News from Blantyre, South Lanarkshire

Discovered by David (Blantyre) whilst researching his own family in Ardnamurchan. This is a Balquhidder Fergusson and Uncle of Kathleen, Dr. Duncan Ferguson’s wife. Confusing? Please unconfuse yourself: note latter single S!

My father Neil Gordon Ferguson left Scotland with his mother Annie Ferguson for Cornwall in England, where he lived until he died in 1993. He did so after the death of his Father David Paterson Ferguson, who died in 1918 at 33 years, having served as a Corporal in the 6th Highland Light Infantry. Being born in 1916 and only 2 years old when he left Scotland, my Father was never aware of his Family Grave in Scotland. After two years of research and with the help of South Lanarkshire Council, I was able to find the Family Grave at the Higher Blantyre Cemetery, which contained four generations of Fergusons and also four vacant grave sites that had never been used. The Family ownership rights of burial have now been transferred to myself and for the future use of the first born of each generation. I enclose a copy of my Family Newsletter and a picture of the new plaque which the Family have erected at Blantyre this year.

David Gordon Ferguson