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1st June 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 106 North Frederick Street, on the 31st ultimo, Mrs Peter Montgomerie, a son.
At 11 Kelvin Terrace, on the 30th ultimo, Mrs John Alexander, a daughter.
At 12 North Cobourg Street, on the 29th ultimo, Mrs George Beck, a daughter.
At Waltiston, Lochwinnoch, on the 28th ultimo, Mrs James Swan, a daughter.
At Lord Wenlock’s, 29 Berkeley Square, London, on the 27th ultimo, the Hon. Mrs James Stuart
Wortley, a son.
At 79 villafield Place, on the 28th ultimo, Mrs E Ramsay, a son.
At Westfield, Crossmyloof, on the 12th ultimo, Mrs Thomas Auld, a daughter, and on the 26th ultimo,
Mrs William Auld, twin sons.
MARRIAGE [02]
At the Parish Church of Teddington, Middlesex, on the 30th ultimo, by the Rev. JWD Mereat(?) Rector
of West(?) Salop, the Rev. Lewis Parkin, rector of South kelsay, Lincolnshire, to Barbara, second
daughter of Archibald Grahame Esq., of 33 Lowndes Square, London.
DEATHS [02]
At 357 St Vincent Street, on the 30th ultimo, Mr William Higgins. – Friends will please accept of this
intimation.
At his house, Rytland Place, on the 29th ultimo, Robert McGregor Esq., of the firm of John McGregor
and Sons, tobacconists, Glasgow. – Friends will please to accept of this intimation.
At Sea Bank Cottage, Cardross, on the 26th ultimo, Anne Cameron Kennedy, wife of Hugh Henderson
Esq., Tobago. – Friends will please to accept of this intimation.
At 26 Monteith Row, on the 31st ultimo, William Dewar Esq.
At 87 High Street, Paisley, on the 31st ultimo, Isabella Marshall, aged eight years, daughter of Mr
Robert Brown, accountant.
At 40 Cavendish Street, Glasgow, on the 30th ultimo, Mr John Parker, aged 35(?) years.
At 28 St Andrew’s Street, on the 30th ultimo, of intermittent fever, Georgina, aged 4 years and three
months, daughter of Mr J Macaulay, beadle of St Andrew’s Church.
At 113 Renfrew Street, on the 29th ultimo, the infant daughter of Mr Andrew Paterson.
At 30 Melville Street, Edinburgh, on the 28th ultimo, Joanna Colins, fifth daughter of James Campbell
Esq., Glasgow.
At Lumloch, on the 28th ultimo, Janet Steel, aged 70 years, wife of William McKean, farmer.
At Greenbank, Mearns, on the 26th ultimo, John Hamilton Esq., sen., of Greenbank.
At Carleith Farm, on the 26th ultimo, Stewart Black Esq., in the sixty-fifth year of his age.
At 12 Bedford Street, on the 25th ultimo, Anne, third daughter of Mr John Baird.
MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT [abbreviated] – We regret to record the death, by drowning, Mr Mr
James Johnston, schoolmaster, Dalbeattie, and a boy named John Crocket, about fourteen years of age, son of
John Crocket, basket-maker there. It appears that Mr Johnston, accompanied by the Crockets, father and son,
had gone down the Urr early on Tuesday morning in a boat to Balcary Bay... returning in the evening they
hoisted a sail, and were coming up the river rapidly, it being flood tide and a fresh breeze blowing, the boat was
upset opposite Palnackie and the three thrown into the water... Crocket’s body was found about 300 yards above
the point where the accident happened, the corpse of Johnston was also found a little farther up, nearly covered
with sand. Johnston has left a widow and four children to lament his premature decease by the melancholy
accident. – Dumfries Courier.
FATAL ACCIDENT [02] – On Tuesday afternoon, about five o’clock, a labourer named John Hart, was killed
under the following circumstances:-It appears that the deceased had been in the employment of Mr John Hay,
contractor, residing in Weaver Street, and while engaged excavating and removing a heap of earth in the
premises of the Patent Water Pipe foundry at St Rollox, the embankment gave way, and he was buried
underneath. He was instantly removed after the accident, and Dr. Dunbar of castle Street was in attendance, but
life was found to be extinct.
