Jim Cochrane shared this photo adding, “This is the Wilsons at Auchintibber Farm circa 1900.” I decided to dig deeper into Blantyre history to see if I could identify the people in the photo, confirm the date or add some details. I believe the Wilsons came from South Craighall in East Kilbride, moving to […]
Coal Miner Robert Wilson 1887-c1973 Wendy Wilson recently sent this picture of her Grandfather Robert Wilson to a colleague of mine. Wendy told Historic Hamilton’s page: “My Grandpa Robert Wilson b1887 worked in the mines from at least 13 yrs old. In 1912 he emigrated to Canada (from Blantyre) & got a job on the Canadian […]