Tag: James crawford

Remembering James Crawford, 1895

On Monday 4th November 1895, about 1pm, some Blantyre children were amusing themselves at the edges of the River Clyde. The location was the “Sewage Burn” near the Pedestrian Suspension Bridge and amongst the children was three year old James Crawford, the son of miner John Crawford. Little James had left his house at Newlands, […]