An injured solider in WW1 found himself in Hamilton Sheriff Court at the end of July 1915 charged with the assault of a neighbour. An assault which resulted in the loss of an eye. John Hillhouse, was a Blantyre man who lived at former Craig Row, Auchentibber. One evening on 3rd July, upon hearing bad […]
This is Udston House, a postcard taken around 1910 or so. Udston House, whilst not in Blantyre Parish, is worth mentioning here. The grand house, situated just over the boundary into Hamilton is not far beyond Redburn Farm Restaurant. Situated beside John Ogilvie High School, it still exists today at Hillhouse and is one of […]
I’ve been surprised lately to find out how many Colliery Dynamite stores still exist in Blantyre. One at Sydes Brae, another near Craigknowe and one at Bardykes, so I was curious when Graham Carson has contacted me saying, “At the time of the 1957 pictures of Priestfied Terrace were taken I lived in number 3 […]
In June 2015, I was contacted by Elizabeth Lorimer who lives in Toronto, Canada. Elizabeth asked, “Hello. In my genealogy research, I have found ancestors living at Little Udston, in the civil parish of Hamilton, in the 1871 census of the Civil Parish of Hamilton. Their neighbors in the census lived at Udston Farm. Are […]
Now, I know this photo is not in Blantyre Parish (actually its about 100 yards over the boundary), but it is such a great photo, I thought I would share it here, after noticing it on the excellent Historic Hamilton page. Pictured is the Lariat pub in Hillhouse. The date is 1972 and the Tartan […]