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”

Homicidal Naval Man

EVENING EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31, 1951 12 MONTHS FOR CULPABLE HOMICIDE, P.O. NOT VIOLENT MAN Petty officer William Joseph Bird, of Birmingham, was found guilty of culpable homicide at Glasgow High Court today and was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment. The jury’s verdict was unanimous. Lord Jamieson, passing sentence, said: ‘I am disposed to takeContinue reading “Homicidal Naval Man”

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”