Can anyone help ? while searching my wifes family history we found that her ancesters once lived & worked on gordons land Strathbungo in 1876 hasanyone any idea the location and what type of work they maybe they had?any infowould be appreciated
Gordon’s Land
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Hi I have the same question about my ancestors. Did you find out the answer?
Have a look at sister site Bygone Bungo, e.g. https://bygone.bungoblog.com/wp/early-strathbungo-village/
The “lands” were typically the old two storey houses/workplaces at the centre of old Strathbungo village, though I can’t advise specifically about Gordon’s Land. Workers were often coal miners or weavers, though depends on the period. The lands were being replaced by the current tenements by the 1880s.
I have a similar question about Young’s Land where my great grandfather was born in 1873.
There’s lots on Strathbungo history over on bygone.bungoblog.com. However we don’t know exactly where the “lands” were. They were older tenements that all disappeared in the Victorian building boom of around 1870-1890. If in Strathbungo, it was probably around the crossroads at Pollokshaws Road and Allison Street. There are some photos of old Strathbungo on Bygone Bungo.