With thanks to Isabel Fleming of East Kilbride for sharing this photo. Pictured is the Auchentibber Quoiting Team who had just won the Scottish Championships that year. A real accomplishment. They are pictured at the Auchentibber Quoiting Green, with the war monument (then only 6 years old or so) at the far right. The picture […]
My research into the Nimmo family. I’ve been told by a descendent of the Nimmo’s that it’s possible the Nimmo’s came over from Ireland, but I have no idea when that could have been. James Nimmo, born about 1820, Scotland died 9 March 1883, Coal Miner. His spouse Agnes Brown was born about 1820 and […]
Continued from Part 2 By 1920, Jim’s quoiting skills were becoming well known and in February that year Tom Weir, of the Parkhead Club, challenged Nimmo for £100 a side. (a sum worth £4,600 in todays money!). He taunted the Auchentibber club, “Come away boys, who’ll tackle the Parkhead wonder?” A fortnight later the Auchentibber […]
Pictured here in 1954 is Margaret Nimmo (now Margaret Nimmo Lehmann) Margaret was born in Blantyre but now lives in Canada. She told me, “This is me in Primary 1 at High Blantyre Primary (1956) Mrs. Glen was my teacher. In the smaller pic is me at age 3 standing on the window sill of the […]
Robert Nimmo was born at either Clyde Row or Peesweep in Auchentibber, on 3rd September 1894. He was the second son of James and Jane Nimmo. He went on to become a solider, but sadly lost his life in North Russia at the tail end of WW1. Private Robert Nimmo was one of 14 local […]
The following article was emailed to me by Gordon Cook, who has taken time to research the Masonic Halls of Glasgow Road. It is spread over 2 articles, this one for the older hall at Forrest Street, and a Part 2 for the newer hall at Stonfield, Glasgow Road. Thanks to Gordon for sharing. Blantyre’s […]