June Hislop contacted me recently after she found her father’s old Dux Medals. Shown here from 1934 into 1935, the medal recognises academic achievement at school, in particular High Blantyre Primary School. The medals belonged to James Hislop better known as Jimmy Hislop, the popular Blantyre entertainer. I’ve been writing about Jimmy recently in the […]
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Hislop – Frew Blantyre Ancestry
In August 2015, James Hislop contacted me to say, “My grandfather was James Hislop: Born 18th September, 1875, probably not in Blantyre he married on 9th February 1915 to Agnes Frew: born 09th September, 1886, High Blantyre. It would be great if you would look into my family history. Hislop/frew from High Blantyre.” Always up for an Ancestry […]