Just over 120 years ago, during December 1902, the Blantyre Police conducted a census of the Parish of Blantyre, where they concluded the population was 14,382, (of which 7,775 were males). This was up from 13,942 at the end of the 1901 the previous year. Stonefield was the most populated hamlet with 3,516, followed closely […]
Whilst most of us may be familiar with the population census which happens every 10 years (there was one in 1911), you may be interested to know, other more frequent census surveys were conducted in times of explosive growth. In the early 1900s, an annual police census was held and Sergeant Buchanan of the Blantyre […]
I’ve compiled a list of all the house numbers and families that lived at Fin Me Oot (Caldervale) during 1930. Many of the family heads were miners, for the houses were tied to AG Moore & Co Ltd (coalmasters) who owned nearby Blantyreferme Colliery and Brickworks. The homes were known as Caldervale Terrace and each […]
The end of 1922, saw a census take place within Blantyre to record the population numbers, which had swollen so greatly in the previous decades. On 27th December 1922, local press reported as shared here by Wilma Bolton, “POLICE CENSUS. The police census of the population has just been completed, and we are indebted […]
In 1924, the police completed their annual census of Blantyre Parish, and they were indebted to Sergeant George Logie for the following particulars. The population was returned at 18,703 of which there are 9,592 males and 9,111 females. Aliens (immigrants) number 495 and consist of; — RUSSIANS. 404. ITALIANS. 68 GERMANS. 18 FRENCH. 1 AUSTRIANS. […]
Until August 2015, I hadn’t seen this photo before. Thanks to Gordon Cook for sharing it here. Pictured, certainly before 1897, is Shuttle Row. The photo likely dates from the early 1890s or perhaps late 1880’s. The women are outside beating their carpets, which would have been a regular occurrence whilst the menfolk were out […]
Ina and Peter Sanders contacted me in late January 2015 saying ,“Looking for some ancestry help. Grandfather was william sanders born july 1877, married Sarah Jane Jenkins born feb 27th 1881. Also got William George Sanders born march 1849 thats all the info we got.” Using the Ancestry website, it would appear this tree is well […]