Andy Dickson shared this photo of his late Uncle, the Rev George Dickson. George was a former minister in Blantyre’s Burleigh Church at Glasgow Road, passing away in 1976. He is fondly remembered by many readers of this page. Andy told me, “When we were young, my sister and I always received books from Uncle […]
Captain John McGhie of the R.A.M.C. was the brave Blantyre man who was awarded the Military Cross for an act of gallantry during WW1. He was recognised for his devotion to duty while serving with the forces in France by being given this medal. Captain McGhie was the son of Mr Henry McGhie formerly of […]
As 1917 turned into 1918, celebrating was far from the minds of British People. World War One had taken drastic toll on lives and loved ones were still away at the front facing some of the fiercest fighting yet. No end was in sight to a war now in its fourth year, that was supposed […]
Early on the morning of Tuesday 26th February 1918, a tragic and distressing accident occurred in the Saw Dust Mill in the Village, Blantyre. A young girl who was employed there, named Euphemia Ward, had occasion during her working day, to pass by the end of a deep shaft which had a hammer like mechanism […]
A hundred and one years ago this month. Violence in the streets of Blantyre. James Innis, a young miner of 20 years old, residing at High Blantyre Road, Burnbank, was before Bailie Anderson in late March 1918 on a charge of fatally assaulting Philip Griffin, 53 Auchinraith Road, Blantyre, in Muir Street, between nine and […]
Jenny Hutton messaged saying, “My ancestors John Connal (Connel) and his wife Margaret are referred to as the Millers of Millheugh Mill on their children’s church birth records in the late 1700s to early 1800s. I don’t know how long they were there or if they lived out their lives there. Any help would be […]
101 Years ago this week, Mr Stewart at Royal George in Bannockburn, received the news in March 1918 that his son, Sergeant James Stewart, of the l-6th Scottish Rifles, had been awarded the Military Medal for bravery on the field. Young James Stewart, who was only 22 years of age was a Blantyre man who, […]
Colin White asks, “I am trying to uncover as much information as possible about my Grandparents, who came to Scotland from Lithuania around 1905. My Grandfather, Piyusas Buyauskas, was born around 1882 and was a miner at the colliery for many years (punctuated by service in the Highland Light Infantry to avoid forced repatriation in […]