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Robert Gourlay Dick Hood
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RGD Hood was a professional photographer with studios at 12 Talbot St Grangemouth and 99 North St, Bo'ness. He was born on 22 February 1876 at 180 Comely Park St, Glasgow and died on 20 November 1960 at Woodscot Hospital, Stonehaven (source: GROS)
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Findlay Russell
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Findlay Russell (1930-2005) was a farmer, entrepreneur and campaigner. He helped found Glasgow Zoo and also campaigned successfully to widen the Glasgow-Stirling road. In 1953, after much research he was able to point out that the road was the busiest in Scotland on which he founded to lobby for the road improvements The result was a meeting with J Henderson Stewart, under-secretary of state for Scotland, and the building of the new road . Born at the family farm of Haircraigs near Denny, and twice dux of Dennyloanhead School. A canny businessman, he was always able to identify a gap in the market ,such as supplying Calor gas to the agricultural industry. Farm machinery, ice-cream production, vending machines and self-build homes were all at various times part of the Findlay Russell business empire. In 1936 he started selling the family farms surplus milk in a mobile milk bar. He parked it outside the bus station, selling milk shakes. When the Kincardine Bridge opened in 1936, Findlay employed Bette Kidd, to staff one of his milk bars. They married in 1940 He sold Haircraigs in 1947 to concentrate on his businesses. His success selling ice-cream at the Highland shows enabled him to look more generally at agricultural shows and outdoor sporting occasions, supplying catering, tents, marquees and PA systems. He was also elected as a member of the Institute of Patentees and Inventors. He was a local councillor for more than 30 years, a special constable, a prominent Rotarian, a driving force behind Age Concern, and a constant worker for the Order of St John. He was prominent in the preservation of Callendar House, and the restoration of Kinnaird House. Always an animal lover, he was a founder member at the 1947 opening of Calderpark Zoo. Unsurprisingly, he gained the catering franchise, He was predeceased by his wife, Bette (Elizabeth Kidd), and survived by his children Margaret, Archie and Elizabeth, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. adapted from The Herald
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Camelon Co-operative Society Ltd
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Camelon Co-operative Society was founded as Pioneer Industrial Society Ltd in 1857 and then became the Camelon Industrial Co-operative General Provision Association and was re-named the Camelon Co-operative Society in 1864. In 1857 twelve inhabitants of Camelon held a meeting and agreed to pay £1 each as capital and formed the Pioneer Industrial Society Ltd. They rented a shop in Main St, and opened two nights a week to distribute grocery goods from the shop. 1874 saw the Committee being their own landlords and feu was in Burnside Terr. where building operations started. Goods sold quickly increased to cover everything from food to clothing and drapery. In 1891 tailoring , dressmaking and fleshing departments were opened also fish and boot shops. 1894 - delf and ironmongery; 1895 - millinery; 1896 - new bakery; 1897 - new grocery. 1901 - dairy, branch grocery and drapery being opened in Glasgow Rd. 1895 parcel and bread delivery was begun. In 1857 - 12 members, 1 department and £12 capital; 1901 - 1088 members, 15 departments and capital of £27,200 and buildings valued at £14,009 all paid for and belonging to working classes of Camelon.
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Graham, W A M & Sibbald
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Dennyloanhead Church of Christ
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This church was opened on 15 November 1908 . There had been an active Church of Christ congregation in Dennyloanhead since the turn of the 20th century but they found their original meeting place was too small.
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Robert Bell
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Robert Bell (1815-1887) was educated at Edinburgh, he was called to the Bar in 1836. Lived in Shetland for where he presided at Lerwick Sheriff court for 22 years. Served as Sheriff-Substitute in Falkirk since 1865. Was, for several years, chairman of the directors of Falkirk Industrial School. He was an elder of Falkirk Parish Church.
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William Baird
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William Baird was an architect based at the Market Buildings, Airdrie in the 1900s (see building warrants)
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Scottish Co-Operative Wholesale Society Ltd
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The SCWS was formed in 1868 and merged with the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) in 1973, known as the Co-operative Group (CWS) Ltd since 2001.
