Joy McLennan sent this interesting message, “Thomas Watson (Tam) and Agnes Thompson (her ma was Isabella MacLean) along with sons Robert, Jock, Tom, Bill, Alexander and daughters Agnes, Jean, Ann and Mary left for Canada around 1914. They were bound for Nanaimo, Vancouver Island. I’m Curious to know where they lived in Blantyre? (A Farm?) […]
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Didn’t recognise his brother
As elderly Mr Thomas Watson, sat in his Blantyre home at 72 Glasgow Road, on the evening of Friday 25th June 1949, a knock at the door startled the 80 year old. Upon opening the door stood a well dressed man also of elderly years. Neither knew each other. It’s no small wonder. The person […]