4th June 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 19 Rose Street, Garnet Hill, on the 2d instant, Mrs George Alexander, a daughter.
At Campvale, on the 2d instant, Mrs William Jaffray, a son.
At 29 Stirling Street, on the 21st instant, Mrs John Young, a son.
At 54 King Street, Tradeston, on the 2d instant, Mrs F Walker, a son.
At1 Drummond Place, City Road, on the 1st instant, Mrs Robert Rae, a daughter.
At 56 Dundas Street, on the 1st instant, Mrs Campbell, a daughter.
At Rothesay, on the 1st instant, Mrs Andrew Henderson of Somerset Place, Glasgow, a son.
At 65 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, on the 31st ultimo, Mrs John Anderson, a daughter.
At 90 Argyll Street, Glasgow, on the 28th ultimo, Mrs Gavin Steel, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 308 Argyll Street, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. Dr. Craik, Mr Thomas Brown, designer, to Mary,
fourth daughter of the late Mr Thomas Russell.
At 229 Cowcaddens Street, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. Dr. Beattie, Mr Henry Calbert, to Elizabeth,
only daughter of James Clubb Esq., Airth, Stirlingshire.
At Glasgow, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. Alexander Fraser, Mr James Gillespie, to Mary, second
daughter of the late Mr John Aitken, baker, Glasgow.
At Glasgow, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. Dr. McFarlane, Mr Alexander McH###, to Susan, only
daughter of Mr Thomas Gillespie.
At St Thomas’s Episcopal Chapel, Edinburgh, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. DTK Drummond, BA.,
Oxon, Mr John Anderson, writer, Paisley, to Eliza, only daughter of the late Mr John Moselaws(?) of
Edinburgh.
DIED [02]
At 19 Woodside Crescent, on the 3d instant, Elizabeth, second daughter of John Bogie Esq.
At 70 Oxford Street, on the 3d instant, William, infant son of Mr William McKimmie.
At 4 Garthland Street, Paisley, on the 3d instant, John Pinkerton Esq., surgeon.
At 385 St Vincent Street, on the 2d instant, Mr Robert Jarvie(?), ropemaker.
At Castlemilk Place, on the 3d instant, Mrs Major Gordon, aged 85 years.
At 5 Renfrew Court, Renfrew Street, on the 1st instant, Jane Herriot, wife of Mr Matthew Hendrie.
At 90 Argyll Street, Glasgow, on the 1st instant, Margaret N Begg, wife of Mr Gavin Steel.
At 90 Hope Street, on the 1st instant, Jane, second daughter of the late Mr Daniel Munro.
At Largs, on the 30th ultimo, Mr William Gemmell, merchant.
At Tillanburn Cottage, Shotts, on the 29th ultimo, Mr John Munro, late founder, Coatbridge.
At Ashiesteel, on the 29th ultimo, Miss Anne Russell, last surviving daughter of the late Colonel
William Russell of Ashiesteel.
At 415 Gallowgate, on the 28th ultimo, Mr John Sommerville, aged 70 years, fire-brick manufacturer.
At Uitenage(?) Cape of Good Hope, on the 6th February last, Mr Anthony D Slaughter, late of Glasgow.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT DUNBLANE [abbreviated] – John Wharrot a labourer belonging to Dunblane, while
passing the Mill of Ash tunnel on the 17th ultimo, met with a most serious accident which in a few hours proved
fatal.... he stepped on the line not being aware of an approaching train and was run down... he only survived an
hour or two... the deceased has left a wife and family in very poor circumstances. – Perth Courier.