Locally, SCWS ran Grangemouth Soap Works which was the largest soap works in Scotland. Grangemouth Soapworks was set up in 1897, making hard and soft soaps, toilet soaps and glycerine. The factory was founded by SCWS because Leverhulme would not supply the Co-op with soap if a dividend were paid on it. Grangemouth was chosen as the site because of proximity to port and rail facilities, especially imports at Tallour from New Zealand and foreign oils, such as coconut oils. (source: verbal, donor of P14165) The factory was closed in 1964 (source : Porteous) Cooperatives began in 18th century Britain when members pooled their income to buy materials and food. The earliest record date from March 14 1761, when a group of weavers in Fenwick, Ayrshire, made a secret agreement to work together. The organised Co-operative movement traces its root to 1844, when mill workers in north-west England set up the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society and devised eight principles of cooperation: open membership; democratic control; distributing profits to members in proportion to their spending; paying small amounts of interest on capital; political and religious neutrality; cash trading, no credit; promotion of education; and quality goods and services. |
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Alexander Brown
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Alexander Brown (b c 1827, d, 22 Feb 1884) appears in the 1864 Valuation roll at High St, Falkirk and is described as artist. No occupation given in 1871 census and described as grocer in 1881 census. On his will he is described as "photographer afterwards grocer" May be the same photographer who worked with James Dunlop as Alexander Brown photographs and Brown & Dunlop photographs have the same motto and coat of arms on the reverse
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Edward Wright
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Edward Wright was the son of William Wright, a merchant, and graduated from the University of Edinburgh on 22 July 1620. He was minister at Falkirk Parish Church, 1646-1662. Previously he was Minister at Clackmannan 1626 -1641, then translated to the east quarter of Glasgow (High Church), 1641-1642 (St Mungo's). From Falkirk he went on to be Principal of Glasgow University , 1662-1683. [Source: Fasti Vols 1 & 4]
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J M Robertson
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Architect, working in Charing Cross, Grangemouth in 1905 and at 32 Craiglockart Rd, Edinburgh in 1938
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Camelon School
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Camelon Public School was opened on 11 March 1876. By the 1930s pupils of secondary age were attending the Advanced Division of the school and in June 1960 the primary department was closed and the school became a Junior Secondary School. The primary pupils transferred to Bantaskin School in 1958 and to Carnuirs and Easter Carmuirs Schools in 1960. Camelon Junior Secondary School became Camelon High School in 1976 and was closed in 1989. The buildings became a Day Centre. The earliest school records were destroyed by a fire on 22 December 1905.
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Alexander Melville
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Rev Alexander Melville (1809-1839), son of Andrew Melville, minister of Logie, Fife. Educated at St Andrews, MA 1829, licensed by Presbytery of Cupar, 12 Aug 1829 and presented to Falkirk Old in 1835, ordained 22 January 1836. Died 2 Dec 1839. Married Catherine, daughter of Patrick Macfarlane DD, minister at Greenock. Son, Andrew, became prominent in Free Church of Scotland. SC 67/36/21 (535) Inventory , 10 Mar 1842
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John Brown Clark
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John Brown Clark (born 22 September 1964) is a Scottish former footballer. He is best known for his achievements in a lengthy playing career with Dundee United. He top scored for them in the run to the 1987 UEFA Cup Final in which he scored in the defeat in the final. Among his four goals in that run was one against F.C. Barcelona at Camp Nou in the quarter final.
He also played for Stoke City, Falkirk, Dunfermline Athletic, Ross County, Ayr United and Berwick Rangers. |
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Camelon Junior Secondary School
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Camelon Public School was opened on 11 March 1876. By the 1930s pupils of secondary age were attending the Advanced Division of the school and in June 1960 the primary department was closed and the school became a Junior Secondary School. The primary pupils transferred to Bantaskin School in 1958 and to Carmuirs and Easter Carmuirs Schools in 1960. Camelon Junior Secondary School became Camelon High School in 1976 and was closed in 1989. The buildings became a Day Centre. The earliest school records were destroyed by a fire on 22 December 1905.
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Ross Chemical
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Union Chemical Co Ltd was formed in 1924 by Robert Ross and run from his home "Kinneil House" in Camelon while he was also Works Manager of Scottish Tar Distillers. Robert Ross died in 1943 and his son, Alexander J Ross re-started the business in 1946. It was legally bought out by a new Group company, Alexander Ross Holdings Ltd in 1987
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Camelon High School
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Camelon Public School was opened on 11 March 1876. By the 1930s pupils of secondary age were attending the Advanced Division of the school and the school was re-named Camelon Junior Secondary School. In June 1960 the primary department was closed. Some primary pupils transferred to Bantaskin School in 1958 and the rest transferred to Carmuirs Primary or Easter Carmuirs Primary in 1960. Camelon Junior Secondary School became Camelon High School in 1976 and was closed in 1989. The buildings became a Day Centre. The earliest school records were destroyed by a fire on 22 December 1905.
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Polmont Old Parish Church
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Polmont Parish was disjoined from Falkirk by the Commissioners of Teinds on 22 July 1724. In 1929 with the union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland, the congregation took the name Polmont North Church, The name Polmont Old was adopted in 1977 when Polmont South changed its name to Brightons Parish Church. Redding and Westquarter was run as a church extension charge from Polmont North. Linked with Shieldhill from 10 September 1961 to1 November 1963. First church building completed 1734, second church building completed 1844.
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John Farquhar
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Joiner
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Thomson, D & partners
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