading about your family.
Kind Regards
Agnes Dumpleton
Hi Agnes,
Many thanks for your kind words. I’m so pleased you’ve enjoyed the read.
My dad was also born in 1927 at Camlachie (Westmuir Street) – there’s a coincidence. Also, my 4g-grandmother was living at 47 Soho Street in 1855, a bit before your dad, but I suspect it may have looked similar even after all those years! :)
Yes, Glasgow has changed a good deal since those days. Most of my immediate paternal ancestors lived at Hutchesontown in the late 1800s to the 1950s, but that area has changed beyond recognition.
However, enjoy your visit to Glasgow!
Best regards,
Alan
My material grandmother Cgarlotte Kerr Douglaswas born on 30th August 1903 at 18 South Shamrock street, Glasgow in the district of Hutchesontown. Her parents were James Douglas, a plasterer and Jane Douglas nee Fiddes. They were married in 1887 in Aberlady Parish. After the birth of their children the family moved to Deanston, near Doune. I wondered if there were any old photos of South shamrock street or other information about the area. Thank you.