Today we’re featuring some weddings from Blantyre folk, going back to 1967. First up are Mr. G.Stanley Preston and Shona Campbell. Mr Preston at time of his wedding lived at 72 Farm Road, Blantyre and his bride being from Stonehouse, they married there. Miss Mary Morrison of 23 Poplar Place , Blantyre married Whitehill man […]
In 1889, the only Blantyre public conveyance was by wagonette and horses, which ran between Hamilton and Blantyre. By 1894 a service of omnibuses was running, leaving Blantyre at 10am every 2 hours until 8pm each evening. (9.45pm on Saturdays). Buses travelled via Glasgow Road, by Greenfield to Hamilton and back. This continued even after […]
Seeing Lorna Hughes post a message online asking for some of her Blantyre ancestry, it reminded me of a family tree I had previously looked at. Lorna said,“My grandfather and greatgrandfather lived in Blantyre and were both fireman miners, I would love to find out more about their lives circa 1890-1930 ish, they were both named […]