At the end of May 1893, Mrs Sarah McGlynn or Higgins brought an action against William Baird & Co (Coalmasters). Sarah lived at McAlpine’s Buildings on Glasgow Road, Blantyre and was suing the mining company for the untimely death of her husband, who had been employed by them as a miner. The husband had died […]
At the end of April 1894, there was only one talking point all around Blantyre. A local woman had tried to ‘bump off’ her husband by poisoning! The sensational affair hit all the newspapers and caused considerable excitement amongst the usually quiet inhabitants of the little village of High Blantyre. Reporters pressed everybody for more […]
Talk of Blantyre on Saturday 5th January 1895 was a huge explosive noise heard throughout the district, causing much concern, alarm and curiosity. The explosive noise turned out to be of much more serious nature than first thought. At Dixon’s Rows in Stonefield, the residents were in great fear as many were confident that there […]
On Tuesday 9th April 1895, there was a bit of a scene at the former miners’ homes at Dixons Rows, Stonefield, Blantyre. Making the newspapers was a story about a miner residing at those houses who was forcibly evicted. At the insistence of Coalmasters William Dixon Ltd, (who owned the houses), this particular miner had […]
In 1880, Blantyre man, Gavin Laird made an error of judgement in taking his sweethearts down a local Pit. An unexpected way of showing attentions to the fair was illustrated by a case in the Sheriff Court on 20th March 1880. Gavin Laird was an Ostler on the Splint coal seam, No. 3. Pit, Blantyre […]
Lanarkshire miner, “Old Wull“, home at the end of his mining shift washes at the family tub in front of the fire. A simpler time, when life certainly looks much harder. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said: Helen Lawson Taylor They certainly had to […]
Here’s a great little read to reserve for a rainy day. A kind man named Dave Henderson messaged me with an interesting online link. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Cl5sz5bUJxifqjz_0mJn2qb0HmO_AO11 This link will take you to the pages of a book written by William Laird Adam, the youngest brother of his 3rd great grandmother. She and his grandfather’s family […]