Old Photograph Finnieston Cross Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of shops, people and Tram at Finnieston Cross, Glasgow, Scotland. The village of Finnieston was established in 1768 on the lands of Stobcross by Matthew Orr, the owner of Stobcross House. Orr named the new village " Finnieston " in honour of the Reverend John Finnie, who had been his tutor.

Orr is a surname common throughout the English speaking world, but especially in Scotland, Ulster, the United States, Canada, and northern England. The name is considered to have numerous origins: such as being derived from an Old Norse byname; a Gaelic nickname; and an Old English topographical name, or similar place-name. In Scotland, the name is first known to have been recorded in Renfrewshire. A tradition of some of the Orrs in Northern Ireland has it that they were descended from outlawed brothers whose original family name was McLean; they crossed this river and then made their way by boat to Donaghadee in County Down in the early 17th century. Having escaped persecution, they took river's name as their surname and settled in Newtownards.



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