In December 1892, the Blantyre Board unanimously approved a proposal to allow elderly married couples in the poorhouse to live together, championed by Mr. M’Kendrick. This compassionate motion aimed to maintain dignity in difficult circumstances, reflecting a significant moment for social change in elderly care.
The first meeting of the reconstituted committee of the Hamilton Combination Poorhouse took place on 22nd December 1916 at the former poorhouse on Bothwell Road. With representatives from each town, Mr Alexander Millar was there on behalf of Blantyre interests. After voting on a tender for repainting the building, the committee got to business of […]
Life at the turn of the new Century in 1900 was not pleasant for Glasgow man John Thomson. The next few years would see him and his family in a downward spiral of bad luck, misfortune and tragedy. In June 1901, his misfortune started when he became unemployed from his job as a Stickworker. The impact […]