Thank you to Jim Cochrane for sharing these photos of 6 Watson Place, Blantyre. (the steel houses)Jim told me, “This is 6 Watson Place back Garden. Constructed in steel. My great GrandParents lived here From the 1930’s William and Catherine Cochrane. Then my Uncle Bill and Aunt Liz Cochrane untill the late 1990s.”
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Liz Johnson I lived in 29 Watson Street they had relatives who lived behind them in Springfield cres
Jade Cullen I lived in Watson Place until recent ♡ lovely area
Thomas Paterson My friend wullie Thomas stays there now.been there for about 20 years
Jade Cullen Ye he stayed 3 doors up from me
Hello.
My 2xG grandparents lived at 4 Watson place, Michael starrs (he died there in 1939) and his wife Catherine burns. Does anyone have any information on them?
Thank you.
My grandparents, John and Mary McAuslin lived at 3 Watson Place in 1940’s /1950’s with children Edward(Sonny) (my father), Catherine, Mary, James, John. As a small boy (1957/1958), I can always remember the curling stones that were on the steps of their front door.
John
I only recently found this site. Jimmy McAuslin (your dad’s brother) was my uncle. I have a photo taken outside 3 Watson Place (probably after WW2) it has most of the family, including your Grandparents, and a few others. I’ll try to post it here if you are interested.
Bill Crossan
Hi William, thanks very much for your message. Would really appreciate it if you could post the picture on the site. Thanks in advance.
John McAuslin
Bill,
Visited Watson Place recently and it jogged my memory of your post about your photograph of my relations. Am hopeful that you can post the photograph on this website.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
John McAuslin
Watson place did any of the Thomson live there I kinda remember going there to visit
5 Watson Place was where our gran and grampa lived. Mina and David Thomson. Children were Ian, Willie and Jean.
Fiona and Anne