At the end of May 1893, Mrs Sarah McGlynn or Higgins brought an action against William Baird & Co (Coalmasters). Sarah lived at McAlpine’s Buildings on Glasgow Road, Blantyre and was suing the mining company for the untimely death of her husband, who had been employed by them as a miner. The husband had died […]
On or around 17th May 1858, Mr David Smith a mason from East Kilbride entered into a 2 year agreement as an apprentice for James Aitkenhead. The Aitkenheads lived at Orchardhead, just off Hunthill Road and at this time, the house was fairly isolated with not even the school opposite built yet. Now, David served […]