Experience of Lithuanian Immigrants in Scotland

• Many Lithuanians integrated by changing surnames to Scottish names to integrate more easily into Scottish society
• Many Lithuanians chose to fight for Britain during WW1 which led to them being accepted
• Lithuanians joined with the local workers and joined the strikes to campaign for better working conditions
• Lithuanians were much fewer in numbers then Irish immigrants and not perceived as a threat to Scottish way of life by native Scots
• The Lithuanians suffered minor harassment at various times, both from native Scots and from other immigrant groups
• Immigrants often settled initially in the poorest areas of towns and cities; in the nineteenth century this meant they suffered from deprivation in overcrowded slums