Jean Buchanan of Whitehill married James McSkimming of Calder Street, Blantyre in 1968, marrying in Burnbank. Colette Lawlor and Richard Braidwood both of Belvoir Place married in 1968 at Livingstone Memorial Church. Do you know any of the couples. Their photos are added to the archive. If as always, anybody featured here does not want […]
Some weddings of Blantyre folk who were married in 1980. First up is James Craig from 62 Station Road who married Hamilton lady Modena Spears. The couple married in David Livingstone Church on Glasgow Road. Jean Kyle of Auchentibber Court, High Blantyre married George Lawson, from Douglas. The couple married in 1980 in Burnbank. and […]
Today we’re featuring some weddings from Blantyre folk, going back to 1967. First up are Mr. G.Stanley Preston and Shona Campbell. Mr Preston at time of his wedding lived at 72 Farm Road, Blantyre and his bride being from Stonehouse, they married there. Miss Mary Morrison of 23 Poplar Place , Blantyre married Whitehill man […]
More Blantyre Weddings! This time from end of 1979 and into early 1980. First up is Miss Anne Taylor of Carlowrie Avenue who married Thomas Stevenson, who lived just up the road! The couple married in St Joseph’s Church. Also around that time, well known dance teacher Eleanor Roxburgh of Sydes Brae married George King […]
Here’s some more weddings from 1967. First up is Blantyre man William Farrell of Farm Road who married Hamilton bride Janette Coulson, the couple marrying in Hamilton. Next is another Blantyre man Robert Tolson, of Camelon Crescent who married Margaret Bowes of Hillhouse, the couple marrying also in Hamilton. and finally, another Blantyre man Ronald […]
Continuing a look at some weddings of Blantyre folk. We’re going back to over 50 years now to 1967. First up is Miss Helen Yoker of Bellairs Place who married Cpl William Foley of Auchinraith Terrace. The couple married in St Josephs RC Church on Glasgow Road. Next, is Mary Hasson of South View and […]
A couple of weddings from 1967 next. Policewoman Vivian Kerr of Waverley Terrace married Airdrie Constable Robert Tweedie at High Blantyre Parish Church. The couple were stationed at Blantyre Police Station but later moved to Coatshill with daughters Kirstie and Una. Also in 1967 Etta Gray of Beech Place, Blantyre married Hamilton man Andrew Anderson. […]