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I had an appointment at the City Archives in the Mitchell Library today. So I had a look through the poor-relief applications but couldn't see anything that fitted for Maggie. There is a "Margaret Campbell Robertson", wife of William Robertson but, they were married in Crieff (Perthshire) in 1883 so it doesn't match, plus the parents don't match either. (They were a dreadful couple, both in and out of prison, she tried to strangle her son and attacked the policeman with a poker and a brush, when he intervened, while calling on someone to fetch her a hatchet!).

I did find what looks to be William senior.
The Archives reference is D/HEW 16/13/625 - 93774. Parish of Glasgow.

WILLIAM WEST ROBERTSON.

Application made by his brother Charles Robertson, with whom he resides.
Date of claim - 23rd May 1924. From 30 Oran Street, 1 up, right door.

Applicant was born 10th June 1861 at 51 Clyde Place, Tradeston (Glasgow)
Age - 63 years.
Condition - Single.

Parents - Charles Robertson, commercial traveller & Janet West. Both dead.

His brother had concern over his mental health and he was subsequently removed to hospital.

Not much information I'm afraid but it may help.

CForlow, have you checked all the information in your original post? Or have you taken it from someone else's work?

Oran Street would have been quite close to Sawmillfield St.

By a stroke of luck, I found James Murphy in the 1891 census here in Scotland, living with his married daughter in Wishaw. He is described as a "visitor" but, 10 years later, he was still with her and I now have his death in 1901, parents names given as Patrick Murphy and Nancy McGiff.

Rocky, this is my great-granda Joseph Curran in the centre of the picture, it was taken in 1917 in Motherwell. The young man on the left of the picture is Joe's youngest son, Charles and the other soldier on the right is John (Jack) McDaid, the son of Joe's eldest sister Kate, she was married to John McDade in Ramelton in 1884, they had 3 children born there before moving to Motherwell, where they had 3 more (including Jack). They then moved to Ontario and Joe's son Charles went out there with them. The 2 boys joined the Canadian army and were killed within a month of each other almost at the end of the war. I have visited both their graves in France.
If you look closely you can see Joe's "handlebar" moustache. The 2 girls in the picture were Joe's granddaughters.

Thanks Rathmore and Gaffy, James Murphy & Catherine Owens are exactly who I'm looking for.
Fantastic research, thank you so much.