Dear blog reader This is the seventh 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 7”
Tag Archives: Linnburn
Shandon Property 100 Years Apart
SCOTTISH GUARDIAN (GLASGOW), FRIDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 1856 TO LET, FURNISHED, FOR THE SEASON; LINNBURN, SHANDON The house consists of three public rooms and five bed rooms etc. There are coach house, stable, and a good garden. The grounds are extensive, and embrace about a mile of walks. Rent moderate. Apply to James McCall & Son,Continue reading “Shandon Property 100 Years Apart”
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 War Times
NORTHERN CHRONICLE AND GENERAL ADVERTISER FOR THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND, WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 1916 TWO ACHTERNEED BROTHERS GAIN THE MILITARY MEDAL Last week we recorded the fact that Private Robert Mackenzie, Seaforths, son of Mr Alex Mackenzie, Burnside Cottage, Achterneed, had been awarded the Military Medal. This week we are able to announce that anotherContinue reading “Shandon in War Times”
Accidents at Shandon
HELENSBURGH NEWS, THURSDAY 5TH JUNE 1884 ACCIDENT On Thursday last John Henderson, slater, was working at a washing-house in Shandon, when the ladder on which he was standing broke, and Henderson, falling on a tub, was severely injured. He was taken to Helensburgh, where his injuries were dressed. GLASGOW HERALD, MONDAY 13TH MAY 1889 CARRIAGEContinue reading “Accidents at Shandon”
Sale of Linnburn
GLASGOW COURIER – THURSDAY 25TH JUNE 1855 VILLA ON THE GARELOCH. TO BE LET, FURNISHED. The villa of Linnburn, with garden and pleasure grounds, situated near Shandon, in the parish of Row and county of Dumbarton. The house contains parlour, dining room, and library, with kitchen and scullery on the first floor; and, on theContinue reading “Sale of Linnburn”
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”
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”
Public breakdown of a Shandon marriage
THE SCOTSMAN, SATURDAY 20 JULY 1940 UNHAPPY MARRIAGE – WOMAN GOLFER’S ACTION – ALIMENT REFUSED An action by Mrs Sybil Messum or Fleming, Harrow Lodge, Baldslow, St Leonards-On-Sea, Sussex – runner-up in the West of Scotland Ladies Golf Championship in 1938, and winner of the Renfrewshire County Championship in 1939 – who sued for separationContinue reading “Public breakdown of a Shandon marriage”
Sale of Linnburn in 1859
GLASGOW HERALD, 4TH APRIL 1859 VILLA ON THE GARELOCH To be sold, by public roup, within the Faculty Hall, Saint George’s Place, Glasgow, on Wednesday the 20th day of April, 1859, at one o’clock afternoon (if not previously sold by private bargain). The villa of Linnburn, near Shandon, in the parish of Row and countyContinue reading “Sale of Linnburn in 1859”
Shandon People and History 