Suited and booted – one year on – it’s a year to the day since they took my Lindy away.…
RIP, Uncle Tommy
RIP, Uncle Tommy. You were the Dad my Lindy never had, she was the daughter you never had. You loved…
Happy anniversary, my dear
Normally on Fathers Day I’d post a picture of ma lang deid Dad, moan aboot how he died on Christmas…
Stonehouse, Lanarkshire – the Walkers
William Walker was my 3rd great grandfather on my fathers side. He was born abt 1796 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, and…
Happy Deid Mum day / Mums moves
It’s ten years ago today that my auld Irish mammy died. She may never have liked me but, regardless, I’ve…
Mr H Goes To Carnwath
From about 8 years back when I was still retracing my deid Dads steps. Way back in ye olde days,…
Polbeth and West Calder
After my Dads brother Ian died – John Sorley Hamilton b 26/06/1918 Woodmuir, West Lothian d 17/06/2008 209 High Street, Edinburgh…
Euphemia Bell and George Tod wedding banns
As you will have read elsewhere, I spent a lot of time in my childhood with my Great Aunt Euphemia…
It’s your birthday, my dear
It’s your birthday, my dear. Your first birthday I’ve been away from you since we met. It was so long…
The Hamilton Family Bible
Of course, we’re poor white trash from a long line of poor white trash, so the nearest we have to…
