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McClelland Boys in Bother

Blantyre People
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    Let’s backtrack a little to Mr. James McLelland. James if you recall was renting a house at McLelland’s Buildings and also happened to be the son of William McLelland, the owner of neighbouring McLelland’s Land explored earlier. When William McLelland (miner and carter) died in 1906, James unfortunately went “off the rails” somewhat […]

Hugh McLelland

Blantyre Buildings
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  Mr. Hugh McClelland (known as Hughie) was a local character who lived in the Model Lodge in Burnbank, Hamilton, not far from Springwells. He roamed around the Blantyre and Burnbank areas living on handouts from local inhabitants. He was tall, had long unkept hair, wore a ragged coat, and the legs of his trousers […]