John Moses
4th April, 2006 - Joe Moses - ryansbrook@hotmail.com
I have an unusual name - Moses - and until recently I thought the name came direct from Wales post plantation time to here in N. Ireland. My ancestor John Moses, of which I am a direct descendant, left his native town Omagh, Co. Tyrone, settling and dying in Trenton USA, and became the most unique pottery manufacturer. He was later followed by his brother James. John of 1832 named his huge factory, which still stands today, The Glasgow Pottery Company. Even journals in the USA print that he was an Irishman of Welsh descent - not a hint of how the actual name of his factory was established. Though Welsh, it was his pre-Scottish roots. I got detailed, authentic scripts to prove that, though he was of Welsh descent, his ancestors, his grandfather John Moses, was born in Scotland - Shettleston?
Would the Welsh have sought work in the collieries of Shettleston. Where can I seek records for the years of 1750-1810, areas Shettleston-Milngavie.
Kindest regards,
Joe Moses,
N.Ireland.
Hi Joe,
I can’t offer any more on the tracing of John Moses, but the following church information would be useful to you in your searches –
The Church of Scotland was the Established Church from 1690 to 1929. It is a protestant church, governed by a Presbyterian system of church government. There were many similar churches from 1690 to the present day in Scotland. The Scottish equivalent of the “Anglican” faith would be the Scottish Episcopal Church, which was effectively set up in 1690 outside of the Church of Scotland, as a protestant church governed by the Episcopal system. It has a complex history due to the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745, among other things, but continues today.
The Methodists came to Glasgow about 1765 and gained adherents significantly at the turn of the 19th century. Curiously, there were potters in the east end of the city a few decades in, which gave their name to a Wesleyan Chapel.
Identifying the affiliation of your ancestors might help with a search of church records. I believe the Mitchell Library stores some of these, as well as other records e.g. electoral roles, post office directories. They might be worth contacting, but I don’t think they would undertake an actual search. I’ll put the content of your first e-mail onto my site for 1/5/06 to see if it brings you any results.
Hope this helps.
Gordon
28/04/06