Glasgow

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The present site of Glasgow has been used since prehistoric times for settlement due to it being the forded point of the River Clyde furthest downstream, which also provided a natural area for salmon fishing. The origins of Glasgow as an established city derive ultimately from its medieval position as Scotland's second largest bishopric. Glasgow increased in importance during the 10th and 11th centuries as the site of this bishopric, reorganised by King David I of Scotland and John, Bishop of Glasgow. There had been an earlier religious site established by Saint Mungo in the 6th century. The bishopric became one of the largest and wealthiest in the Kingdom of Scotland, bringing wealth and status to the town. Between 1175 and 1178 this position was strengthened even further when Bishop Jocelin obtained for the episcopal settlement the status of burgh from King William I of Scotland, allowing the settlement to expand with the benefits of trading monopolies and other legal guarantees. Sometime between 1189 and 1195 this status was supplemented by an annual fair, which survives to this day as the Glasgow Fair.

Major towns: Partick, Govan Industries: Shipbuilding

Register Offices

Copy Certificates for events within Glasgow may be obtained from

Registration Office
1 Martha Street
Glasgow
G1 1JJ
Tel; 0141 287 7678

A genealogy research centre (with online birth. marriage and death records index at the venue) can prove a useful source of information;

Genealogy Centre

Record Office Lookup Requests

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Record Office Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

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Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.

Links

Library Links

To find address and opening times etc for the many community libraries within the Glasgow area see the Library Locations Page

For reference and genealogy research Glasgow is well served by The Mitchell Library. The following links give additional information about the library and the services available;

Online Local History Research

Family History Society

Glasgow and West Of Scotland FHS

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