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- [S240] Scotland's People, 1923 Smilgjus, Adiolfas (Statutory registers Births) 644/15 1497.
Name: Adiolfas Smilgjus
When/Where: 1923 November 26, 1 h 55 min PM. 178 Rose Street, Glasgow
Sex: M
Father/Mother: Ipolitas Smilgjus, Coal Miner; Julijona Smilgjus, Butinavicjute
Date/Place of Marriage: 1916, Feb 26th, Hutchesontown, Glasgow
When/Where Registered: 1923 December 1st, at Glasgow
- [S216] Memoirs: C.S. Smith, Unpublished; copies held by various members of the Smith family.
Andy: the third in succession to us siblings grew up to be a rather good looking young man. Standing tall and well proportioned, his strength was noticeable in his handshake. He married a local Irish gal named Agnes who bore him three children, Maria, Anthony and Lorraine. Andy joined the army when the war broke out and I believe he was involved in some early forages across The English Channel into enemy territory. When it was discovered he had developed diabetes, he was relieved in England, and on his return to Glasgow, took advantage of a government program and became an instrument maker. His job with the G.E.C. (Glasgow Electrical Corp.) put him in charge of a group of women on an assembly line putting together volt meters. Andy explained one day that the women would be seated around a long oblong table, each passing to the other the gradual assembly of the volt meter. Because of
the delicate manoeuvring of the tiny parts, talking was not encouraged as this could cause distraction and in those days, there was no piped in music.
Imagine if you will, between twenty and thirty women sitting close to one another, working for several hours in a quiet room, each just bursting to say something and then it would happen. Someone on the line would suddenly jump up and, grabbing her hair with both hands, would scream out, "A canny stand it! Am goin' hame tae ma wee house 'n yi can stick yir job." Sometime, they would come back again, feeling a bit better and they would settle in with determination. Eventually Andy's job became redundant and he moved on to a camera shop, specializing in repairs to cameras, light meters and so on. As the need for repairs on the better models became less and less, Andy agreed to work on contract with the owners and moved his work over to his home, taking over a corner of a bedroom and setting up a work bench--focussed lighting and an assortment of instruments. On my last visit with Andy, he aspired to emigrate to Canada and I mentioned to him that, before he made any plans, to first get a clearance from the doctor. Whether or not he took any advice I am not as yet aware, because later, on his return home, after an evening out with Agnes, he decided to go in the kitchen to make a little snack for both of them. It was then he collapsed and was pronounced dead by the examining doctor--heart attack, diabetes, or a combination of both, probably the latter.
- [S235] Scotland Statutory Registers, Marriages, BUTINAVICJUTE, J. 1916, 1916 Marriages in the District of Hutchesontown in the Burgh of Glasgow.
When, Where and How Married: 1916 on the 26 day of February, St. Luke's Church, Glasgow; after publication according to the Forms of the Roman Catholic Church
Signatures of Parties: Signed Ipolitas Smilgjus, Coal Miner (Bachelor)
Age: 24
Residence: 188 Rose Street, South Glasgow
Name of parents: Jonas Smilgjus, Farmer (deceased); Katarine Smilgjus (Rusinskinte) Signed Julijona Butinavicjute (her X mark); A. Thraeistrio, witness (Spinster)
Age: 19
Residence: 178 Rose Street, South Glasgow
Name of parents: Jurgis Butanavicja, farmer; Marie Butanavicjaj (Zukanskjuto)
Witnesses: Signed, A Shraeistrio, 268 Govan St., Glasgow and Anthony Bartinitas
Registered: 29 Feb 1916 at Glasgow; Hughm Jamieson, Registrar.
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