On 25th into 26thOctober 1919, homeless miner John Ryan broke into Fagan’s pawnbroking establishment in Blantyre. He made off with quite a haul taking over 80 items of gold and silver jewellery! However, police caught up with him in December that year and he was sent to prison.
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Young Girl’s Sad Career 1900
In late February 1900, at Hamilton Sheriff Court, Elizabeth McCann, a 12-year old Blantyre girl stood in the dock awaiting to be charged. She was the daughter of William McCann, a miner who resided at Central Buildings on Glasgow Road. She was charged with 3 different acts of theft from shops in Blantyre. The […]
Fegan and McLindens of Blantyre
Dave Barry contacted me in October 2015, saying, “Dear Paul, Although not a native of Blantyre, I’ve unearthed some family history from the area, and have written the attached brief summary. While researching my great-grandfather, a grocer in Holytown who died aged 32, ruined by the crash of the City of Glasgow Bank in 1878, […]