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PAISLEY , a municipal and See also:police See also:burgh of See also:Renfrewshire, See also:Scotland, on the See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
White See also:Cart, 3 M. from its junction with the See also:Clyde, 7 in. W. by S. of See also:Glasgow by the Glasgow & See also:South-Western and Caledonian See also:railways. Pop. (1891), 66,425; (1901) .79,363. In 1791 the See also:river, which bisects the See also:town, was made navigable for vessels of 5o tons and further deepened a See also:century later. It is crossed by several See also:bridges—including the See also:Abercorn, St See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James's and the See also:Abbey Bridges—and two railway viaducts. The old town, on the See also:west See also:bank of the stream, contains most of the See also:principal warehouses and See also:mills; the new town, begun towards the end of the 18th century, occupies much of the level ground
that once formed the domains of the abbey. To the munificence of its citizens the town owes many of its finest public buildings. Opposite to the abbey See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church (see below) stands the town See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall (1879-1882), which originated in a See also:bequest by See also:George Aitken See also:Clark (1823–1873), and was completed by his relatives, the See also:- THREAD (0. Eng. praed, literally, that which is twisted, prawan, to twist, to throw, cf. " throwster," a silk-winder, Ger. drehen, to twist, turn, Du. draad, Ger. Draht, thread, wire)
thread manufacturers of See also:Anchor Mills. The new See also:county buildings (1891) possess a handsome See also:council hall, and the castellated municipal buildings (1818–1821) were the former county buildings; the See also:sheriff See also:court See also:house (1885) in St James See also:Street, and the See also:free library and museum (including a picture See also:gallery) at the See also:head of High Street, were erected (1869–1872) by See also:Sir See also:- PETER
- PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
- PETER (PEDRO)
- PETER, EPISTLES OF
- PETER, ST
Peter Coats (1808–189o). In Oakshaw Street stands the See also:observatory (1883), the See also:gift of See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas Coats (1809–1883). Besides numerous See also:board See also:schools, the educational establishments include the See also:John See also:Neilson Endowed See also:Institute (1852) on Oakshaw See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
Hill, the See also:grammar school (founded, 1576; rebuilt, 1864), and the See also:academy for secondary See also:education, and the technical See also:college, in George Street. Among charitable institutions are the Royal Alexandra Infirmary, the See also:Victoria See also:Eye Infirmary (presented by See also:Provost See also:Mackenzie in 1899), the burgh See also:asylum at Riccartsbar, the Abbey Poorhouse (including See also:hospital and lunatic wards), the See also:fever hospital and reception house, the Infectious Diseases Hospital and the Gleniffer See also:Home for Incurables. The Thomas Coats Memorial Church, belonging to the Baptist See also:body, erected by the Coats See also:family from designs by H. J. See also:Blanc, R.S.A., is one of the finest See also:modern ecclesiastical structures in Scotland. It is an See also:Early See also:English and Decorated cruciform See also:building of red See also:sandstone, with a See also:tower surmounted by a beautiful open-See also:work See also:crown. Of parks and open spaces there are in the south, See also:Brodie See also:Park (22 acres), presented in 1871 by See also:Robert Brodie; towards the See also:north See also:Fountain Gardens (71 acres), the gift of Thomas Coats and named from the handsome See also:iron fountain See also:standing in the centre; in the north-west, St James Park (40 acres), with a See also:race-course (racing See also:dates from 162o, when the See also:earl of Abercorn and the Town Council gave See also:silver bells for the See also:prize); Dunn Square and the old See also:quarry grounds converted and adorned; and See also:Moss See also:Plantation beyond the north-western boundary. There are the cemeteries at Hawkhead and at the west See also:side of the town. Under the Reform See also:Act of 1832 the burgh returns one member to See also:Parliament. The town is governed by a council, with provost and bailies, and owns the See also:gas and See also:water supplies and the electric See also:lighting. In the abbey precincts are statues to the poet Robert See also:Tannahill (1774-181o) and See also:Alexander See also:- WILSON, ALEXANDER (1766-1813)
- WILSON, HENRY (1812–1875)
- WILSON, HORACE HAYMAN (1786–1860)
- WILSON, JAMES (1742—1798)
- WILSON, JAMES (1835— )
- WILSON, JAMES HARRISON (1837– )
- WILSON, JOHN (1627-1696)
- WILSON, JOHN (178 1854)
- WILSON, ROBERT (d. 1600)
- WILSON, SIR DANIEL (1816–1892)
- WILSON, SIR ROBERT THOMAS (1777—1849)
- WILSON, SIR WILLIAM JAMES ERASMUS
- WILSON, THOMAS (1663-1755)
- WILSON, THOMAS (c. 1525-1581)
- WILSON, WOODROW (1856— )
Wilson (1766–1813), the See also:American ornithologist, both of whom were See also:born in Paisley, and, elsewhere, to Robert See also:Burns, George Aitkin Clark, Thomas Coats and Sir Peter Coats.
