The 22nd December 1895 wasn’t a day local woman Jane Murphy (or Power) would want to remember. 128 years to the day, and many generations ago, this story saw a Blantyre woman falling on the wrong side of the law. That day, Jane who lived at Craighead Rows had seen an opportunity arise at Blantyre […]
In December 2016, Lynsey Milne contacted me saying, “My grans name is Margaret Little born 1918 to Andrew Gilmour and Mary Ann ( maiden name Murphy) she has 7 brothers and 2 sisters. I dont know if any of her siblings are still alive but i have some names if thats any help? I really […]
I received this message from Steve Murphy back in early January 2016. “Hi Paul – I have always known that my Grandfather was involved with Blantyre Celtic and after coming across a few old photographs I decided to have a wee search and came across your website on the Blantyre Project. In the section for Blantyre […]
Brenda Murphy of Australia sent in these 1972 pictures of her mother and father. Pictured are Frances Docherty and Alex Murphy. Brenda wrote of her father, “Alex Murphy was an expat Scot (who emigrated) to Australia in 1972. Now passed away, but never forgotten. He was on the committee at Blantyre Welfare worked and worked […]