Early records of an old Glasgow family

AN OLD GLASGOW FAMILY 149
had, I incline to think, been in the premises above indicated, a
portion of which was occupied by his Writing Chambers, situated
at the south-east corner of the Trongate and Stockwell Street,
where the "Granite House," now belonging to Messrs. Costigane,
presently stands. These premises belonged to him at the date of
his death, and are described in the titles as (1) the " westmost
house and shop in the ground story of that great tenement of land
sometime ago erected by John Wilson, senior, Merchant in
Glasgow, within the Burgh of Glasgow, at the head of the
Stockwell Gate and west end of the Trongate Street of Glasgow,"
with the 3rd and 4th cellars ; (2) the first story above the shops,
consisting "of five fire rooms, with closets in each of them, and
of a kitchen, together with the large ale cellar," and a coal cellar ;
as also (3) the " eastmost of the three Garetts." 1
Clerk to Renfreivshire and Lanarkshire Road Trusts.
James Hill of Cartside was Clerk to the Renfrewshire and
several other Road Trusts in Lanarkshire, having, it is said, had
some share in the credit of obtaining the earliest Turnpike Road
Acts in the West of Scotland, viz. those relating to Roads leading
into Glasgow, and in Lanark and Renfrew shires, passed in the
years 1752, 1753 and 1756.
Factor for the University.
He seems to have held an appointment in conjunction or in
connection with Mr. Matthew Morthland, Factor for the College of
Glasgow, from about the year 1745 to 1783, when he, James Hill,
was appointed the sole Factor of the University.
Clerk to the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons.
He was elected Clerk to the Faculty of Physicians and
Surgeons of Glasgow on 7th February, 1757. At one of the
'Hill, Munimmta, vol. II., Part VI., No. 20/1.