The Lodging Houses of Elbow Lane 1900s - Bryan

By Elaine Corbett

 David Bryan was a carter by trade, and by 1901 he was running a lodging house with his wife Martha Brown Bryson Bryan. Martha was a widow, her first husband died at 39 from a heart condition. The household in 1901 shows David, Martha, five of Martha's children, and Marion 9 months old, and David and Martha's daughter. 

Along with family members there were 12 boarders.

Name	Age	Place of Birth	Occupation
Agnes Murray	26	Moffat	Servant
Sabina Jane Cameron	18	Durham	Servant
Thomas Green	62	Longford, Ireland	Plasterers Labourer
Joseoh Murray	36	Lough, Ireland	General Labourer
John Kelly	33	Staffordshire	General Labourer
Robert Benner	35	Yorkshire	General Labourer
Patrick Mooney	37	Glasgow	General Labourer
James Sullivan	46	Dublin	General Labourer
Alexander Brown	60	Dumfries	Gardener
Jonathan Walker	63	Chapelhall, Lanarkshire	Joiner
William Murray	36	Dumfries	General Labourer
William King	64	Co.Antrim, Ireland	General Labourer

By 1911 the Bryan family had moved to Lugar St. and David was a shopkeeper/confectioner. At the time of his death he was in Ayr, proprietor of a temperance hotel on Kyle Street, along with a shop.

more to follow.