LOSS OF LIFE AT SEA – The barque Rosalind of London, Captain Heweth, sailed from Troon, on Saturday
week, for Ceylon. She experienced heavy gales during the first three days, and on Thursday last, between six
and seven in the morning, with a tremendous cross-sea wind W.S.W., and about 100 miles west of Tory Island,
she was struck by a heavy sea, which carried away the long-boat, gig, cook-house, with the cooking utensils,
spare spars, and water-cask. The cook and a seaman, William Reind and O’Neil, who were going forward at the
time, were unfortunately killed between the ship’s rails and spars. To add to the melancholy catastrophe and
horror of the scene, two apprentices, named Thomas Mayer and Hugh Glasgow, were washed overboard, and
were never seen. So soon as the fatal gale moderated, the Captain ordered the vessel to be put round – the cargo
having shifted – and run for land. Captain Heweth brought the bodies of the deceased cook and seaman back to
Troon. They were, on Sunday, interred in the churchyard of Crosby – the funerals were attended by all the ship-
masters, with their crews, and the principal inhabitants of the port. Captain Heweth is reported to be much
depressed in spirits at the disastrous accident, but he has the consolation to find that his humane conduct is justly
and warmly appreciated by the whole community. – Kilmarnock Journal.
8th June 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 142 North Montrose Street, on the 7th instant, Mrs Walter Baxter, a daughter.
At 52 Rose Street, Hutchesontown, on the 7th instant, Mrs James Cree, a son.
At 181 Hope Street, on the 6th instant, Mrs Crawford, a daughter.
At 11 Kinning Place, on the 6th instant, Mrs Baker, twin sons, still-born.
At 7 George Road, Daleton(?) London, on the 6th instant, Mrs JH Dawson, a son.
At 8 St George’s Road, on the 5th instant, Mrs JW Macgregor, a daughter.
At Hillock House, on the 5th instant, Mrs Alexander Reid, a daughter.
At 231 Main Street, Bridgeton, on the 5th instant, Mrs Reid, a daughter.
At 25 Woodside Place, on the 4th instant, Mrs A Crailsholm, a son.
At the United Presbyterian Manse, Dumbarton, on the 4th instant, Mrs Thomson, a daughter.
At 19(?) Croy Place, Glasgow, on the 3d instant, Mrs William Rankin, a son.
At 123 North John Street, on the 3d instant, Mrs R Langlands, a daughter.
At Seafriars(?) Street, St Lucia, on the 8th ultimo, the lady of Mr John S(?) Moffat, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Glasgow, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Honburgh(?) of Free St John’s, William Smith Esq.,
merchant, Glasgow, to Helen, youngest daughter of John Walker Esq., of Mi##side, Cumbernauld.
At Greenock, on the 6th instant, by the rev. Mr Laughton, Mr Henry R Hair(?), baker, to Martha
Blackadder, fourth daughter of Captain John Gibbs.
At 14 Warwick Street, on the 5th instant, by the rev. JR Anderson, Mr Robert Holmes, to Jane
Birkmyre, eldest daughter of the late Mr John Pollock, manufacturer, Glasgow.
At Shawburn, near Hamilton, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Keith of Hamilton, Andrew
Salwright, Lieut. of HM 9th Regiment of Foot, to Emily Hume, daughter of William Henderson,
Esq., of Shawburn, Town-Clerk of Hamilton.
At St Mary’s Chapel, Penzance, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. Henry Batton, Andrew Baird Esq.,
Glasgow, to Fanny Margaret, eldest daughter of Samuel York Esq., Penzance.
At Edinburgh, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. Dr. French, Mr George Johnston jun., merchant,
Glasgow, to Barbara, eldest daughter of Mr John Moffat.
At 50 Charlotte Street, by the Rev. Dr. Miller of Free St. Matthew’s, George Knox Esq., merchant,
Glasgow, to Eliza Somerville, youngest daughter of the late William Ferguson Esq.
At Gimmore-Croft, near Airdrie, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. John Campbell, Robert
Wotherspoon Esq., Brownieside(?), eldest son of John Wotherspoon Esq., of Burnhead, to Marion,
second daughter of Alexander Finlay Esq., Gimmore-Croft.
At Craigmore, Island of Bute, on the 5th instant, the Rev. William Makellar, to Margaret Matilda
Cunninghame Graham, youngest daughter of the late William C Cunninghame Graham Esq., of
Gartmore.
On the 5th instant, by Mr John Taylor, sen., pastor of the Baptist Church, Paisley, Mr John Taylor,
jun., merchant, Glasgow, to Margaret Simpson.
At Monteith Row, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Brash, Mr James Porter, druggist, to Matilda,
second daughter of Mr George McKinnon, Bridgeton.
