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The descendants of John Borthwick & Elizabeth Dinwiddie have taken me on an adventure all over Scotland. By the early 1800s, however, quite a few of their children and grandchildren, including my great-great-great-grandfather William Murray Borthwick, were living and working in Glasgow. This page is a collection of all the bits and pieces of information I've gathered about Borthwicks in Glasgow.

Please email me if you think you have a connection to any Borthwicks mentioned on this page. I may be able to put you in touch with someone who is researching your family.

John Borthwick, portrait painter, 1846: John was the son of John Borthwick & Elizabeth Dinwoodie, and was baptised on 6 November 1791 in Drumelzier, Peebles, Scotland. In the early 1820s he was living in Edinburgh. By 1843 he was a portrait painter in Liverpool, England (see pages for John Borthwick and family). By 1846, however, he and his daughter were living in Glasgow, where he was still a portrait painter and she was a daguerreotypist (an early photographer). I have been unable to trace John Borthwick's family and would be very pleased to hear from anyone who knows of them.

Robert Forrester Borthwick, motor car inventor: R F Borthwick was the cousin of the Colin Borthwick family who came to New Zealand and Australia in the late 1800s. At that time he lived in Kessington Rd, Glasgow. It is said that Robert had the first MV licence, MV1, and had driven a car in front of Queen Victoria who was amazed! Cousins in Australia have a press clipping from a Glasgow newspaper of about 1933, which I have scanned and placed on another page of this site. If anyone knows of R F Borthwick or his family, especially family in Scotland, we would be very pleased to hear from you.

On a separate page, with the fantastic help of Meg Greenwood, I have now commenced listings of post-1855 Scottish births. The first lists are of Borthwick births for 1890, 1891, 1892 and 1893.

If any reader would like to add to this information please just let me know and I will post your information.

There are no Borthwicks in the Glasgow Post Office Directories for the following years: 1787, 1789, 1790, 1801, 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807, 1809, 1810, 1811.

The 1812 and 1813 Directories both list "Borthwick, Wm & Co, victuallers, 349, Gallowgate".

Between 1814 and 1828 the only Borthwick appearing in Glagow Directories is my ancestor William Murray Borthwick, who is recorded first at the Star Office from 1814 to 1816 and then in his own printing, publishing and bookselling business in 1817. (It seems that the Star was a London newspaper. Research underway ...!)

There are no Borthwicks in the Glasgow Directories for the years 1817 to 1828. (William Murray Borthwick established a printing business in Lanark in 1818.)

1825-26 Commercial Directory of Scotland (All Scotland, including Glasgow and Edinburgh)
No Borthwicks in the Glasgow section of this directory.

1829 Glasgow Post Office Directory

No Borthwicks mentioned

1830 Glasgow Post Office Directory

• John Borthwick, Rope maker, head of Main Street, Gorbals

1831 Glasgow Post Office Directory

• John Borthwick, rope maker, 165 Main Street, Gorbals

1832 Glasgow Post Office Directory

• Borthwick, J. rope maker, 165 Main Street, Gorbals

I have not had access to the 1833 or 1834 directories.

1835 Glasgow Post Office Directory
No entries for Borthwick

I have not had access to any directories from 1836 to 1844.

1845 Glasgow Post Office Directory

• Borthwick, Alex 1 Monteith Row

1845 Glasgow Post Office Directory (To check this)

• Borthwick, Alex house, 62 Charlotte Street

1846 Glasgow Post Office Directory

• Borthwick & Aird, sharebrokers, 24 St Vincent place
• Borthwick, Alexander, house, 62 Charlotte street
• Borthwick Campbell & Co, commission agents, ship & insurance brokers, and stock and sharebrokers, 17 Royal Exchange square
• Borthwick, Hector G S of Borthwick Campbell & Co; house, 73 West Nile street
• Borthwick, Mrs Alex, spirit retailer and cowfeeder, 69 Taylor street **mine**
• Borthwick, John, portrait painter, house, 48 Holmhead street **mine**
• Borthwick, Miss, daguerrotypeist, 48 Holmhead street **mine**
• Borthwicks, accountants, 24 St Vincent street

