Another example of Blantyre community policing from 1893. On Wednesday 26th July 1893, a woman in Blantyre stole a distinctive red shawl from a resident in the village. The victim reported the theft to police who made enquiries but could not trace where the thief had went. By telegraph the theft was communicated to nearby […]
The last week in September 1893 was a busy week for Blantyre visitors to Hamilton Sheriff Court. For all the wrong reasons. Terence Nimmo, a miner from Stonefield was charged with committing a breach of the peace at Woodburn, Blantyre, pleading guilty and being fined 10s or 7 days imprisonment. His brother, Owen Nimmo was […]
“Has anyone got a close up photograph of the Blantyre War Memorial?” That was the question being asked in November 1977 by Hamilton District Council who wanted to replace a plaque stolen from the memorial months ago. Shamefully, the plaque commemorating the names of Blantyre’s fallen was stolen, pulled right off the war memorial and […]
Friday, 8th December 1893 saw 2 Blantyre men up in court, charged with trying to start a full scale riot. William Smith and William Hamill, both miners of Dixon’s Rows, Stonefield were charged with riotous conduct the previous Monday night, by brandishing an iron poker or bar and their rhetoric causing a large crowd to […]
At the end of April 1894, there was only one talking point all around Blantyre. A local woman had tried to ‘bump off’ her husband by poisoning! The sensational affair hit all the newspapers and caused considerable excitement amongst the usually quiet inhabitants of the little village of High Blantyre. Reporters pressed everybody for more […]
Shortly after 10pm on the evening of Saturday 26th May 1894, two Blantyre men John McLay and John Davitt were apprehended by 2 police officers and High Blantyre residents were having ‘none of it!” Constables Annand and Jack had arrested the two men rather heavy handedly and in front of a small group of people. […]
I’ve been looking at the hardships in Blantyre during Summer 1894 when the Miners strike caused so many families to be starving and destitute. by August, things were so bad that the authorities sought to reduce the relief being given to the poor by sixpence, in order to help fund a further £40 towards the […]