On March 7, 1893, 13-year-old Edward Liddell began his first day at Auchinraith Colliery, working as a coal picker. Tragically, his left leg became trapped in pulleys, resulting in the loss of his foot. The incident raises questions regarding the responsibility of Messrs Merry & Cunningham for workplace safety.
Ken Liddell emailed me this, “I was visiting your fantastic site to gather some info on Auchentibber Gardens. It occurred to me that someone might have or have access to information on Blantyre grocers from around the pre-WWII era. These are both family connections going under the names of “William Liddell” and “J & S McCallum”. […]
In December, i received an email from Ken Liddell, who asked, “Hi, I was visiting this fantastic site to gather some info on Auchentibber Gardens. Occurred to me that someone might have or have access to information on Blantyre grocers from around the pre-WWII era. These are both family connections going under the names of […]
I was contacted earlier today by Pat Donnelly by email who wrote “Hi Paul I seen your post today re Robert Sneddon. I have been researching my Family tree for a while now, and was surprised to see a link with your research to my tree. My Great Granddad Was John Liddell (different spelling from […]