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Donald MacLeay

June 30, 2017

Macleay, Mr. Donald – Born in Gareloch, Ross-shire in 1849, Donald appears to have moved to Blantyre around 1890 after marrying his wife Elizabeth. They initially lived at Forrest Street, but around 1900, the family moved to the much more impressive “Airdville” a large house at 25 Woodburn Avenue. Donald was a mineral weigher […]

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June 30, 2017

Blantyre Business

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Airdville – The name of a large semi detached house at Woodburn Avenue, in the highly desirable area near the railway station. Mr. Donald MacLeay owned it and lived in it from around 1900 right thought until his death in 1923. Afterwards, it passed to his son, Donald Junior. The house is thought to […]