Sometime in the early 1870s James Paul stepped out from the family home at 21 Clyde Street (now Abercromby Street), Calton, east Glasgow for pastures new. He was 18 and listed his occupation as Paper Box Maker. What spurred James on we can only speculate: a family row, adventure or bettering his position? Crowded House… Continue reading Scottish Ancestors
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Scottish Connections?
According to my father, James Baden Thorp his mother, Alice Brownhill Thorp, maintained a claim to Scottish ancestry. From some very vague recollections I understood this to be on her father’s side: James Brownhill Paul. James Brownhill Paul was the son of James Paul and Elizabeth Brownhill. JBP was born in Sheffield, Wincobank, in 1879… Continue reading Scottish Connections?
Finding Scottish Roots
Much is lost over time, stories are forgotten and links broken, such is family history. One of the tasks of the family historian is to unearth the links and fill in the blanks from the little that remains. One such artefact passed to me by my father was the belief that the Paul branch of… Continue reading Finding Scottish Roots
Genealogical Jigsaw 