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Donald McArthur
Webmaister's grandfather
Donald McArthur ( born in 1895 died January 1949)
had seven sisters, he was the eight child and the youngest.
This
picture, taken in central Glasgow at the River Clyde, shows a Tennents
steam engine lorry with its
four man crew.
Donald
is standing extreme right as you view the picture.
Donald married Mary Whitelaw
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Donald and Mary had five
Children three of them born in a tenement in 7 Ingram Street Glasgow, as was the norm in
those days. Elizabeth born 1922, Donald born
1924, Grace
born 1926, William
born 1928 & James born 1931.
Baby James ...........William, Donald, Grace & Elizabeth
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In 1936/38 the family moved to a new house in
No.80 Reid Street Bridgeton and lived there happily
for many years.
Mary McArthur died at Christmas on the 28th December 1948
sadly a fortnight later in January 1949 Donald died. With both
parents dead young Donald being the oldest child still living in the home took ownership of the
house.
I was born in this house before my parents moved to our single-end in
Baltic Street
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Families who lived up the close then.....80 Reid Street
Top Landing Wright & McArthur
1st Landing Gunn & Fyffe
Close
Symington & Moore
80 Reid Street
Bridgeton
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Young Donald, known as Squire, and his wife Peggy McArthur with their
children continued to live there until 1970.
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Footnote: Donald
McArthur born 1895 is the webmaster's Granda, his youngest son James born
1931 is the webmaster's faither.
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Extract from E-mail 3rd Nov 2002,
Anne Calman (nee Merrilees), Oshawa, Canada. (51-60)
"Hi ,,,I have just
found this site and I am loving it,,my granny [jessie moore] lived at 80
Reid St as far back as I can remember, I used to go to the barras on a
Sunday with her to collect her ménage money, she was also a money lender
on a Friday night there was always people at her door paying her, or if
they didn't have the money to pay her they would give her blankets or
something new that they had, oh the memories. All good ones too, my granny
made the best soup, I will be coming back to this site again and again,
keep up the good work, just want to let you know this is a great
site....thank you"
WEBMASTER : Anne, my Da remembers
Jessie & Eddie, John & Bobby
Moore and a young Jessie & May Moore. Oh and by the way he also says his Maw made the best soup in the
close!
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Extract from E-mail 4th Nov 2002,
Anne Calman (nee Merrilees), Oshawa, Canada. (51-60)
"....another
little story about my granny from 80 Reid St, she would never put
her money in a bank she thought it was safer in the hoose, she would have
it behind pictures and inside the clock on the mantel. I remember
one day I told her the clock had stopped, she jumped of her chair, I think
she thought I was going to touch it, that was when I found out she kept
her money inside it, she had a wardrobe in the bedroom that was full of
stuff people had gave her instead of paying her the money they owed her,
oh how I loved my wee granny
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Extract from E-mail 7th Nov 2002,
Anne Calman (nee Merrilees), Oshawa, Canada. (51-60)
".......boy those pics of Reid St brought a wee tear to my eye, it
looked like nobody was living in my granny’s old hoose, there was no
curtains up.
There are 2 dogs buried in that front garden, [2 spaniels]......thanks
for the pics...."
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Extract from E-mail March 2003,
Danny Curran, Glasgow (email-tba )
"...hello Wull crackin website , just to let you know when the
McArthur's left 80 Reid St my mum moved into the house top flat
right in 1970 . My name is Danny Curran , we stayed there for many a good year
,but have moved away now . I remember the Moores and the Gunns .
Keep up the good work and hope to hear from you p.s not had
computer long not very good at it
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