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Funeral of Rev Bennett’s Wife

DUNDEE COURIER, MONDAY 20TH JANUARY 1936 WIFE OF FORMER EAST WEMYSS MINISTER FUNERAL OF MRS BENNETT The funeral took place on Saturday of Mrs Helen Bennett wife of Rev George Bennett, from the Manse, Shandon, Dumbartonshire, to Wemyss Cemetery. Mrs Bennett was well known in Wemyss parish, where her husband was minister of St George’sContinue reading “Funeral of Rev Bennett’s Wife”

Hatches Matches and Dispatches Part 8

Dear blog reader This is the eighth part in a series of Shandon hatches, matches and dispatches that have appeared in the newspapers. I always find such finds very exciting in my own 30 years of family history research and I hope this helps anyone doing similar Shandon-based research. (Glossary: inst/instant means of the presentContinue reading “Hatches Matches and Dispatches Part 8”

Testimonial to Robert Napier

DUNDEE, PERTH AND CUPAR ADVERTISER, FRIDAY 3RD DECEMBER 1847 TESTIMONIAL TO ROBERT NAPIER ESQUIRE Last week we had the gratification of inspecting, in the shop of Mr Muirhead, Buchanan Street, a silver salver which has been presented to Robert Napier, Esquire, by the Dublin and Cork Steam Packet Company. The salver, which is massive andContinue reading “Testimonial to Robert Napier”

Shandon House for Sale at Public Auction

COUNTRY LIFE, SATURDAY 27TH MARCH 1909 GARELOCH – SHANDON HOUSE For sale by public roup, within the Faculty Hall, St George’s Place, Glasgow, on Wednesday, 7th April, 1909, at 2 o’clock afternoon (unless previously sold privately), this beautiful residential property, situated upon the Gareloch, about ten minutes’ walk from Shandon Railway Station, the same distanceContinue reading “Shandon House for Sale at Public Auction”

Behaviour of Shandon Hydropathic Visitors

IRVINE HERALD, SATURDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 1878 THE PRINCESS LOUISE AT ROSENEATH We understand that great annoyance has been caused on one or two recent Sundays to the ordinary worshippers in the Parish Church of Roseneath by the rude and inconsiderate conduct of several strangers. These persons – many of whom are believed to come fromContinue reading “Behaviour of Shandon Hydropathic Visitors”

Shandon Collection Sale part 15

NORTH BRITISH DAILY MAIL, WEDNESDAY 16TH MAY 1877 THE SHANDON COLLECTION Yesterday was the second day’s sale of the second portion of this great collection, and the choice value of some of the articles drew a great number of art connoisseurs and others to the rooms of Messrs Christie & Manson, in King St, StContinue reading “Shandon Collection Sale part 15”

Major-General dies at Shandon

DUNDEE COURIER, TUESDAY 18TH MARCH 1884 DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL MERCER OF BALCRAIG Intimation is made of the death of Major-General Charles McWhirter Mercer of Balcraig, near Perth, which took place at Shandon, on the Gairloch, on Thursday. He had been in delicate health for some time, and left his residence at Balcraig only on WednesdayContinue reading “Major-General dies at Shandon”

Hatches, Matches and Dispatches part 7

Dear blog reader This is the seventh part in a series of Shandon hatches, matches and dispatches that have appeared in the newspapers. I always find such finds very exciting in my own 30 years of family history research and I hope this helps anyone doing similar Shandon-based research. (Glossary: inst/instant means of the presentContinue reading “Hatches, Matches and Dispatches part 7”

Burning Cargo Ship

ABERDEEN PRESS AND JOURNAL, MONDAY 13TH AUGUST 1945 MILLIONS OF PEANUTS ABLAZE Firemen had nothing to eat but peanuts when they fought an alarming outbreak of fire in the cargo ship Wairuna in the Gareloch, off Shandon, at the weekend. Millions of peanuts in the hold of the vessel began to sizzle and roast asContinue reading “Burning Cargo Ship”

Shandon Gardeners

IRVINE HERALD, FRIDAY 3RD JULY 1908 APPOINTMENT OF BELLFIELD GARDENER A special meeting of the Bellfield Trust was held in the Town Chamberlain’s office, Kilmarnock, on Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of appointing a head gardener. Provost Gemmill presided. There were 33 applications received for the post, and after these had been carefully considered, theContinue reading “Shandon Gardeners”