Old Photographs Paisley Renfrewshire Scotland

Old photographs of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The Industrial Revolution based on the textile industry turned Paisley from a small market town to an important industrial town in the late 18th century. Its location attracted English mill owners; immigrants from Ayrshire and the Highlands poured in to a town that offered paying jobs to women and children. By the middle of the19th century weaving had become the town's principal industry. The Paisley weavers' most famous product were the shawls, which bore the Paisley Pattern made fashionable after being worn by a young Queen Victoria. The American Civil War of 1861 to 1865 cut off cotton supplies to the textile mills of Paisley. The mills in 1861 had a stock of cotton in reserve, but by 1862 there was large scale shortages and closures

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Amazing that you can still recognize so much of the town

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[@patriciayohn6136]

Nice to see this, my Great Great Paternal Grandfather came to Philadelphia from Paisley. He learned his trade there. He was a tailor and he left Paisley in 1859. His name was John Bell.

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[@joaniebx8845]

thankyou so very much for sharing theses incredible images. such a lovely collection of time gone by. I didn't appreciate the story of Paisley until researching my ancestors. Its what it must have looked like then. thank you.

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[@xvsupremacy7190]

Ohh aye my faether was frae Paisley .

[@jammyscouser2583]

Wow. This is where a line of my family came from before emigrating to New Zealand in the 1840's

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[@marsiegue4806]

It's great to see where my Grandmother s family came from.. 💙

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[@Inveteratedaydreaner]

Thanks for putting the lovely pics up! :)

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[@Bren-ms3ml]

it's so good to see it's pretty much the same .and you got in my most favourite buildings the museum and library ..my fount of knowledge .

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[@jeanettefroelich7088]

Wonderful photographs!! It would be wonderful to have dates for them. My 2nd and 3rd great grandparents worked the mills in the Johnstone mills down the street. My 2nd great grandmother Anna, was left an orphan at age 2 when the cholera epidemic came through the area in 1832. We know nothing else about the McCormick/Cummings line. Anna was sent to live with an aunt who also died from cholera. She was put into a workhouse near the factory in Johnstone for several years, picking up the things that fell behind the looms and such, and eventually taken home by one of the workers, John Leishman, and raised in his home. I would certainly like to know more about Anna's parents! We think they are buried in the mass grave in Paisley. Looking at these pictures makes me wonder if any of these fine looking people are her people!

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[@smallfeet4581]

interesting to read about a workhouse in johnstone , and such a sad story , hope you find out some info

[@williamconnell6541]

I was born in Paisley January 1959 apparently the 4th last born at the hospital before it was decommissioned , i would love to know the name of the hospital if anyone has any ideas that would be much appreciated, sadly both parents have passed so i'm only going on what i remember when i was a child in Scotland, My father worked at Roots car factory and i absolutely loved their Christmas functions, my god it was brilliant back then as a kid :)

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[@stephenmuirhead2615]

That would've been the Barshaw hospital, probably. My dad was a cycle checker foreman(as a wee yin I thought he checked bikes but it was just a fancy term for stock taker foreman) at Rootes (spelt with an e) and I remember those Christmas parties. Great fun.

[@tomncar]

I was born in Barshaw Hospital 1956, just adding my 2p to Stephen's comment and think my younger sister's were Glasgow. Think I went to the Rootes Christmas , had an Aunt,Uncle and Cousin all worked there Eddie,Cathy and Drew (Andy) Craig sadly all have passed now.

[@margueritemorgan7153]

William Connell my grandad was from Paisley and his cousin Married Connell.John Connell and Mary Neville. My grandad was Mclaren.

[@juliemcmeekin2095]

barshaw i was born there in 1951 barshaw park was always busy.

[@laurencesmith2199]

1:13 , there's a gable end in front of the abbey where the auld Johnstone bus stop was . I don't remember that .

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[@nerjadude]

Fantastical

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[@Teenibash1969]

What a proud clean town it was. Shameful now.

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[@magsmacgee3708]

Love the footage. Any information on the lady at the very beginning of the film?

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[@smallfeet4581]

knew most places but one or two wasnt sure of , been nice to have dates and place names

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[@catherinebold2649]

Thank you for your video, really enjoyed looking at this :) Do you have any information of the photograph @ 4:19 ?

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[@jk2219]

Council has a lot to answer for

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[@sandrascott5299]

Never forgave the council for tearing down beautiful buildings and replacing them with monstrosities we have today.

[@peteradams408]

They were taken yesterday.

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[@meekomania457]

they used to call the people from paisley "jeely jors" because of the jam factory there i believe.

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[@eric144144]

Jelly jars were a virtual currency in Paisley. You could use them to get into the cinema.

[@ace-of-space]

Loved the customs.. guy faucks, throwing money on the streets at weddings and its own currency. No ttv til 5.. and usually godzilla, one phone per family.. miss it!

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[@DG-mv6zw]

Renfrewshire Council has taken Paisley from the Victorian era and dragged it back into the dark ages! 😂 A huge of taxpayers money has been spent to systematically deatroy this once thriving town. I'm sure the council could've destroyed Paisley a lot cheaper than the multiple millions that have been spent. Now if we want to see the streets and shops crowded with customers we have to look at photos from 100 years ago! 😂

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