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Hearth Tax Records for Strathblane, 1691-1695
The First Statistical Account: Strathblane by Rev Gavin Gibb (1796).
Farm Horse Tax Rolls for Strathblane, 1797-1798
Gazetteer of Scotland 1803 by F Ray
The Second Statistical Account: Strathblane, by Rev Hamilton Buchanan (1841).
Groome’s Gazetteer, 1884
The Parish of Strathblane and its Inhabitants from Early Times (1886) by John Guthrie Smith
Strathblane Record of Applications for Parochial Relief 1888-1917
Hearth Tax Records for Strathblane, 1691-1695
This tax roll lists landowners and tenants liable for a 14 shilling tax on each hearth in their property, as well as six parish paupers who were exempt
The First Statistical Account: Strathblane by Rev Gavin Gibb (1796).
The first Statistical Account (or OSA) was initiated by Sir John Sinclair and published by William Creech of Edinburgh. It took several years to obtain all the reports and, rather than waiting until he had the complete set in his possession, Sinclair issued volumes as and when there was sufficient content: this means that the…
Farm Horse Tax Rolls for Strathblane, 1797-1798
A tax on farm horses was imposed in Scotland in 1797 to raise money to support the army and navy during the French Revolutionary Wars. In Strathblane inspectors counted 92 horses, of which 66 were eligible for the tax.
The Second Statistical Account: Strathblane, by Rev Hamilton Buchanan (1841).
The second Statistical Account (or NSA) was initiated by the Sons and Daughters of the Clergy in 1832 and published by Blackwoods and Sons. The first edition, which took the form of 52 quarterly parts, was published between March 1834 and October 1845. A re-issue in 33 county volumes was published between 1841 and 1845.…
Rambles Round Glasgow by Hugh MacDonald (1854)
Hugh MacDonald was a Scottish journalist, poet and author from Glasgow. He wrote for the newspaper the Glasgow Citizen for many years under the pen name ‘Caleb’. He is best known for his book Rambles Round Glasgow, published in 1854 by Thomas Murray and Son.
Groome’s Gazetteer, 1884
Groome’s Gazetteer of Scotland offers a snapshot of Strathblane in 1884 at which point the valley contained “an ex-quisite assemblage of mansions, lakes, woods, and luxuriant corn fields”, according to the author. The huge printworks, employing hundreds of men, women and children, living in cramped tenements and cottages, receives only a passing mention.
Strathblane Record of Applications for Parochial Relief 1888-1917
The applications for poor relief often survive as a separate series. Between 1845 and 1865 the information they contain is not much less than that in the registers of poor, but they are considerably less detailed than the general registers of poor introduced in 1865. For example, the application forms will not include the religious…
Summer Knickers – A Scottish Wartime Childhood by Sarah Paton Wiseman (edited extracts), with an addendum by Margie Mitchell
A delightful memoir of a small girl’s life in Strathblane in the 1940s & 50s
Home to Strathblane (1993) and Strathblane & Away (1996), Argyll Publishing by Helen Lillie
Helen Lillie produced historical novels, Home to Strathblane in 1993 and Strathblane & Away in 1996.
Parish Church (1216-1982)
“The church is a beautiful building of modern Gothic, reared in 1803.” Rev Hamilton Buchanan, Second Statistical Account of the Parish of Strathblane, 1841. Early History The parish of Strathblane is more than 800 years old. The “parochia de Strathblachane” is first mentioned in a document defining the boundaries of the parish of Campsie. Though…
Auld Wives Lifts – feature in Stirling Observer
An all-woman climbing club have re-enacted a photograph taken around 100 years ago at a Strathblane geological curiosity. The Stirling Observer 07-07-2023
