Imagine we can take an actual photo of somebody in Blantyre from the 1890’s and transform it into a short video. Well, here in 2026, that’s now possible. This is Mary Ann Ritchie, the wife of photographer, David Ritchie. The couple, back in 1895 lived at School Lane in High Blantyre having moved from Strathaven. […]
These six pages list the residents in various Blantyre properties throughout 1895. Although not covering the whole Blantyre area, many of the farms and properties at Auchentibber are listed, so therefore an excellent source for anybody doing any research. Provided kindly to me by Alex Rochead, I’m putting them up on this website , for […]