On Tue, 12 Oct 1999 22:10:51 +0100, you wrote: Actually the comment about 54 Roselea was from me. My great grandfather was Alexander Lamont, if you can extract any details, I'd sure appreciate it. Guess I didn't read your message to Lois as carefully as I should have. Susan sgibb@minet.gov.mb.ca >Hi Lois (message is unsigned but I presume it's from you), > >There is no no. 53, but there is a no. 54. Why did you wish to know >about 53 in particular? Street numbers in Glasgow have the odd numbers >on one side of the street and the even numbers on the other side. Often >directly across the road the numbers are further ahead or behind. The >house I was brought up in in Glasgow was number 48. The house across >the street was number 33. > >There are 8 families living in number 54. Their names are >Inglis >Campbell >Graham >Sinclair >Grant >Robertson >Watt >Lamont > >If you wish me to extract the details of any of them for you, let me >know and I'll e-mail to you. I am going away early in the morning for >about ten days, so don't worry if I don't get back to you straight away. > >Best regards > >Karen MacRae > >In message <OCcDOBhpmfOQvLBchRwtrn4tf026@4ax.com>, Susan Gibb ><sgibb@minet.gov.mb.ca> writes >>On Tue, 12 Oct 1999 08:47:13 +0100, you wrote: >> >>>Hi Lois, >>> >>>Looked up your address using Liz's excellent street index, which I don't >>>know how I managed without - it is excellent. >>> >>>Roselea Drive does not have a number 53. The reference is 644-3, >>>district 43 page 5, but the numbers jump from 49 to 55, as is common in >>>Glasgow when there is more than one house at each street number. Sorry >>>not to be of more help, but if you want me to look up another number, I >>>would be only too happy. >>> >> >>Perhaps it does not now have a 53 Roselea Drive, but once it must >>have. My great grandfather was a prolific writer and always dated and >>addressed his works. Many of them are addressed as 54, Roselea Drive >>Dennistoun, Glasgow. His writings are dated from about 1864 to 1900 >>but at the moment I can't date Roselea for you. >> >> >>==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== >>Visit.. ScotlandGenWeb >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~sctwgw/ >> >>============================== >>Search the Social Security Death Index online for FREE! >>http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >>The most powerful SSDI search engine on the Internet! >>