When Alexander Govan was born on May 1, 1869, in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, his father, David, was 21 and his mother, Margaret (nee Main), was 19. The family lived an Number 1 Mid Row, an end terraced house at Blantyre Works, not far from the Mills, in Blantyre Village. In 1871 Andrew and James Thomson, also … Continue reading Alexander Govan 1869 -1907