1847 Glasgow Post Office Directory

• Borthwick accountants, 24 St Vincents Place
• Borthwick & Aird, sharebrokers, 24 St Vincent Place
• Alexander Borthwick, smallware merchant, 93 Buchanan St, 120 Trongate and 94 Argyll St, house 197 Buchanan St.
• Borthwick, Campbell & Co, commission merchants, and ship and insurance brokers, 17 Royal Exchange Square.
• John Borthwick, portrait painter, pavilion, Buchanan Street, the foot of Bath street, house Renfrew St **mine**
• Miss Borthwick, daguerreotypist, pavilion, Buchanan St, at the foot of Bath St, house Renfrew **mine**

1848 Glasgow Post Office Directory

• Borthwick, Alexander, small-ware merchant, 93 Buchanan Street, 120 Trongate, 94 Argyle Street, house 19 Canning Place.
• Borthwick, Campbell & Co. commission merchants and ship and insurance brokers, 17 Royal Exchange Square.
• Borthwick, Cunninghame, accountant and sharebroker, 24 St. Vincents Place.
• Borthwick, Hector GS of Borthwick, Campbell & Co, Hillhead Cottage
• Borthwick, Miss, daguerreotypist, pavilion, Buchanan Street at the foot of Bath Street, house Renfrew Road. **mine**

1849 Glasgow Post Office Directory

• Borthwick, Alexander, small-ware merchant, 93 Buchanan Street, 120 Trongate, 94 Argyle Street, house 19 Canning Place.
• Borthwick, Campbell & Co. merchants and ship and insurance brokers, 17 Royal Exchange Square.
• Borthwick, Cunninghame, accountant and stockbroker, 24 St. Vincents Place.
• Borthwick, Hector GS of Borthwick, Campbell & Co, house Rose Cottage, Hillhead
• Borthwick, Miss, daguerreotypist, pavilion, Buchanan Street at the foot of Bath Street **mine**

1850 Glasgow Post Office Directory

• Borthwick, Alex small-ware merchant 93 Buchanan Street 120 Trongate, 94 Argyle Street, house 19 Canning Place.
• Borthwick, Campbell &Co. merchants and ship and insurance brokers, 17 Royal Exchange Square.
• Borthwick, Cunninghame, accountant and stockbroker, 24 St. Vincent Place.
• Borthwick, Hector, House Rose Cottage, Hillhead
• Borthwick, Miss, daguerreotypist, pavillion, Buchanan Street at the foot of Bath Street. **mine**

1851 Glasgow Directory. General Directory

• Borthwick, Alex. smallware merchant, 93, Buchanan-street, 120 Tongate, and 91 Argyll Street; house, 19, Canning Place
• Borthwick, Cunninghame, accountant and stockbroker, 24 St Vincent place
• Borthwick, Hector G S of Borthwick Morris & Co; house, Rose Cottage, Hillhead
• Borthwick, James & Co, insurance brokers, 17 Royal Exchange Square
• Borthwick W M, teacher of writing, arithmetic and bookkeeping, 280 George Street
• Borthwick Miss M, confectioner and pastry baker, 12 Cathedral Street **mine**

1852 Glasgow Directory. General Directory

• Borthwick, Alex. & Son, smallware merchant, 93, Buchanan-street, 120 Tongate, and 91 Argyll Street
• Borthwick, Cunninghame, accountant and stockbroker, 24 St Vincent place
• Borthwick, Hector G S of Borthwick Morris & Co; house, Rose Cottage, Hillhead
• Borthwick, Morris & Co, commission agents & insurance brokers, 74 Buchanan St
• Borthwick William M, teacher of writing, arithmetic and bookkeeping, 280 George Street

1853 Glasgow Directory. General Directory

• Borthwick, Alexander & Son, smallware merchant, 93, Buchanan-street, 120 Tongate, 91 Argyll Street and 309 Sauchiehall street
• Borthwick, Hector G S of Borthwick Morris & Co; house, Rose Cottage, Hillhead
• Borthwick, John of Alexander Borthwick & Son, house 123 Douglas Street
• Borthwick, Morris & Co, commission agents & insurance brokers, 74 Buchanan St
• Borthwick W & A, teachers of writing, arithmetic and bookkeeping, 280 George Street

I have not had access to any directories from 1854 to 1857.

