Mr William Smith was a headmaster of Blantyre Public School on Glasgow Road right up until his death on Sunday 28th August 1921. He had taken over from Mr Ness in 1908 and Mr James M Aitchison succeeded him in 1921. Following his death, Rev Alexander Andrew said at the time, “He was a man who held […]
This beautiful wedding photo is very special to me, for without these people being married, I wouldn’t be here! Pictured in 1934 is the wedding of my Grandparents, John Duncan and Mary Shaw Danskin. Thank you to John McArthur for this great copy. John Duncan was only 26 at the time living at 49 […]
During the 1920’s record numbers of Scots left Scotland for employment and resettling in Canada. By 1927, Canada’s luring influence on Scots showed no sign of waning. Between January and May 1927 the number of Scots who had gone Canada by far exceeded the entire 1928 tally, and so the exodus went on. For large families, all […]
Thanks to Bill Duncan, who shared this photo of his friend John Duncan, holidaying in Arran in the 1950’s. John happened to be my own uncle, the brother of my mother. He went on to work in Rolls Royce, lived in Iona Path, with his wife Margaret and had a son also John and […]
Another family photo. This time from 1910. Pictured is my great grandfather John Duncan and his wife Maggie Duncan. (nee Bowie). My grandpa John Duncan is the wee boy, with a right scowl on his face! The wee girl is Jenny, who sadly died shortly after this photo was taken. Like many children of that […]
The little boy in this photo is my grandfather, John Duncan. Pictured here in 1916 (coming up on 100 years ago) he’s dressed in his Sunday best and sits beside older sister Chrissy and younger sister Margaret, both of whom were my great aunts. The location of the photo is unknown, but they were living […]
Dating from January 1946, this certificate belonged to my grandfather , John Duncan. It is his leave certificate, releasing him from Army service. The certificate described his military conduct as “Exemplary”. His testimonial states, “Of excellent character, sound, reliable, trustworthy and way loyal worker with keen sense of duty. Quiet disposition with dry sense of […]