It’s not too uncommon in history to find men, chancing their luck by marrying to two different women at the same time. It happened more than you may think and in Blantyre, I’ve reported on several occasions of finding this taking place more than 100 years ago. However, what IS uncommon, is to find this […]
The daughters of James and Jessie Brownlie. This family lived at 58 Hunthill Road and we’ve been exploring some of their stories this week. From left to right are Mary McKay Allan Brownlie born 1917 in Falkirk, Agnes Carmichael Brownlie born 1914 in Blantyre and Margaret Pettigrew Brownlie born 1920. Their brother Hugh and sister […]
On 3rd June 2015, Mary Poole, of Dallas, Texas contacted me to say, “Hi. Mary Carmichael was my great grandmother she was born in Argyle. She married John Watson on April 12th 1867 and they had children Hugh Isabella (my grandmother) James Christina and David. They Lived in Bairds Rows and the Craighead Rows. Both my […]
Jim Cochrane shared this photo adding, “My Great Granny and two of her sisters. Mary Baird, later Struthers standing at the back. She stayed in New street off Stonefield road. Christine Baird, later Carmicheal seated left. She stayed in Small Cresent. Janet Baird (My Great Granny) seated right. She married Robert Main from Barnhill Farm […]