David Warnock was a master Joiner of High Blantyre during the late 19th Century. Together with partner William Walker, they owned a large joinery business and had a workshop near High Blantyre Railway Station. Born in Cambuslang in 1842, the son of William Warnock and Mary Arbuckle, by the age of 20 he was […]
Warnock & Walker – were also known as Warnock, Walker & Co (Contratcors). This was a former late 19th Century joinery business at High Blantyre formed in 1877. In July 1877, they were advertising for workers in their mill. According to Naismith’s Directory of 1879, it comprised of two formidable skilled tradesmen, namely Mr […]
Davidson Mr. Robert – late 19th Century owner of the saw mills at Auchinraith, according to Naismith’s Directory of 1879. Born in 1847 in the Gorbals, Robert was the eldest son of Helen and John Davidson. His father had died by 1879 and the family had moved to Blantyre by that time. According to the […]