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Ritchie Siblings, 1895

June 17, 2022

These little faces (I think) are Blantyre siblings, Minnie and James Ritchie. A photo remarkably taken around 1895, some 127 years ago! Their father was David Ritchie, a master joiner and likely the person who took the photo given his keen interest in photography. Their mother was Mary Ann Fleming. The parents married in Strathaven in 1888 before […]

Two Boys and a Barrow

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April 10, 2022

Blantyre People

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Two wee Blantyre boys pose for a photographer, who is known to be David Ritchie (of School Lane, Broompark Avenue then later Main Street, High Blantyre). The photo dates sometime between 1895 and 1905, potentially over 120 years ago. This barrow, I believe was hand crafted by David who was primarily a joiner by trade. […]