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Shoemakers Land, Old Sneddon, Scotland

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Maxine

Maxine Report 26 Mar 2021 14:53

One of our ancestors (an agricultural labourer) is shown in the 1841 census living, with many others, at "Shoemakers Land, Old Sneddon, Middle Parish of Paisley".

I have found old photos of a Shoemakers Land (or Bible Land) Tenement Building in Edinburgh, but nothing for Old Sneddon Paisley - these can't be one and the same can they?

Any help would be very much appreciated! :-)

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 26 Mar 2021 14:58

Paisley and Edinburgh are about 60 miles apart in different Counties

Googling turns up an Old Sneddon Street, Paisley, as a current location

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 26 Mar 2021 14:58

Paisley is on the other side, nearer Glasgow.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 26 Mar 2021 15:05

From FMP

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Shoemakers Land, Old Sneddon Street, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 26 Mar 2021 15:10

The national library of Scotland (Nls) have a lot of maps but I am having trouble accessing them.

There is still an Old Sneddon Road in Paisley.

Maxine

Maxine Report 26 Mar 2021 15:21

Thanks, I haven't been able to find any mention of it in the Paisley records. Odd that there's a photo of a tenement building of the same name in Edinburgh.

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 26 Mar 2021 15:24

Old Sneddon Street is part of the A726, the main road which runs through the middle of Paisley. It is a short section in the middle and has the back entrance of Gilmour Street Station on it.

My guess is that Shoemakers Yard is now somewhere beneath the railway lines.

Maxine

Maxine Report 26 Mar 2021 15:35

Interesting, thanks. Anyone have any idea why it was called "Land" ? Could it have been some sort of shanty town?

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 26 Mar 2021 15:58

"Land" is an old Scots word meaning a tenement building - 17th century and thereabouts - and later.

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 26 Mar 2021 16:23

I have just been looking at an 1850's Ordnance Survey map of Paisley, but nothing smaller than Old Sneddon Street is named.

My guess about the railway is wrong, as the station was opened in 1840!!

Maxine

Maxine Report 26 Mar 2021 16:32

"Land" is an old Scots word meaning a tenement building


Thank you! - I didn't know that - it makes more sense to me now :-)

thanks everyone for all your help

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 26 Mar 2021 19:09

Shoemaker's Land won't show up on a map unless extremely detailed - it's only one building of many in the street.

Maxine

Maxine Report 27 Mar 2021 12:39

ok, thanks :-)