1858 Glasgow Directory

• Borthwick, Alexander, house, 62 Charlotte street
• Borthwick, James W at Sanderson & Hendersons, 63 Queen Street

I have not had access to the directory for 1859.

1860 Glasgow Directory

• Borthwick, Adam, teacher of writing, arithmetic & bookkeeping, 4 West Princes street
• Borthwick, Alexander & Son, wholesale smallware merchants, 91 Buchanan street
• Borthwick Guliksen & Co, iron merchants and insurance brokers, 131 Buchanan street
• Borthwick, Hector G S of Borthwick Morris & Co; house, Rose Cottage, Hillhead
• Borthwick, John B, of Alexander Borthwick & Son, house, 24 Sandyford place
• Borthwick William M, teacher of writing, arithmetic and bookkeeping, 6 Elmbank street
• Borthwick, Mrs Alexander, 124 Douglas street

1861 Glasgow Directory

• Borthwick, Adam, teacher of writing, arithmetic & bookkeeping, 4 West Princes street
• Borthwick, Alexander & Son, wholesale smallware merchants, 91 Buchanan street
• Borthwick Guliksen & Co, merchants and iron merchants, 131 Buchanan street
• Borthwick Guliksen & McPhail, insurance brokers, 131 Buchanan street
• Borthwick, Hector G S of Borthwick Morris & Co; house, Rose Cottage, Hillhead
• Borthwick, John B, of Alexander Borthwick & Son, house, 24 Sandyford place
• Borthwick, Thomas G at Bradfoot, Douglas & Co's; house, 162 St George's road
• Borthwick William M, teacher of writing, arithmetic and bookkeeping, 6 Elmbank street
• Borthwick, Mrs Alexander, 124 Douglas street

I have not had access to any directories from 1862 to 1870.

1870-71 Glasgow Directory (Thank you Richard Keltie, descendant of Jane Borthwick/ Keltie)

• Borthwick, Adam, teacher of writing, arithmetic & bookkeeping, 83 St George's road
• Borthwick, Alex, wholesale smallware merchant, 9 Gordon st; house, 5 Florentine ter., Hillhead
• Borthwick, Alex & Son, smallware and fancy goods importers, 70 Union street
• Borthwick, A, smallware and fancy goods, 307 Sauchihall street and 94 Argyle street
• Borthwick J M, wine merchant and exporter of malt liquors; Agent for Gadrad pere et Fils, Cognac; Dieustbach Freres & Co, Bordeaux; A Lelegard, Rheims; James Muir & Sons, brewers, Edinburgh; D Dalgleish & Son, machine cork manufacturers, Edinburgh; Wm Longmore, distiller, Strathisla, and Henry Ogg & Co, Strathdee Distillery, Aberdeen;11 Madeira Court; ho, 176 West Regent street
• Borthwick, John B (of A Borthwick & Son), house, Clydeview, Partick
• Borthwick, Walter, tailor and clothier, 143 Cumberland street; house, 141 do
• Borthwick, Mrs A, 5 Florentine terrace

1871-72 Glasgow Directory (Thank you Richard Keltie, descendant of Jane Borthwick/ Keltie)

