CALEDONIAN MERCURY, SATURDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 1842 On Monday last, the body of David Bell, a plasterer belonging to Edinburgh, was found in the Gare Loch near Shandon. As the deceased has been for some time past very low spirited, he is supposed to have committed suicide, by throwing himself into the water on the previousContinue reading “Shandon Deaths”
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Shandon News in June 1884
HELENSBURGH NEWS, THURSDAY 12TH JUNE 1884 SHANDON INSTALLATION OF ELDERS On Sabbath last the following gentlemen were ordained and admitted to the office of eldership in the Free Church here: Messrs A J Kirkpatrick, Lagbuie, C Neaves, West Shandon, W McLachlan, Lower Balernick and A McTaggart, Row. ALTERATIONS ON LINNBURN For some time past workmenContinue reading “Shandon News in June 1884”
Shandon in January 1886
Dear blog reader, this is the fifth part of a series looking at the news in Shandon in particular weeks in history. In the week leading up to Thursday 28 January 1886 Reverend Millar gave a lecture on Scottish songs, the Mutual Improvement Society heard a lecture on lighthouses and the annual aquatic entertainment andContinue reading “Shandon in January 1886”
Shandon in July 1884
Dear blog reader, Welcome to part 1 of an occasional series focusing on what happened in Shandon in a particular week in the past. This week, let’s explore what happened in Shandon in the last week of July 1884. Helensburgh News 31st July 1884 Shandon The Regatta After a good deal of bantering between theContinue reading “Shandon in July 1884”
Hatches, Matches and Dispatches Part 1
Dear blog reader This is the first part in a new series of Shandon hatches, matches and dispatches that have appeared in the newspapers. I have always found such finds very exciting in my own 30 years of family history research and I hope this helps anyone doing similar Shandon-based research. Please note that forContinue reading “Hatches, Matches and Dispatches Part 1”
Shandon People and History 