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Partick Thistle – a People’s History will be the 150th anniversary book; author Kenny Pieper needs your memories and stories from following the Jags… read more on the club website  or get straight to it by e-mailing: ku.oc.cftp|051#ku.oc.cftp|051 |
| Willie Paul - any living relatives out there? |
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Interred in this unmarked double lair 1860/1861 (Section O) at the Western Necropolis in Maryhill are the great Willie Paul (7 Feb 1866 - 23 Oct 1911), his wife Jeanie, his son William and his still-born baby from 1910.
We're hoping that, perhaps through a crowdfunder, we can give Willie and his family a decent final resting place; a place where we, and future generations, can visit and pay our respects to a Partick Thistle and Scotland legend. Read his story here.
It's not so easy though as we're duty bound by regulations to try and connect with any living relatives to gain permissions. We tried this back in 2017 but ultimately drew a blank. We're trying again in 2025, so please use this url and help us to spread the word.
If there are any genealogists looking for a project, it'd certainly help the cause if we could fine tune, and expand upon the family tree basics below. Contact us here.
Stuart Deans is leading on this project, and any living relatives of Willie Paul are invited to e-mail: moc.liamtoh|gajehtuts#moc.liamtoh|gajehtuts
| Grandfather & Grandmother |
James Izett (a hotelkeeper)
Janet Izett (née Weir)
- These were Willie's grandparents on his mother's side.
| Father & Mother |
David Paul (b. 1841 Lesmahagow; d. 1919 Partick, aged 78)
Margaret Paul (b. 1845 Lesmahagow; d. 1924 Partick, aged 79)
- Margaret suffered from bronchitis and had a cardiac arrest. She died at the family home at 55, Byres Road, where she had lived for some 25 years.
| Brothers & Sisters |
Janet Paul (b. 1865, Partick)
Margaret Paul (b. 1870, Partick)
Elizabeth Paul (b. 1872, Partick)
David Paul (b. 1875, Partick)
James Paul (b. 1879, Partick)
Jane Paul (b. 1882, Partick)
Lillian Paul (b. 1884, Partick)
Isabella Paul (b. 1888, Partick)
- His brother James played as a footballer to a lesser extent, turning out for Partick Thistle and Hamilton Academical.
| Wife |
Jane Braidwood Thomson ('Jeanie') (b. 1869 Partick; d. 1934, Plantation, aged 65).
- The daughter of James Thomson & Jessie Thomson (née Gibson)
| Son & Daughters |
Jessie Gibson Paul (b. 8 December 1895, 73 Lumsden Street, Anderston).
Margaret Izett Paul (b. 18 March 1898, 73 Lumsden Street, Anderston).
William Paul (b. 6 August 1903, 73 Lumsden Street, Anderston; d. 1 December 1921, 20 Carmichael Street, Govan, aged 18).
- Shockingly, young William died aged just 18, influenza leading to heart failure. His Uncle George (Jeanie's brother) signed the registry entry. The 1911 census address was 53, Carmichael Street, not sure why it's now 20, Carmichael Street.
We've transcribed some census records on excel to aid the quest for any researchers: download Paul family census 1871-1911 spreadsheet
Willie Paul forever!
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