WITNESS (EDINBURGH), WEDNESDAY 25TH AUGUST 1847 Teacher wanted. For the Free Church School, Shandon, parish of Row. Salary, exclusive of allowance from education fund, school fees, an excellent free school, and schoolmaster’s house, L25 per annum. A good teacher would readily obtain private teaching. Apply immediately to Mr D T McLellan, Cragmore, Shandon, b Helensburgh.Continue reading “Education in Shandon”
Category Archives: Shandon Church
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 Church Re-opening
HELENSBURGH NEWS – THURSDAY 14TH AUGUST 1884 SHANDON: FREE CHURCH This Church was re-opened on Sunday, after having undergone a complete renovation. The Church has been completely altered, and presents the appearance of quite a new building. The collection amounted to £30 7s 1d. On Monday evening a soiree in connection with the re-opening tookContinue reading “Shandon Church Re-opening”
Reverend Brodie moves to Shandon
WITNESS (EDINBURGH), WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH 1844 On Thursday, the 21st instant, a meeting of the Free Presbytery of Irvine was held at Dalry. The case of the proposed translation of Mr Brodie from St Andrew’s congregation to Shandon, parish of Row, was brought forward, when there appeared two commissioners from the Presbytery of Dumbarton, and three membersContinue reading “Reverend Brodie moves to Shandon”
Shandon Church News
HELENSBURGH NEWS, THURSDAY 25TH MAY 1882 SHANDON – THE FREE CHURCH VACANCY At the meeting of the Greenock Free Presbytery on Tuesday various commissioners from the Greenock UP Church and the Shandon Free Church were heard with references to the call which had been presented to the Rev Mr Thomson, of Greenbank Church, from theContinue reading “Shandon Church News”
A New Pier
Dear blog reader and friend I must apologise for being absent for the past couple of months. My Mum died at the end of April and I simply have not felt like blogging up until now. However normal service now resumes in terms of my local history research. I have some interesting news for you.Continue reading “A New Pier”
The Oratorio
THE HELENSBURGH NEWS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1884 SHANDON COURSE OF LECTURES The Church here was crowded on Friday evening last to hear Mr Thomas Brash’s lecture on the ‘Oratorio’. Mr Brash gave a historical account of its development and progress down to the present time. The lecture was a great success, and its interest wasContinue reading “The Oratorio”
Calico Ball and New Minister at Shandon
THE HELENSBURGH NEWS, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1882 SHANDON SHANDON FREE CHURCH A meeting of the congregation of this Church was held on Monday evening for the purpose of electing a minister. The Rev Mr Ireland presided, and the recommendation of the Congregational Committee, suggesting that the vote should be taken between the Rev Mr Thomson,Continue reading “Calico Ball and New Minister at Shandon”
Hatches Matches and Dispatches part 4
Dear blog reader This is the fourth 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 4”
Shandon Valuation Roll 1940
Dear blog reader Welcome to the twelfth and final part in a series, a list of the people, with house names where known, who were connected with Shandon in 1940. (Please see a note at the end of this introduction regarding the next series particularly for my blog readers looking for their ancestors in Shandon.)Continue reading “Shandon Valuation Roll 1940”
Shandon People and History 