Pam Smith Potter messaged me saying, “Margaret Aiken Pollock is my grandmother. Now, I’m trying to fill in her tree and have a lot of blanks so I’m hoping you can help. She had several brothers and sisters where we can find no information. All dates are approximate so I’m hoping you can tell […]
Pam Potter Smith emailed me in December to say, “I’m related to John Pollock 1818-1893 m. Sarah Wheelan. John is the son of John Pollock 1781- who married Marion Robb 1797-1896. I have not been able to find Sarah Wheelan’s parents nor the parents of John Pollock and Marion Robb. Can you give me any […]
A story shared by Reeni Kennedy, in their own words: “James Farrell, my 2nd great grandfather (1864 – 1898) hailed from Ireland, I have not discovered which part yet nor at what point did he come to Scotland. There is no way of telling whether he met Mary Bradley (1866 – 1947) in Stranraer, where […]
Whilst this postcard of Blantyre Works Mills dates from 1905, I think it depicts a slightly earlier scene. By 1905, the mills had fallen into decline , yet in this postcard, nicely colourised, the scene looks pristine and new, (and effect i think of the colourisation and touching up the photo). The large mill buildings […]
An email arrived this week from Bridie Sheehan who said, “Hi Paul, I live in Canada but my father and grandparents grew up in Blantyre and I am hoping that you can help me with a couple of items. First, my grandfather was a coal miner and they lived from 1901 to 1951, mostly on […]