John Urie (b. 1820): An Introduction
John Urie first saw the light of Paisley in 1820. His life and autobiography “Reminiscenes of eighty years by John Urie” (published …
John Urie first saw the light of Paisley in 1820. His life and autobiography “Reminiscenes of eighty years by John Urie” (published …
1:379 JEFFERIS, Ada Marion, ‘The Memoirs of a.M. Jefferis. Written by her Daughter’, TS, pp.19 (c.7,000 words). Brunel University Library. Transcript by Anais …
724 URIE, John, Reminiscences of Eighty Years (Alexander Gardner, Paisley, 1908), pp.155. Illustrated. Born 1820 in Paisley. Son of a hand-loom weaver …
What is known about John Robinson can be summarised neatly into two words: experienced butler. If the first image that sprung to …
923 ROBINSON, John. ‘A Butler’s View of Man-Service’, The Nineteenth Century, Vol. 31. January – June, 1892. Extract in J. Burnett (ed.), …
‘I was working class plenty too; I was not ultra proud of it, not ashamed of it. It was there whether I …
Born 1897 in Craigneuk, Scotland, of Irish parents. Father a steel furnaceman and mother formerly a mill worker. 1 brother, 1 sister. …
Born 1885 in Fulham. One of 2(?) children of a tailor and cutter. Educated at village school; Board School and Sunday School …
“I never wanted to go near the mill[…] I really didn’t like the mill. At all”– Mrs Yates Across England in the …
By Iona Scanlan and Elizabeth Rigby David Love’s life started as many working-class people did. Born 1749 in Torryburn, Scotland to a father who was …