Today we’re featuring some weddings from Blantyre folk, going back to 1967. First up are Mr. G.Stanley Preston and Shona Campbell. Mr Preston at time of his wedding lived at 72 Farm Road, Blantyre and his bride being from Stonehouse, they married there. Miss Mary Morrison of 23 Poplar Place , Blantyre married Whitehill man […]
Continuing our look at many weddings of Blantyre people. Sticking with the year 1978 here is beautiful bride Mary MORRISON of 109 Broompark Road who married Mr William MARR of Wishaw in Blantyre Old Parish. The next stunning bride in 1978 is Miss Mary GREEN of 223b Glasgow Road. Mary married Mr Robert DORNAN of […]
Sharon Doonin (nee Morrison) kindly shared this photo of her sitting in Stonefield Public Park, Low Blantyre in Springtime 1975. Pictured alongside her is a rare picture of the empty boating pond (usually drained and cleaned out ahead of summer). In the background are the back of the buildings along Glasgow Road. Greenside Street […]
Seeing Lorna Hughes post a message online asking for some of her Blantyre ancestry, it reminded me of a family tree I had previously looked at. Lorna said,“My grandfather and greatgrandfather lived in Blantyre and were both fireman miners, I would love to find out more about their lives circa 1890-1930 ish, they were both named […]
In June 2015, I was contacted by Drew Morrison who wrote, “My name is Drew Morrison and I’m currently residing in the Victoria Care Home, Victoria St., Blantyre. I’ve just found your excellent website and resource and hope that you may be able to help me in one specific way. My great grandfather, William Heugh Morrison, […]
“The Janitors House” is a detached stone built villa located at Auchinraith at 124 Craig Street. (which if my memory serves is the last house in Craig Street) The two storey, pitched roof property was likely built in 1899 to coincide with the 1900 opening of the nearby school. Prior to that date, the house […]
Betty McLean recently sent me this photo from her home in Canada. She told me, “Hi Paul, This is a photo of the 25 wedding anniversary of my aunt and uncle John Morrison and Helen McGill, taken I think in the school hall at the foot of Victoria St in 1947. I am leaning on the […]