The following surnames are believed to stem back to the 1860 rise in population, which coincided with the influx of the movement north of skilled labour to work in the iron industry. See here
BUNCH
DODDS
SKIDMORE
BLINCOW
RAYBOULD
WHITTINGTON
COLE
BRADLEY
CROOK
ONIONS
SELVEY
TRIMBLE
DRYSDALE
SHARKEY
We continue to add to the list.
Moving from the industrial south to Gartcosh must have been a major upheaval for these people...a look at the recent census indicates that.these surnames remain our village today so we can assume that the major upheaval was worthwhile!