There was a huge influx of Irish immigrants into the west coast of Scotland throughout the late 1840's/ early 1850's as a result of the Irish potato famine. In Dunbartonshire, may were employed in the cotton mills, mines or on farms. Hope this helps, Gary Young (Clydebank). -----Original Message----- From: Rachael Diana <r_diana@earthlink.net> To: DUNBARTONSHIRE-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com <DUNBARTONSHIRE-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 18 April 2000 13:49 Subject: Re: Immigration to Dumbarton from Ireland >Hi Gene, > >I noticed your message and thought maybe I could help. I'm certainly not >an expert but I have been researching Dunbartonshire census records from >1841-1871, specifically in the parish of Row. There did appear to be many >people listed in the census whose birthplace was Ireland. So I suspect >many Irish immigrants did come to Dunbartonshire to work as farmers. > >Rachael Diana >researching MCCOLL, MCALISTER > >At 06:46 PM 04/17/2000 -0400, GErick1996@aol.com wrote: >>My name is Gene Erickson, and I am researching my gg grandparents who were >>farmers and lived near or in Dumbarton in 1848 when their first son was >born. >> My grandfather, born in the US, always referred to his family as >>Scotch-Irish, which infers that they emigrated from Ireland to Dumbarton to >>better their lives as farmers. Was this common for Dunbartonshire in the >>first half of the 19th century? Why? >> >>Thank you. >> >