Tag: mid row

Annie Gilmour Dawson’s child

Here’s a story of a single woman who pursued money for the ‘upkeep’ of her illegitimate child at Blantyre Works, The Village in 1903. On 13th June 1903 at Hamilton Sheriff Court, Annie Gilmour Dawson of Mid Row, Blantyre raised an action against the father of her newborn child. Annie was already designated as ‘poor’ […]

Mid or Middle Row, Blantyre Works

Continuing our look at brand new “old Blantyre photos”. This time a private photo, so  exclusively again on Blantyre Project, for the first time online, one of the only known two photos of Mid or Middle Row at Blantyre Works. Mid Row – or Middle Row was two blocks of single storey homes and one at […]

Elliot Ancestry at the Village

  Jean Pearson emailed me recently, commenting, “My Grandfather died in Blantyre  on the 20th of August  1906.  His Name was George  William  Elliot. He lived at 11 Waterloo Row Blantyre and was a coal Miner. I am trying to find an inquest report from the newspaper of that period. I would appreciate any help you […]