At the end of April 1914, a well known Blantyre resident was set to say farewell before heading off to a more salubrious residence and life in Strathaven. Before she left though, Mrs Janet MacGregor wanted to say thanks to some friends who she knew she would miss. On Thursday evening, 23rd April 1914, Mrs […]
Lesley Dawson contacted me from New Zealand in August 2015, sharing some wonderful ancestry about her family, the Coats family of Blantyre who married into the Scott family. Lesley shared this amazing story and document, carefully researched, it is attached here. I especially liked this photo. The Scott silver scroll teapot, 1833 believed to have […]
In August 2015, I was contacted by Lesley Dawson from New Zealand who said, ” Hi Paul. I have contacted you before and was delighted to get your book. We are visiting (from NZ) Blantyre on Monday 24 Aug 2015. My ancestors Coats and Scott sailed to NZ in 1857. Could you recommend places we should […]
Landlord James Craig of Birdfield, Blantyre let out his elegant house for a couple of years in 1849. The rent was considered moderate and the advert placed in the Glasgow Herald on Friday 2nd March 1849 read as follows: “Old Place house consisting of Dining Room, Drawing Room, 4 bedrooms, Kitchen and Pantry, Washhouse, Bath […]