The 1861 census reveals much about the inhabitants of Crossbasket estate, High Blantyre. On the day of the census, 31 year old John Brown was the coachman, residing in the Lodge house at the entrance to the estate. Living there also was wife Jane Brown aged 39 acting as the Lodge Keeper, and four children […]
Pictured here in 1957 is Priestfield Terrace, High Blantyre. These miners homes were likely constructed at the same time as Dixons Pits 1 and 2 opened. The 1881 census for Priestfield Terrace gives a real detailed insight into who lived there, quite possibly amongst the first families to take up residence at Priestfield Terrace or […]