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Hi,
I am trying to trace the family reletives of my Grandfather who was killed in the Great War,His family all came from Paisley and are as follows....

His Father John Gemmell Born abt 1850
Mother Janet Bradshaw
Son George
Dau Janet
Son William
Son James Born 1884
Son Robert
Dau Margaret

The family"s home was 5 Phillips Street,Paisley
If anyone has or can help me with my research please post a reply.

Raymond Gemmell.

Hi Raymond welcome to Paisley.org.
I thought I knew most of the old street names,but never heard of Phillips street,so this is one ive got to check out in library to see whereabouts it used to be!!Hopefully someone can help in your search keep looking in.


Cheers Nancy

Easy one for me Phillips Street was in what is now known as seedhill area of town the street joined cochran street and dixon street was off it too it would have looked on to the old quarry and kilnside house.

If you magine standing at mill street today and looking across the park the bowling club is to the left, tannery to the right and Phillips street would have been facing you.

hope this helps a little

phillips street is now where the lower half of cochrane street is today

Thanks for info WE!!
I worked corner of Kilnside and Unsted PL in 59,and I knew and often cut round all other streets mentioned,so maybe it was gone by then
Thanks again you saved me a journey to LIBRARYB)

Hi everyone,
Thanks for your kind reply,the last time i was in Paisley it was in the early 50s and at that time i did not know that my Grandfather was born their.It was only by haveing a look at the National Archives records i managed to find out some information about his life and family in Paisley,later to night i will post some more info about his family in the hope some distant reletive may make some comment i hope you dont mind.
I have traced his life from when he enlisted in the Army to his resting place in Belgium. His name is on the Ploegsteert War Memorial in Belgium.

Raymond.

My Mums friend is a Gemmell moved to Canada
many years ago and related to Scottish Footballer
from Paisley Archie Gemmell,i'm certain there is still Gemmell's in Glenburn not sure if they are related to Mum's pal or Archie.