Paisley has been an important manufacturing centre since the beginning of the 18th century, but the earlier See also:linen, See also:lawn and See also:silk-See also:gauze See also:industries have become See also:extinct, and even the famous Paisley shawls (See also:imitation cashmere), the See also:sale of which at one See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time exceeded £1,000,000 yearly in value, have ceased to be See also:woven. The manufacture of linen thread, introduced about 1720 by See also:Christian See also:Shaw, daughter of the See also:laird of Bargarran, gave way in 1812 to that of See also:cotton thread, which has since grown to be the leading See also:industry of the town. The Ferguslie mills (J. & P. Coats) and Anchor mills (Clark & See also:Company) are now the dominant factors in the See also:combination that controls the greater See also:part of the thread See also:trade of the See also:world and together employ 1o,00o hands. Other thriving industries include See also:bleaching, See also:dyeing, See also:calico-See also:printing, See also:weaving (carpets, shawls, tartans), See also:engineering, tanning, iron and See also:brass See also:founding, See also:brewing, distilling, and the making of See also:starch, cornflour, See also:soap, See also:marmalade and other preserves, besides some See also:shipbuilding in the yards on the See also:left bank of the White Cart.
The abbey was founded in 1163 as a Cluniac monastery by See also:Walter Fitzalan, first High Steward of Scotland, the ancestor of the Scottish royal family of See also:Stuart, and dedicated to the Virgin, St James, St Milburga of Much See also:Wenlock in See also:Shropshire (whence came the first monks) and St Mirinus (St Mirren), the See also:patron-See also:saint of Paisley, who is supposed to have been a See also:con-temporary of St See also:Columba. The monastery became an abbey in 'r 219, was destroyed by the English under See also:Aymer de See also:Valence,earl of See also:Pembroke, in 1307, and rebuilt in the latter See also:half of the 14th century, the Stuarts endowing it lavishly. At the See also:Reformation (1561) the fabric was greatly injured by the 5th earl of See also:Glencairn and the Protestants, who dismantled the See also:altar, stripped the church of images and See also:relics, and are even alleged to have burnt it. About the same date the central See also:spire, 300 ft. high, built during the abbacy of John See also:- HAMILTON
- HAMILTON (GRAND or ASHUANIPI)
- HAMILTON, ALEXANDER (1757-1804)
- HAMILTON, ANTHONY, or ANTOINE (1646-1720)
- HAMILTON, ELIZABETH (1758–1816)
- HAMILTON, EMMA, LADY (c. 1765-1815)
- HAMILTON, JAMES (1769-1831)
- HAMILTON, JAMES HAMILTON, 1ST DUKE OF (1606-1649)
- HAMILTON, JOHN (c. 1511–1571)
- HAMILTON, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
- HAMILTON, PATRICK (1504-1528)
- HAMILTON, ROBERT (1743-1829)
- HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM
- HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM (1730-1803)
- HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM ROWAN (1805-1865)
- HAMILTON, THOMAS (1789-1842)
- HAMILTON, WILLIAM (1704-1754)
- HAMILTON, WILLIAM GERARD (1729-1796)
Hamilton (1511-1571), afterwards See also:archbishop of St See also:Andrews, collapsed, demolishing the See also:choir and north See also:transept. In 1553 See also:Lord Claud Hamilton, then a boy of ten, was made See also:- ABBOT (from the Hebrew ab, a father, through the Syriac abba, Lat. abbas, gen. abbatis, O.E. abbad, fr. late Lat. form abbad-em changed in 13th century under influence of the Lat. form to abbat, used alternatively till the end of the 17th century; Ger. Ab
- ABBOT, EZRA (1819-1884)
- ABBOT, GEORGE (1603-1648)
- ABBOT, ROBERT (1588?–1662?)
