It’s been a while since I posted about the weddings of Blantyre Folk. Pictured are some weddings of Blantyre people from 1976 and 1977. Know anybody? Miss Alice Oakes, 16 Brandon Street, Hamilton, married Mr Ross McLachlan, 46 Birdsfield Drive, Blantyre, in Hamilton’s St. Mary’s R.C. Church. Photo by Sharp, Miss Jaye Menzies, 42 Douglasdale […]
It’s been a while since I posted some photos of Blantyre folks weddings. These weddings are from 1968. First up Miss Mary Jo Canning of Wishaw married Peter Gowan of Holmswood Avenue. Jean Douglas of Whitehill married Peter McCabe of Craig Street, Blantyre. They married in Stonefield Parish Church then left for Canada on 16th […]
Going to four local weddings from 1968. First up is Betty Finlay and James McCaskie. James of Stonefield Place married Salsburgh woman, Betty at Blantyre Old Parish Church. They’re pictured here cutting their cake. Next is Nancy Barr and James Campbell. Nancy from Hamilton married James of Waverley Terrace also in 1968. They were married […]
Let’s go to 1967 today and a few weddings of Blantyre Folk. First up is Miss Agnes Neilson of Park Lane. Agnes married Mr Arthur Hills at Stonefield Parish Church. Her beaming smile shows what a happy day this was. Also married that year was Blantyre man Angus Sillars of Orchard Drive. He married Cathkin […]
A few weddings next from 1968. First up we have Gail Templeton who married Walter Craigie. Wed in Motherwell, it was Walter who was from Blantyre. From Hazelwood Drive. The next couple are Janet Branklin and James McBride. The couple, both from Knightswood Terrace, Blantyre were married in St Josephs Church on Glasgow Road. The […]
Next, we have a few weddings from 1967. First up is Miss Ann Wallace of Glasgow Road, Blantyre who married Mr Alistair Walker of Home Farm, Douglas. The couple were married at Anderson Church on Stonefield Road. Alistair was a constable with Lanarkshire County Police stationed at Cambuslang but was in the process of moving to […]
Going back now to the 1960s and three weddings of Blantyre folk. These weddings all being held in 1968. Blantyre man John Dobbie of Southview married Hamilton lady, Agnes Cassidy. Photo was by Studio Paris. Southampton man Alan Kinchington married Blantyre lady, Martha Turkington. The couple married at Hamilton Registry office. and finally but by […]