Seeing Lorna Hughes post a message online asking for some of her Blantyre ancestry, it reminded me of a family tree I had previously looked at. Lorna said,“My grandfather and greatgrandfather lived in Blantyre and were both fireman miners, I would love to find out more about their lives circa 1890-1930 ish, they were both named […]
Alan Conroy wrote to me, saying, “Hi there, My grandmother Mary Ann Quinn was born in Blantyre on 10th December 1910. Amazingly, we didn’t find this out until 2010 when she was 100 years old. Her parents had moved over to Blantyre form Ireland so her father could work in the mines. I did some […]
In August 2015, James Hislop contacted me to say, “My grandfather was James Hislop: Born 18th September, 1875, probably not in Blantyre he married on 9th February 1915 to Agnes Frew: born 09th September, 1886, High Blantyre. It would be great if you would look into my family history. Hislop/frew from High Blantyre.” Always up for an Ancestry […]
In August 2015, Jane Bainbridge (nee Gallacher) contacted me saying, “I loved reading your Nimmo story on Auchentibber. My Dad Robert Gallacher was also born in Auchentibber in 1937. He was one of 11 children (although there was one boy James who died). His parents were Catherine Purse and John Gallacher (later Gallagher.) My uncle […]
In August 2015, I was contacted by Lesley Dawson from New Zealand who said, ” Hi Paul. I have contacted you before and was delighted to get your book. We are visiting (from NZ) Blantyre on Monday 24 Aug 2015. My ancestors Coats and Scott sailed to NZ in 1857. Could you recommend places we should […]
In July 2015, Ann Crossar email me a whole set of birth records and census records relating to the Mackie family, asking if I was able to add anything to the story. With so many facts already provided, this proved a little bit challenging, but I was able to add a little extra detail. Here […]
In June 2015, I was contacted by Drew Morrison who wrote, “My name is Drew Morrison and I’m currently residing in the Victoria Care Home, Victoria St., Blantyre. I’ve just found your excellent website and resource and hope that you may be able to help me in one specific way. My great grandfather, William Heugh Morrison, […]