Census and Post Office Directory details

Census & P.O. directories details

1841 Census	at	235 Buchanan St. Glasgow Lan 644/1
Name	Age	Occupation
David Hamilton	70	Architect
Magdaline	60	-
Magdaline	30	-
James	22	Architect
Magdaline McCallum	12	(Daughter of Helen Hamilton and Archibald McCallum)*
Ann Stewart	18	Female Servant
Janet Moffat	21	Female Servant
.	.	*Helen died 18-6-1829

1841 Census	at	Birkenshaw, Eastwood Ren/41 562-1
Name	Age	Occupation
John Smith	55	Master Builder, Glasgow
Betsy	55	-
John	30	Merchant (& commission agent), Glasgow
Henry	20	Merchant (& commission agent), Glasgow
Isabella	35	-
Margaret Spiers	20	Female Servant
Mary Turner	25	Female Servant

1841 Census	at	Birkenshaw Cottage, Eastwood
Name	Age	Occupation
James Smith	32 (should be 35)	Architect and builder, Glasgow
Jannet	28	-
Magdaline	4 (should be 6)	-
Betsy	4	-
John	2	-
Margaret Ewing	25	Female Servant
Elizabeth McLumson	15	Female Servant
Margaret Turnbull	20	Female Servant
Miss Mongomery	25	(of independent means)

CENSUS 30-3-1851	at	230 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow.
Name	Age	Birthplace (&/or occupation)
James Smith	43	Architect, born in Alloa, Clackmannan
Janet Hamilton	40	Born in Glasgow
Madeleine H.	15	Born in Glasgow (167 Regent St).
Betsy (Bessie)	13	Born in Glasgow (167 Regent St).
John (Jack)	11	Born in Glasgow (Bedford Place).
James A.(H)	9	Born in Eastwood, Renfrewshire (Birkenshaw).
Janet H.	6	Born in Eastwood, Renfrewshire (Birkenshaw).
Leslie Nisbet	25	Kitchen Maid
Elizabeth Watson	19	House Maid
Sarah Brabendu	18	General Maid.

CENSUS 30-3-1851	at	144 Renfrew Street, Glasgow.
Name	Age	Birthplace (&/or occupation)
David T. Perry	39	Drysalter born Glasgow
		(Business address: 19 Cochrane Street)
Mary A. Perry	33	Housekeeper (sister of D.T.Perry) born Glasgow
Helen. E. Perry	30	Housekeeper (sister of D.T.Perry) born Glasgow
Margaret Haig	32	Servant

HOME AND BUSINESS ADDRESSES ETC.

(Up to 1826 John Smith & family lived in Alloa)

Glasgow Post Office Directory Entries

1826 James Smith - Workshop 100 Renfrew Street
1827 David Hamilton - Architect 233 Buchanan Street - Marble Works 235 Buchanan Street

1832 Cholera Rate Book

James Smith, Timber Merchant, Garscube Rd;
James Smith, Architect, 29 High St. or Hunter St (possible transcription error)
James Hamilton, architect, 271 Eglinton Street.

1833/34 James Smith - Builder 14 Gordon Street Workshop - Renfrew Street
1834-37 House: 22 Royal Exchange Square
1837-39 House: 1 North Court, Royal Exchange
1839/40 House: 4 Royal Bank Place / (and Bedford Place)
1840/41 House: 158 Bedford Place (Renfrew Street)
1842/43 James Smith - Architect & Builder, 4 Royal Bank Place
1841-45 House: Birkenshaw Cottage (Rouken Glen), Eastwood.
1843/44 James Smith - Architect & Builder, 29 St Vincent Pl., Workshop -100 Renfrew St
1843/44 House - Birkenshaw Cottage, Eastwood.
1844/45 James Smith - Architect, 21 St Vincent St, House - Birkenshaw Cottage, Eastwood.
1845-47 House: 230 Sauchiehall Street
1846/47 James Smith - Architect 103 St Vincent St.
1847/48 James Smith & John Baird Architects 103 St Vincent St., House 230 Sauchiehall St
1848/49 James Smith - Architect 123 St Vincent St., House - 11 Greenlaw Place, Paisley Rd.
1849-52 House: 230 Sauchiehall St
1850/51 James Smith - Architect 123 St Vincent St., House - 230 Sauchiehall St.
1852/53 James Smith - Architect 133 St Vincent St., House - Bedford Place, 164 Renfrew St.
1854/55 James Smith - Architect 124 St Vincent St., House - Bedford Place, 164 Renfrew St.
1855/56 James Smith - Architect 124 St Vincent St., Ho.-Roualeyn, Row (Town Ho. - India St)
1856/57 James Smith - Architect 124 St Vincent St., House - 7 Blythswood Square.
1862/63 James Smith - Architect 124 St Vincent St., House - Polmont
1880 John H Smith - (Wine merchant) House - Melbourne House, Charleton Rd, Bridge of Allan
1884/85 John H Smith - Wine merchant 80 West Regent St
1887 James Hamilton Smith dies at Melbourne House, Bridge of Allan
1891 (census) - Mrs Smith, John, Bessie and Janet at Belmount, Callander Road, Falkirk
1896 Slater's Directory - Miss Smith, Belmount, Falkirk.
1899 John Hamilton Smith dies at Belmont, Falkirk

Holiday res. - Prospect House (or Prospect Villa), 134/6 Henderson Street, Bridge of Allan.
In 1861 the owner is Ann McDonald (lodging house keeper).

In 1871, Melbourne House was the property of David Elder, Civil Engineer and, originally, John Bayne, builder.

The People's Provident Assurance Society (1856)

Manager and Secretary (London)
William Cleland.

Glasgow Board of Management
Chairman - Wm Murray (Monkland Iron & Steel Co)
James Buchanan (Merchant)
John Houldsworth of Cranstonhill
Robert Hunter MD
James Robert Napier (Engineer )
James Smith (Architect)
Hugh Tennant of Wellpark. (Tennant's Brewery)

The North British Insurance Co, (1856)

Ordinary Directors
Chairman - T.D. Douglas of Dunlop
Colin Campbell Jun. (Merchant)
George Crawford (Writer)
Donald Cuthbertson (Accountant)
James Miln (Banker)
Archibald Smith (Merchant)
James Smith (Architect).