It’s been a while since I posted about the weddings of Blantyre Folk. Pictured are some weddings of Blantyre people from 1976 and 1977. Know anybody? Miss Alice Oakes, 16 Brandon Street, Hamilton, married Mr Ross McLachlan, 46 Birdsfield Drive, Blantyre, in Hamilton’s St. Mary’s R.C. Church. Photo by Sharp, Miss Jaye Menzies, 42 Douglasdale […]
Another great Blantyre related photo. The identities of the two wee boys aren’t known but this photo was amongst a collection of Blantyre photos by early photographer David Ritchie. The boys may be brothers, sharing more than a passing resemblance. The buttonhole flowers suggesting they were attending a wedding or celebration, perhaps why they’re very […]
A beautiful wedding photo next! On Wednesday 23rd July 1930, Mr Peter MONTGOMERY of Hamilton married Miss Catherine GUY of Blantyre. They wed at St Joseph’s Church on Glasgow Road, Blantyre and the priest is pictured too. In case any relative of this family are reading this, a little more is known about the photo. […]
It’s been a while since I posted some photos of Blantyre folks weddings. These weddings are from 1968. First up Miss Mary Jo Canning of Wishaw married Peter Gowan of Holmswood Avenue. Jean Douglas of Whitehill married Peter McCabe of Craig Street, Blantyre. They married in Stonefield Parish Church then left for Canada on 16th […]
This is John Gilmour and Jessie Reid pictured in the 1940s. Airman John Gilmour , (based in Preston) was married to Jessie Hodson Reid of 3 Ulva Place on 6th October 1941. The couple tied the knot at Stonefield Parish Church as this certificate shows. Settling at Station Road, their marriage was ever so brief, […]
Going to four local weddings from 1968. First up is Betty Finlay and James McCaskie. James of Stonefield Place married Salsburgh woman, Betty at Blantyre Old Parish Church. They’re pictured here cutting their cake. Next is Nancy Barr and James Campbell. Nancy from Hamilton married James of Waverley Terrace also in 1968. They were married […]
Let’s go to 1967 today and a few weddings of Blantyre Folk. First up is Miss Agnes Neilson of Park Lane. Agnes married Mr Arthur Hills at Stonefield Parish Church. Her beaming smile shows what a happy day this was. Also married that year was Blantyre man Angus Sillars of Orchard Drive. He married Cathkin […]