Place Names in Paisley

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Place Names in Paisley

Post by HeatherH » Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:19 am

Hello all,
Can anyone tell me where Nitshill got its name? Or point the way?
Ta,
HeatherH
Looking for ...but not limited to Haldane ,Keir ,McLauchlan ,Walker ,Torrance , Reid ,Clark ,Johnstone ,Holmes ,Laurie ,Lawrie ,Strachan , McIlwee ,Welsh ,Queate ,Stewert ,McNight ,Steele ,Cockburn ,Young ....whew! That's more than enough for now.
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Re: Place Names in Paisley

Post by nelmit » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:32 am

HeatherH wrote:Hello all,
Can anyone tell me where Nitshill got its name? Or point the way?
Ta,
HeatherH
Hi Heather,

I live and work not too far from Nitshill but never thought about why it was called that.

Looking at this old county mapshows it was once called Nutthill (or Nulthill).

Regards,
Annette
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Post by davran » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:29 am

Great map! I haven't seen one that old before - my lot came from Renfrew town, so it's very interesting.
Researching: KNOX of Renfrew. Also FORSYTH, MCFARLANE, MCINDOE, BENNIE, HUTCHISON, HENDERSON
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Post by HeatherH » Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:46 am

ta Annette,
There were 3 of us ( one from Paisley) looking all friday night and well into saturday morning( you know there is a small chance we all have a bad genealogy addiction) and none could find a sign of how it got its name.
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Post by joette » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:33 pm

My Great-Granny was born there & I never once thought of the origin of the name.
Lots of head scratching though.
Researching:SCOTT,Taylor,Young,VEITCH LINLEY,MIDLOTHIAN
WADDELL,ROSS,TORRANCE,GOVAN/DALMUIR/Clackmanannshire
CARR/LEITCH-Scotland,Ireland(County Donegal)
LINLEY/VEITCH-SASK.Canada
ALSO BROWN,MCKIMMIE,MCDOWALL,FRASER.
Greer/Grier,Jenkins/Jankins
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Post by Anne H » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:02 pm

Hi Heather,

Can't answer your question but why not try contacting the person on this site... http://urbanglasgow.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=261 ...these are old posts from 2007, but maybe by this time, he's done a little more research on the area and possibly could give you an idea of where the name of Nitshill originated. Well...it's worth a try anyway :)

Regards,
Anne H

Later...Looks like you're out of luck as to the origins of the name. I read a couple of more pages and on page 3 found the following...
"The origins of Nitshill are lost in antiquity and it is even uncertain how it got its name. Tradition says it came from a small hazel-nut grove that capped a little hill which was levelled by the bulldozers of the late nineteen-twenties." Actually interesting reading!
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Post by HeatherH » Thu May 01, 2008 4:06 pm

Thanks so much Anne.
HeatherH
Looking for ...but not limited to Haldane ,Keir ,McLauchlan ,Walker ,Torrance , Reid ,Clark ,Johnstone ,Holmes ,Laurie ,Lawrie ,Strachan , McIlwee ,Welsh ,Queate ,Stewert ,McNight ,Steele ,Cockburn ,Young ....whew! That's more than enough for now.
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