- ABBOT, WILLIAM (1798-1843)
abbot, and the abbacy and monastery were erected into a temporal lordship in his favour in 1587. The abbey lands, after passing from his son the earl of Abercorn to the earl of See also:Angus and then to Lord See also:Dundonald, were See also:purchased in 1764 by the 8th earl of Abercorn, who intended making the abbey his See also:residence, but let the ground for building purposes. The abbey church originally consisted of a See also:nave, choir without aisles, and transepts. The nave, in the Transitional and Decorated styles, with a See also:rich See also:mid-Pointed See also:triforium of broad See also:round See also:arches, has been restored, and used as the See also:parish church since 1862. The graceful west front has a deeply recessed Early Pointed See also:doorway, surmounted by traceried windows and, above these, by a handsome Decorated stained-See also:glass window. of See also:fire See also:lights. Of the choir only the See also:foundations remain to indicate its extent; at the See also:east end stood the high altar before which Robert III. was interred in 1406. Over his See also:grave a See also:monument to the memory of the Royal House of Stuart was placed here by See also:Queen Victoria (1888). The restored north transept has a window of remarkable beauty. The south transept contains St Mirren's See also:chapel (founded in 1499), which is also called the " See also:Sounding See also:Aisle " from its See also:echo. The chapel contains the tombs of abbot John Hamilton and of the See also:children of the 1st lord Paisley, and the recumbent effigy of Marjory, daughter of Robert See also:Bruce, who married Walter, the Steward, and was killed while See also:hunting at Knock Hill between See also:Renfrew and Paisley (1316).
About 3 M. S. of Paisley are the pleasant braes of Gleniffer, sung by Tannahill, and 22 M. S.E., occupying a hill on the -left bank of the See also:Leven, stand the ruins of See also:Crookston See also:Castle. The castle is at least as old as the 12th century and belonged to Robert de Croc, who witnessed the See also:charter of thg See also:foundation of Paisley Abbey. in the following century it passed into the See also:possession of a See also:branch of the Stewarts, who retained it until the See also:murder of See also:Darnley (1567). Afterwards it changed hands several times, but was finally acquired from the See also:Montrose family by Sir John See also:Maxwell of See also:Pollok.
The See also:Romans effected a See also:settlement in Paisley in A.D. 84, and built a fort called Vanduara on the high ground (Oakshaw Hill) to the west of the White Cart. The See also:place seems to have been first known as Paslet or Passeleth, and was assigned along with certain lands in Renfrewshire to Walter Fitzalan, founder of the abbey. The See also:village See also:grew up round the abbey, and by the 15th century had become sufficiently important to excite the See also:jealousy of the neighbouring burgh of Renfrew. To protect it from molestation Abbot Schaw (or Shaw) induced James IV., a frequent visitor, to erect it into a burgh of See also:barony in 1488, a charter which gave it the right to return a member to the Scots parliament.
See Chartulary of the Monastery of Paisley, published by the See also:Maitland See also:Club (1832); J. See also:Cameron Lees, The Abbey of Paisley (1878); See also:Swan, Description of the Town and Abbey of Paisley (1835) ; and Robert See also:- BROWN
- BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771-181o)
- BROWN, FORD MADOX (1821-1893)
- BROWN, FRANCIS (1849- )
- BROWN, GEORGE (1818-188o)
- BROWN, HENRY KIRKE (1814-1886)
- BROWN, JACOB (1775–1828)
- BROWN, JOHN (1715–1766)
- BROWN, JOHN (1722-1787)
- BROWN, JOHN (1735–1788)
- BROWN, JOHN (1784–1858)
- BROWN, JOHN (1800-1859)
- BROWN, JOHN (1810—1882)
- BROWN, JOHN GEORGE (1831— )
- BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858)
- BROWN, SAMUEL MORISON (1817—1856)
- BROWN, SIR GEORGE (1790-1865)
- BROWN, SIR JOHN (1816-1896)
- BROWN, SIR WILLIAM, BART
- BROWN, THOMAS (1663-1704)
- BROWN, THOMAS (1778-1820)
- BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD (1830-1897)
- BROWN, WILLIAM LAURENCE (1755–1830)
Brown, See also:History of Paisley (1886).
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