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”
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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 People and History 