Calton weavers

The Calton weavers were a community of handweavers established in the community of Calton, then in Lanarkshire just outside Glasgow, Scotland in the 18th century.[1] In 1787 the weavers went on strike. Troops opened fire on the demonstrators and six weavers were killed.[2] In the early 19th century, many of the weavers emigrated to Canada, settling in Carleton Place and other communities in eastern Ontario, where they continued their trade.[3]

  1. ^ Calton is now within Glasgow itself.
  2. ^ JANEY GODLEY (30 April 2007). "Weaving a new image for people of Calton". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  3. ^ Lucille H. Campey (2005). The Scottish pioneers of Upper Canada, 1784-1855: Glengarry and beyond. Dundurn Press Ltd. p. 52ff. ISBN 1-897045-01-8.