• Borthwick, Adam, teacher of writing, arithmetic & bookkeeping, 83 St George's road
• Borthwick, Alex, wholesale smallware merchant, 39 Hope street; house, 5 Florentine ter., Hillhead
• Borthwick, A., smallware and fancy goods merchant, 307 Sauchihall street and 94 Argyle street
• Borthwick J M, wine and spirit broker and agent for South Nyleton Bottle Co, Sunderland; West Riding Glass Bottle Works, Castleford; J Jimenez & Co, wine shippers, Cadiz; Dieustbach Freres & Co, Bordeaux; A Lelegard, Rheims; and Wm Longmore, Strathisla Distillery, Keith; 85 Maxwell street; house, 10 Carrington street
• Borthwick, John B (of A Borthwick & Son), house, 11 Annfield terrace, West, Partick
• Borthwick, Walter, tailor and clothier, 143 Cumberland street; house, 141 do

I have not had access to any directories from 1872 to 1884.

1885-86 Glasgow Directory

• Borthwick, A., fancy goods merchant, 94 Argyle street
• Borthwick, Alexander (at J P Harrington's), house, 14, Wendover crescent, Mount Florida
• Borthwick Js D, treas. of police, 161, Ingram st, city; house, 5 Broomhill drive, West Partick
• Borthwick, J M & Co, distiller, 52 St Enoch sq
• Borthwick, Walter, clothier and hatter, 239, 241, Cumberland st; ho., 15 Iona pl, Mt Florida
• Borthwick, Mrs Alex, Berlin wools and fancy goods, 473 Sauchishell street; ho., 8 Sardinia terrace
• Borthwick, Misses, 8 Sardinia ter., Hillhead

If any Borthwick researcher reading these pages is able to help with information from other directories and is willing to share that information here I would be pleased to post it.

1893 map of central Glasgow

Pam Hamlyn found on an 1893 map of central Glasgow the following:

465 Suchiehall St. BORTHWICK, A. fancy goods

Thanks to Pam Hamlyn for the following information. Pam advises that only 3-4 of the inner city parishes for Glasgow are indexed. Pam had access to the following three:

Surname Forename Age Birthplace Book Page Line

Glasgow High Church 1861

BORTHWICK Margaret 55 Glasgow 08 11 09
BORTHWICK William 39 ELN. Tranent 113 01 22
BORTHWICK Margaret G. 66 AYR, Kilmarnock 72 01 14
BORTHWICK Jessie 28 MLN, Edinburgh 84 12 11
BORWITCH Margaret 1mo LKS, Barony 113 03 03

(It's strange that none of the above have the same reference number)

Bridgeton 1861

BORTHWICK Jane 57 RFW, Greenock 12 10 15

Calton 1861 {None}

1881 census

In this census I've found just two Borthwicks in Glasgow proper, one in a boarding house and one boarding with Agnes Eyre and her daughter. There may be other Borthwicks whose names have been misspelt in the census. And there would surely be many other Borthwicks within the wider Glasgow area, but I haven't learnt how to search for them yet. The two in Glasgow were:

Jessie BORTHWICK, a White Worker, aged 54 born in Edinburgh, was living at 25 Moore St, Glasgow with the Hutchison family. Mary HUTCHISON W 73 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Housekeeper Mary R. NEILSON M 65 F Christon, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Boarder Occ: Portioner Joseph SINCLAIR M 34 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Boarder Occ: Carter Sarah SINCLAIR M 33 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Boarder Occ: Assistant Housekeeper Isabella SINCLAIR U 12 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Boarder Occ: Scholar John SINCLAIR 1 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Boarder

David BORTHWICK, Carter aged 38, born Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland was a Boarder at 21 Sydney St or Eastwood Court, Glasgow. The head of the household was Agnes EYRE Widow aged 41 born Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland, a Warper, and the other occupant was her daughter Ellen EYRE aged 18, born Glasgow. Ellen was a Pirn Winder.

