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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSTONE | Johnstone Johnstone Johnstone Johnstone Johnston Johnstone Johnstone |
Revd [Reverend] William Gaff Revd [Reverend] J Ingles Mr John Salmon Mr R Donald New Statistical Account Fullerton's Gazetteer Crawfurds History of Renfrew |
011.08 | A town westward from Paisley about 3 miles on the South Side of and adjoining the Black Cart Water, it is a considerable place of trade having Several Cotton Mills Flax Mills - with Foundrys & Engine Works, capable of employing a great many persons, the places of worship are the Established church Free church two UP [United Presbyterian] Churches and a Roman Catholic chapel there are 3 private Schools a Ragged School and a School Connected with the General Assembly. The local affairs of the Town conducted by a committee appointed by the Feuars annually Seven in Number with clerk and collector Johnstone is not a market town |
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[Page] 32County of Renfrew Town of Johnstone
"The town of Johnston is built on a very regular plan. Besides Houston
Square, in the centre of the town which is now built up on every side, there is to
the Southward a large area intended to be a Second Square, as well as a market
place, which is already beginning to be enclosed with neat houses. High Street, which
extends from the Bridge of Johnston to Dick's Bridge on the east, is closely built,
as are several other streets branching at right angles from both its sides.
The houses in Johnston are, for the most part two and three stories in height,
handsomely composed of good mason work. To each house is attached an adequate
extent of garden ground. The shops are numerous, some of them elegant, and in
general, well stocked with a variety of excellent commodities"
This bridge is now removed (R.H.)
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