Rutherglen and East Kilbride
Written in 1793 by David Ure, born in Glasgow, and baptised on 30 March 1749. He was the eldest of Patrick and Isabell Ure's ten children.
Despite his relatively humble origins, he attended grammar school and then matriculated at the Glasgow University in 1770. he graduated with an MA in 1776.
He developed an interest in natural history and that is very much the basis of this book.
But is is also an important snapshot of Rutherglenin the 18th century.
David Ure died of dropsy on 28 March 1798, aged 49.
You can read or download the book in pdf format here.
In 1922 William Ross Shearer wrote what, for many, has become the definative history of Rutherglen.
This is now out of copyright and you can read or download the book in pdf format here.
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