Christmas 1891, was something Blantyre lady Rose Ann Watson (nee McCourt) would likely not have enjoyed. The Auchentibber woman was jailed for 21 days over the festive period for stealing from a Blantyre shop, belonging to William Scott at High Blantyre Main Street. She had actually got away with stealing the items a couple […]
Betty McLean in Canada emailed me in July commenting, “I noticed in a recent facebook article about a man who had died at the Hallside Works. This reminded me of a similar incident in the family tree information I have. I’m sending the info to you for your interest. William Scott Jnr was the son […]
Thanks to Betty McLean in Canada for kindly providing this story, extracted from the Hamilton Advertiser in 1922. It tells of a (then) well known Blantyre couple celebrating 50 years of marriage. Betty has shown me so much kindness by providing Blantyre related material in recent months, much of it being sentimental and I […]
Redcroft – in High Blantyre land came up for sale in 1863 near the Old Parish Church, called Redcroft. The ad went thus: “To be sold by Public Roup, in the Faculty Hall, Saint George’s Place, Glasgow, on Wednesday, 18 February, 1863, at Two o’clock, afternoon, unless previously disposed of by private bargain. An enclosed […]
I’ve very kindly been given access to some information regarding the Scott and McLean families who have been established in Blantyre for five generations as the town’s oldest running Stationers & Newsagents. Blantyre Project reader, Betty McLean lives in Canada and sent over some information connected to this family. I’ve added to it below, expanding […]