08 Feb 02 - 08:38 PM (#645691) Subject: LJCs UNCLE WULLIE CAMERON From: little john cameron JK GILLON
The most celebrated street character in Glasgow during the first half of the 19th century was William Cameron, or as he was generally known, Hawkie.
His chapbooks contained crude often coarse tales, personal or political lampoons, old legends and chronicles of Glasgow low life. These included stories, no doubt exaggerated, of rats eating corpses and carrying off large items of food by ingenious teamwork.
He died penniless in the Glasgow's City Poorhouse in September 1851.
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08 Feb 02 - 09:25 PM (#645707) Subject: RE: LJCs UNCLE WULLIE CAMERON From: little john cameron These are some interesting stories by Hawkie about life in Scotland as a cadger.My Greatgrandfather was a baccy pipe hawker and also ended up in the poorhouse,tho' he dd not die there.Hawkie |
08 Feb 02 - 10:30 PM (#645746) Subject: RE: LJCs UNCLE WULLIE CAMERON From: GUEST most celebrated street character in Glasgow I find that doubtful. Define your terms and your definitions, please. How would you define 'street singer' for example? Please don't use such phrases without having thought them through
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08 Feb 02 - 10:39 PM (#645750) Subject: RE: LJCs UNCLE WULLIE CAMERON From: marty D Looks like some great stories Little john. Sad that some lonely prat has to muddy a nice stream so quickly, but there's been a lot of that lately. I'll get back to reading it. marty |
08 Feb 02 - 11:25 PM (#645776) Subject: RE: LJCs UNCLE WULLIE CAMERON From: katlaughing I'll be going back for a good read, too, ljc. Am I to understand that he was your great-grandfather, or uncle? You've sure been posting some great links, lately! Thanks, kat |
08 Feb 02 - 11:55 PM (#645798) Subject: RE: LJCs UNCLE WULLIE CAMERON From: little john cameron Two different people guys.Mah great grandfather was Archibald Barr.Ye can find him in the Glasgow poorhouse census.' As for the guest,define this "Pissaff ye ignorant shit!!" ljc ps the page aboot the "Irish Question" is very interestin. |
09 Feb 02 - 11:23 AM (#645990) Subject: RE: LJCs UNCLE WULLIE CAMERON From: little john cameron Jist had a pm fae Nynia an' it seems that these stories were collected by him for a university web site.Great work and a great site.Thanks again. ljc |
09 Feb 02 - 11:33 AM (#645996) Subject: RE: LJCs UNCLE WULLIE CAMERON From: little john cameron Ah forgot.Here is the site.click |