Joseph Galloway, my three-times great-grandfather.
Coincidences might seem unusual, but they actually happen more often than we think.
My three-times-great-grandfather, Joseph Galloway, was born in April 1779 at Bellnollo, Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, and was baptised on 4th April at Achloy Farm. While researching him and the area, I discovered a link to a film about Achloy Farm. It led me to a website called “Hole Ousia,” which means “whole being.” “Ousia” is a Greek word that can also be translated as “essence.” The films were made just for fun by Dr. Peter Scott-Gordon, who lives in Bridge of Allan.
I contacted Peter and found we had more in common than Achloy Farm. As a child, he grew up on Thornburn Road in Colinton. I had a paper round with Harwell’s of Colinton, and Thorburn Road was on my round, so I likely stuffed the Scotsman through the family’s letterbox each morning. He too had a paper round with Harwell’s, but a few years after I did. Laverockdale House also played a part in his childhood, and he helped the family in the lodge house with basic restoration work. My mum played tennis at Laverockdale.
Scotland is a small place, and if you pay attention, you’ll spot connections everywhere.
Joseph married Isabella (Margaret) White on 29 Feb 1812 in the Canongate Kirk. They had eight children, and she died on 21 November 1841, at 14 Lauriston Street.
Hole Ousia
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