HELENSBURGH NEWS,THURSDAY 21ST OCTOBER 1886 SHANDON. MR JAMES CALDWELL, MP. Tomorrow (Friday) evening Mr James Caldwell, one of the Members for the city of Glasgow, will inaugurate the lecture session in the schoolroom here. The hon. gentleman, who has travelled much abroad, and has given a keen penetration to the social and political aspects ofContinue reading “Shandon in 1886”
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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 1892
HELENSBURGH NEWS, THURSDAY 20TH OCTOBER 1892 SHANDON – MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY The members of this association held their first meeting on Friday last in the Reading Room, when the following office-bearers were elected: Hon. president Mr Wm Gibson,Greenhill; president Rev Hugh Miller; vice-presidents Messrs Allan, Neaves and Whillans; secretary Mr Thomas Vallance; treasurer Mr RobertContinue reading “Shandon in 1892”
Servants’ Balls at the Hydro
HELENSBURGH NEWS, THURSDAY 7TH JANUARY 1886 SHANDON. SERVANTS’ BALL AT THE HYDROPATHIC. The annual assembly of the servants of this very popular establishment took place on Tuesday of last week. There was a very large array of partners on the floor of the ball-room, and everything went off in the highest spirit and smoothness. AnContinue reading “Servants’ Balls at the Hydro”
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 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 