Higgie & Co's Directory Of Bute 1920-1921

Higgie & Co's Directory Of Bute 1920-1921: Your Gateway to a Generation Rebuilding
Step back in time and walk the streets of post-Great War Bute alongside your ancestors. This isn't just a book of names; it's a time capsule from a pivotal moment in history. The 1920-1921 edition of Higgie & Co's Directory captures the Isle of Bute as a world-weary community begins to rebuild, remember, and look toward a new decade.

For the genealogist, this directory is an indispensable key that can unlock the stories of your family's life between the 1911 census and the outbreak of WWII. It provides the crucial context that brings names and dates to life, placing your ancestors firmly within the fabric of their community.

What You Will Discover Inside:

A Comprehensive Resident List: An alphabetical directory of private heads of households across Rothesay and the wider island, complete with their addresses. This is your primary tool for locating family homes and confirming residence.
A Vibrant Commercial Directory: A detailed classified list of trades and professions. Was your great-grandfather a stonemason, a fisherman, or a domestic servant? Was your great-aunt a dressmaker or a shopkeeper? Discover the businesses that formed the island's economic backbone and see where your ancestors worked.
Official & Civic Information: Find the names and roles of local officials, clergy, doctors, schoolmasters, and public figures. This adds rich social and political context to your family history, showing the structure of the society they lived in.
A Treasure Trove of Advertisements: Immerse yourself in the daily life of 1920s Bute through its contemporary advertisements. See the products they bought, the medicines they trusted, and the local services they used—from the tea rooms on Argyle Street to the motor engineers on Montague Street.
Why This 1920-1921 Edition is Especially Poignant:

This edition stands at a crossroads of history. Published just two years after the end of the First World War, it is a directory of a community in transition. Within its pages, you may find:

The names of men who have returned from the trenches, now listed in new occupations or carrying the weight of their service.
The widows and families of those who did not come home, their lives forever altered.
New businesses and opportunities born from the social and economic shifts of the post-war era.
Who Is This Directory For?

Family Historians with Bute ancestry seeking to break down "brick walls" and add colour to their family tree.
Local and Social Historians researching the specific fabric of island life in the immediate aftermath of the Great War.
Anyone with a connection to the Isle of Bute who wishes to understand the world their parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents inhabited.
Don't let your ancestors remain just names on a chart. Let the Higgie & Co's Directory of Bute 1920-1921 guide you through their streets, introduce you to their neighbours, and reveal the daily rhythm of their lives. Add this invaluable piece of Bute's history to your collection and reconnect with the generation that shaped the 20th century.