AYR OBSERVER, TUESDAY 30TH DECEMBER 1879 THE GARELOCH During the gale on Sunday night, about six o’clock, the large ship Ardenlea dragged her anchors and went on the Shandon shore. About the same time a lighter, supposed to be the Eva, of Greenock (Sweenie, the owner, and another man on board), dragged from near BarremmanContinue reading “Gale on the Gareloch”
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Hatches, Matches and Dispatches part 6
Dear blog reader This is the sixth 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 6”
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”
YACHT DESTROYED BY FIRE
MILNGAVIE AND BEARSDEN HERALD, 10 JULY 1937 YACHT DESTROYED BY FIRE Helensburgh Fire Brigade were called out on Wednesday to a fire that had broken out in the motor yacht Maureen, belonging to Mr Eric A Hunter, Bearsden. The yacht was lying moored off Blairvaddick Bay, near Shandon, on the Gareloch. Those in charge madeContinue reading “YACHT DESTROYED BY FIRE”
Shandon Valuation Roll 1915
Dear blog reader Welcome to the seventh part in a series, a list of the people, with house names where known, who were connected with Shandon in 1915. In 1915 Shandon had 75 households listed, a slight decrease on 1905. In 1905 Shandon had 82 households listed which was a vast increase on the anomalyContinue reading “Shandon Valuation Roll 1915”
Shandon People and History 