There was also a Bothwick family >>>>

Annfield St Census Place: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203638 GRO Ref Volume 644-3 EnumDist 17 Page 19 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Elizabeth BOTHWICK M 36 F Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Housekeeper David BOTHWICK U 9 M Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Scholar Elizabeth BOTHWICK U 7 F Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar James BOTHWICK U 3 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Son William BOTHWICK U 1 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Son John ANDERSON U 24 M Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland Rel: Lodger Occ: Tinplaters Worker John CRAWFORD M 24 M Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Rel: Lodger Occ: Tinsmith

1832-1850: The name Borthwick does not appear anywhere in the voters roll from 1832-1850, held by the Glasgow Room at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow.. These voters rolls are very incomplete, however.

For those who are in Scotland, or able to pay for research there, Glasgow City Archives at the Mitchell Library holds four Voters Rolls for the period 1832-1854 alphabetically arranged. As at May 2001 ... the cost of searching these rolls is �15.80 per hour or portion there of.

The name Borthwick does not appear in the Poll Book for 1832.

Cholera Rent Book, 1832

The Glasgow Room also holds the Cholera Rent Book for 1832, this is,a list of householders due to pay tax on property. There is one entry under the name Borthwick:

• John Borthwick 38 Carrick Street, Plumber.

• Borthwick Charles James MB, CM, 1869, MD 1871 Black Torrington, North Devon, died 16th Feb 1872
• Borthwick James MA 1892 Teacher in John Street Public School, Bridgeton, Glasgow

According to information posted on a number of Rootsweb mailing lists, prior to the Poor Law Act of 1845, the responsibility for poor relief lay jointly with the heritors [landowners] and Kirk Session in each parish & records of payments to the poor may be found in records of either.

After 1845, the Kirk Sessions & heritors were no longer legally responsible for the welfare of the poor.

The Mitchell Library in Glasgow has the Poor Relief for that city from 1845 on computer. These often contain a good deal of information. (Two Borthwick widows in my own family made applications and the papers record the names, ages, birthplaces, occupations, marital status and whereabouts of all of their children, as well as the applicant and deceased spouse, and the parents of the couple.)

The following Borthwicks made Poor Relief Applications in Scotland, including in Glasgow. The items for each person are surname, first name, husband's name (for females), age, place of application, year of application, year of birth. If you'd like to obtain further information about any of these applications you can contact the Mitchell Library in Glasgow, a Scottish Family History Group, or email researcher Des Garrity - [email protected].

• Borthwick, Alexander, 37, Dundee, 1898, 1861
• Borthwick, Andrew, 23, Glasgow, 1882, 1859
• Borthwick, Ann, 40, Glasgow, 1853, 1813
• Borthwick, Ann, 36, Glasgow, 1852, 1816
• Borthwick, Elizabeth, (Deans), 25, Dalkeith, 1872, 1847
• Borthwick, Elizabeth, (Meikle), 45, Glasgow, 1880, 1835 **mine**
• Borthwick, Elizabeth, Blackwood, 36, Edinburgh, 1881, 1845
• Borthwick, Elizabeth, Blackwood, 36, Edinburgh, 207, 1881, 1845
• Borthwick, Elizabeth, Comrie, 47, Crieff, 26569, 1897, 1850
• Borthwick, Jane, (Keltie), 40, Edinburgh, 1884, 1844 **in contact with descendant**
• Borthwick, Jean, McMillan, 58, Greenock, 1856, 1798
• Borthwick, Jessie, Wilson, 22, Innerleithen, 1871, 1849
• Borthwick, John, 50, Glasgow, 290, 1851, 1801
• Borthwick, John, 40, St Cuthberts, 1857, 1817
• Borthwick, John Henry, 31, Partick, 1895, 1864B
• Borthwick, Margaret, 62, Glasgow, 1867, 1805
• Borthwick, Marion, 18, Glasgow, 1860, 1842
• Borthwick, Marion, 18, Glasgow, 1860, 1842
• Borthwick, Marion, McMutrie, 40, Ayr, 1860, 1820
• Borthwick, Mary, (Watt), 46, Glasgow, 1866, 1820
• Borthwick, Mary, Dunn, 25, Bridgeton, 1899, 1874
• Borthwick, Mary, McNight, 53, Dumfries, 1855, 1802 **mine**
• Borthwick, Selina, Barnfather, 31, England: Durham Co, 1899, 1868
• Borthwick, Williamina, 2, Glasgow, 1867, 1864

These marriages are from the microfiche index, hence the unusual source references. The first number is the Batch No and the second is the Serial No.

