Japanese POW in Shandon

MOTHERWELL TIMES, FRIDAY 21ST JUNE 1968 HE READ ABOUT HIMSELF LAST WEEK Following an article under our ’25 Years Ago’ column, the ‘Times’ received a letter from a Mr Daniel Fraser, formerly of Motherwell and now residing in Shandon, near Helensburgh. Mr Fraser had been featured in the article as being one of the firstContinue reading “Japanese POW in Shandon”

Shandon 1841 Census – part 2

Dear blog reader Welcome to part 2 of my family history series on the censuses of Shandon, 4 pages of the original schedule at a time. I do hope all of you with Shandon ancestors will find this useful. Jacqueline. ********************************************* Page 5 House name Name Age Occupation If Scottish whether born in county orContinue reading “Shandon 1841 Census – part 2”

Shandon Valuation Roll 1930

Dear blog reader Welcome to the tenth part in a series, a list of the people, with house names where known, who were connected with Shandon in 1930. In 1930 Shandon had 79 households listed which is a slight increase compared to 1925. This compares with: In 1925 Shandon had 73 households listed, a slightContinue reading “Shandon Valuation Roll 1930”

Shandon Valuation Roll 1920

Dear blog reader Welcome to the eighth part in a series, a list of the people, with house names where known, who were connected with Shandon in 1920. In 1920 Shandon had 76 households listed, a very slight increase on 1915. In 1915 Shandon had 75 households listed, a slight decrease on 1905. In 1905Continue reading “Shandon Valuation Roll 1920”