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by Just Jock 18 July

I was at a bootsale last year and came accross an old pocket watch, I threw it in a drawer and finally decide to look at it, I opened it up and inside It is signed David Harley, Watchmaker Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline, has anyone any idea where his workshop was.dont suppose anyone is living as watch was made in 1872...


19 July | 3:06:47

Alex Dow says

I haven't followed up fully; but in the 1861 Census on Scotland's People, there is David Harley, aged 16, "Watchmakers Ap", living with his parents at Pittencrieff Street Dunfermline., born "Fifeshire Dunfermline".

His parents are on the previous page (no Credits left) but on the LDS Family Search site, they would appear to be Alexander Harley and Jean Hutchison. Siblings are Anne Harley b 1839 and Alexander Harley b 1841, on both Census and LDS FS information.

David probably died in Dunfermline in 1921, aged 76 - needs checking.

Alex Dow

 

21 July | 10:11:58

Alex Dow says

This would appear to be the same person, David Harley, on the DunfermlineHeritage.Org site-

Name :DAVID HARLEY - 22-24 HIGH STREET, DUNFERMLINE
Description :Advert - Watchmaker, Jeweller & Optician.
Date :
Reference :Dunf Cent Lib - Loc Hist Dept : D/DIR Dunfermline Guide 1908 -1909.
Keywords :Watchmakers, Harley (David), High Street,


Alex Dow

17 December | 10:59:45

John Foster Nisbet says

Hello John,

Where Nicholsons dentist at the corner of fould ford street & main street opposite the picture house It was clements the jewllers & watchmakers.Previous to this I am pretty sure that there was also another watchmakers shop there.

But where winskis'is there was another jwatchmakers shop there but I cannot remember the name.It is on the corner before you go to central park as you are nodoubt already aware

previous to this I

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