Jim Canning writes, “Hi Paul, Something you might be interested in seeing. It’s my Grandfather’s “Travel Visa” during WW2. John Devine was an American, but lived in Blantyre at 271 Glasgow Road most of his Life. I think I noticed in your book about Glasgow Rd you had a James Devine down as living there, not sure who that was, but seemingly my Grandfather was quite a lad and could easily have changed his name if ‘Someone was looking for him. Nudge Nudge.”
I replied, “Hi Jim. He was certainly well travelled looking at all those stamps!
P.S The Valuation rolls does record a JAMES Devine being at 271 Glasgow Road at this time, so there is definitely a little mystery there! Perhaps he used a middle name? Also telling is that he never provided his occupation to the evaluating officer, something unusual and noticeably blank. As you probably know, he lived above the former Oliver’s Drapers shop on Glasgow Road, not far from the corner of Stonefield Road, the whole building being called ‘Broompark Place’.”
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Jim Canning Hi Paul, I asked my Sister about this, and she said the “James Devine”, might have been my Granfather’s Father and he was the one who signed. Still a mystery though.