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My
Dad.....James Irvine McArthur (
Jimmy )
Born 15th March 1931, 7 Ingram Street, Townhead, Glasgow
My Mum...Agnes Evans (
Nessie )
Born
3:30pm, 28th April 1931, at 89 Walkinshaw St., Bridgeton, Glasgow
Died
11:30am 14th June 1995, at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
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Agnes
Evans (Nessie) brought up in a single-end at
89
Walkinshaw St, Bridgeton attending Dalmarnock Primary School
then Bernard Street Secondary School. Eldest sister to brother William
(Sonny) and step-brother Hugh Lavery. She was a tailors machinist and worked as a machinist for all of her
working life, latterly in Gelfers factory, Bridgeton.
She married James McArthur in 1952 living at 80 Reid St., 202 Baltic Street then 74 Fairbairn St. Bridgeton. When Bridgeton
tenements were being demolished in the early 1970's the family finally
moved house to Auchenshuggle. Sadly died aged 64 in 1995.
A wonderful person and mother, dearly missed.
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Jimmy born in 7 Ingram Street, Glasgow.
Attended Dovehill & Rumford
primary schools then Bernard Street secondary school
He was a cabinetmaker's helper when he got married, then he worked on the
railways at Polmadie Yard in Glasgow, before finally moving to the
building trade as a Cement Finisher with McDougalls & sons. He served with
the Royal Artillery 1949-50, Malaya being one of the postings.
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James McArthur
married (Agnes) Nessie
Evans
23rd May
1952 in Bridgeton, Glasgow |
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Photo
taken of Dalmarnock Road looking north towards Bridgeton Cross.
The street opposite, on the right is Fairbairn Street. |
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Bridgeton....born
and there I spent my formative years
I
was born in 80
Reid Street, we then moved to a single-end in 202
Baltic Street, where Linda was born.
This
was a tenement one apartment house in the close with an outside toilet.
The apartment had a bed recess, which housed a double bed where the four
of us slept, a walk-in cupboard called a scullery, where the cooker was
and a sink at the window. Being young children we thought nothing of
it and my memories are fond ones.
We
then moved round the corner to No.74 Fairbairn Street two storeys
up, a two bedroom house with an inside toilet. Janice was born in
this house.
Baths
in those days were in a tub or the sink then later on we went to the
steamy in Ruby Street which had rows and rows of public baths, big brushes
and green/pink carbolic soap
At
No.74 I had my own bedroom, Linda and Janice shared the other bedroom.
Ma
& Da slept in the bed recess in the living room, the living room also
had a sink and a scullery which housed the cooker.
In
the late sixties early seventies all the tenements around us were being
demolished, a sad time as all our friendships were destroyed as pals and
neighbours were rehoused and moved to new housing in outlying places like
Castlemilk, Sandyhills, Govan, we moved to Auchenshuggle.
Dad still lives there.
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Dad at Christmas 2000
This photo taken 3 months
away from his 70th birthday
in March 2001. |
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On my mother's death we were hit by a 'bombshell' when Dad called us
all together to tell us about our "family skeleton." Our
cousin Jim Lewis was in fact our brother, born 4th Aug.1952 and brought up by
my granny's sister Robina Lewis. Apparently all the family
except my two sisters and I knew of this, to find out on your
mother's death and at 41 yrs old that you have a brother was devastating.
I contacted Jim and asked him to meet us but
he had known since he was 16yrs old and would rather that things remained
as they were ie be our cousin.
No contact has been
made.......unfortunately.
Mother
with baby Jim, taken Glasgow Green August 1952
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