• Borthwick, Mary, 8/4/1824, James McINNES, M11968-4, 02301-1
• Borthwick, Mary, 25/11/1825, James MCLAY, M11968-4, 0337-2
• Borthwick, John, 23/7/1826, Margaret ORR, M11968-4, 04024-0
• Borthwick, William, 16/4/1837, Elizabeth McLACHLAN, M11968-6, 00031-2
• Borthwick, Mary, 26/10/1835, David CONGLETON, M11968-7, 04612-5 **mine**
• Borthwick, Elizabeth, 18/6/1848, James CALDWELL, M11968-8, 03034-4
• Borthwick, Richard, 5/10/1849, Janet McKENZIE, M11968-9, 01465-6
• Borthwick, Jean, 11/7/1850, Alexander FISKEN, M11968-9, 02803-5
• Borthwick, Isabella, 31/12/1851, George NEWTON, M11969-1, 01337-9

McKirdy Death Index, 1855

• Borthwick, Isabella, age & occupation not given, spouse George Newton, Parish Glasgow Central, entry 0457, 1855, LDS film 0103513
• Borthwick, Mary; age deceased (?); occupation spouse b. Clyne Sutherlandsh.; spouse William Hamilton; Parish Glasgow Tradeston; entry 1411; LDS film 0103519
• Borthwick, Robert; age and occupation not given, spouse Catherine Lamb; Parish Glasgow Clyde; entry 0293, LDS film 0103517
• Borthwick, William; age 7 months; occupation and spouse nil; Parish Glasgow Central; entry 1403; LDS film 0103513
• Borthwick, William; age not given; occupation railway porter; spouse Susan Mitchell; Parish Glasgow Central; entry 1403 [same as above? possibly father and son?]; LDS film 0103513

On a separate page, with the help of many other genealogists, I have now commenced listings of Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland. If any reader would like to add to that page please just let me know and I will post your information.

The following bits and pieces come from various sources, including internet sites. If you find something of interest here it is strongly suggested that you contact the source and also seek out the original records.

Marriages in Glasgow from the Blair genealogy site, http://blairgenealogy.com/marriages.asp

• Oct 05, 1823 Elizabeth BLAIR & Alexander BORTHWICK Glasgow, Lanark
• Jun 20, 1847 James BLAIR & Elizabeth BORTHWICK

Crockford's Clerical Directory 1995-1996

The only Borthwick in this Directory is Alexander (Sandy) Heywood Borthwick born 1936 MBP's S90 Open Univ Ba80 Surrey Univ MSc89 Lichfield Theo' Col 57. d60 p61. C Glasgow Ch Ch Glas 60-62 This chap served all over the place. Brit Guiana, Guyana, Eng. Manchester, Liverpool, London, Oystermouth, and Blackburn.

And there isn't one Borthwick in over over 100 pages of bishops and cardinals!

(Thank you Geoffrey Morgan)

What is this one about?

Robert Murray's Catalogue of Postage Stamps to be sold by Public Auction in 1998 includes "373 1857 circular ("Borthwick & Co�s Trade Report") in wrapper to Spain with 1d red star can- celled by clear Glasgow "159" roller. .. .. .. .. 5."

Historical Manuscripts Commission UK National Register of Archives includes documents for Fraser & Borthwick Ltd, electrical engineers Glasgow, Lanarkshire 1958-73 : minutes, accounting records, corresp, reports Glasgow University Archives and Business Records Centre Reference : UGD176 NRA 21580 Clyde Shipping

Copyright 2001, Ann Carson. All rights reserved.
Page: Borthwicks in Glasgow
Created;1 April 2001
Updated: 12 April 2001

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