Nick Rice sent me a message recently saying, “Malcolmwood Farm is involved in my family history. My cousin 3 times removed was Margaret McWilliams who married John Pettigrew.” The Farm is still standing and is now a Boarding Kennel. It is listed on early maps as Milcolmwood Farm.” “Margaret and her husband John are remarkable […]
The Pettigrews of Malcolmwood Farm , Blantyre are photographed below. This family once owned not only Malcolmwood Farm farming the land around it, but also owned the former house/mill at Dyseholm and properties at Barnhill, including around 1875, the Barnhill Tavern. There’s no date on his photo, but from fashions, perhaps this is the 1930s […]
Vintners – A popular profession in the 19th Century and perhaps earlier in Blantyre was that of being a Vintner. A winemaker or vintner is a person engaged in winemaking. They were generally self-employed although in later times became employed by wineries or wine companies, where their work included: Cooperating with viticulturists. Monitoring the […]
Dyesholm Cottage – or Dysholm Cottage can be dated back to at least 1747, being shown on Roys Military Map of that year, although it is likely to be even older. The cottage sat in an isolated position out with Blantyre Parish in Cambuslang Parish, just over the boundary at the Rotten Calder River. […]
On 3rd February 2015, I was contacted by Nick Rice, who shared this wonderful photo adding, “My 1st cousin 3 times removed called Margaret McWilliam and her husband John Pettigrew lived at Malcolmwood Farm. The photo shows Margaret and John along with some of their 19 children. I recently posted an article about them on […]
Not to be confused with the large grand house at Greenhall Estate, there was also a Greenhall Farmhouse located near the boundary with Crossbasket Estate. Pictured here in 2004 its its final months by Nick Rice, Greenhall Farmhouse. The earliest record I can find of Greenhall Farm House is on the 1747 map, where the […]