The National Archives of Scotland (NAS) does not hold records of Births, Marriages and Deaths which were recorded from 1855 in Scotland nor does it hold the census returns (1841-1901) and parish regis

Glasgow in these years was at the peak of its self-confidence. Its population had passed that of Edinburgh by the 1821 census and soon after it was referring to itself as the "second city of the Empir

The early history of Govan is not well known. The name 'Govan' probably comes from the British tongue meaning "little hill", which seems to be a reference to the massive artificial mound known as the

The River Clyde runs through Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, a city built on international trade and major centre for steel, engineering and shipbuilding from the industrial revolution into the pres