At 123 Trongate, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. William Brash, Mr Thomas Walker, to Annabella,
youngest daughter of the late Mr William Robertson, Glasgow.
At Invereck Cottage, Argyllshire, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. John Clark, Dunoon, Mr John
Caldwell, Glasgow, to Anne, fourth daughter of John McMillan Esq., of Invereck.
At 17 Warwick Street, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. Mr Houston of Gorbals, Mr William Hunter,
tobacconist, Glasgow, to Jane Stewart, the only surviving daughter of Mr Hugh Mackinnon,
bootmaker.
On the 1st instant, by the Rev. Dr. McLeod, Mr James Campbell, wine merchant, Glasgow, to Ann,
second daughter of the late Mr J Brown, farmer, Lochawade(?)
At Mauricewood, on the 1st instant, Mr P Lockhart, youngest son of the late James Lockhart Esq.,
Carnwath, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late William Mackay Esq., farmer, West Langwall,
Sutherlandshire.
At Barrhead, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. Alexander Pollock Free Church, Paisley, Mr John
Smith, Leddrie Green, to Bethia, daughter of Mr Henry Graham, merchant, Strathblane.
At Hill Street, Garnet Hill, Glasgow, on the 29th ultimo, by the Rev. Dr. Miller, James Hay Owen
Esq., merchant, Dundee, to Carolina, second daughter of the late Jules Lagendre Esq., of Dundee.
At Cambridge, State of New York, on the 11th ultimo, by the Rev. David Bullion, Mr Thomas
Collins, of that town, to Elizabeth, lately from Glasgow, youngest daughter of the late Mr William
Vallance, beamer, Calton.
At St John’s Chapel, Portugal Street, on the 7th instant, by the Rev. Mr Gray, Mr Patrick
O’Rorke(?), provision merchant, Rutherglen Loan, Gorbals, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Mr
Patrick Feeney, contractor, Govan Iron Works.
At Great Clyde Street, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. Mr. Reid, Mr Michael Murphy, to Helen
Goodwin.
DEATHS [02]
At Linlithgow, on the 6th instant, Thomas Nimmo Esq. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 2 Cobourg Street, on the 6th instant, Mr John McIntyre aged 24 years, son of the late Mr James
McIntyre, cooper.
At 74 Buccleuch Street, on the 5th instant, Miss Janet Stevenson, aged 71 years.
At Seedley, Manchester, on the 5th(?) instant, John Livesey Gray Esq., second son of the late Benjamin
Gray Esq.
At 1 Brandon Place, on the 3d instant, Catherine Macdonell aged 90 years, relict of David Robertson
Esq, Dunninald, and daughter of the late Archibald Macdonell Esq., of Ba#risdale.
At Ballymagerry Mills, near Strabane, on the 3d instant, Mr John Paterson.
At St Leonard’s Bank, Perth, on the 2d instant, John Wright Esq., in his eighty-second year.
At 8 Castle Street, Aberdeen, on the 2d instant, Major Charles Grant.
At Grange Lodge, Guernsey, on the 29th ultimo, Harriet D’Obree, daughter of James G##me Esq., of
Garvock.
At Queen Ann Street, Dunfermline, on the 27th ultimo, William Swan Esq., manufacturer of the firm of
W&J Swan, aged 75 years.
On the passage homeward from Grenada, on the 9th ultimo, Annie, third daughter of the late Mr James
Taylor, Campbeltown.
11th June 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At Stafford Place, on the 10th instant, Mrs James McArthur, a son.
At 35 Rutherglen Loan, Gorbals, on the 10th instant, Mrs Thomas Bennett, a son.
At 158 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, on the 9th instant, Mrs Archibald Buchanan, Catrine Bank, Ayrshire,
a daughter.
At 18 Cadogan Street, on the 9th instant, Mrs J Pagan, a son.
At 6 Kingston Place, Glasgow, on the 9th instant, Mrs William Brown, a daughter.
At 19 Kinning Place, Paisley Road, on the 9th instant, Mrs William Pape, a daughter.
At Mansefield, Lesmahagow, on the 8th instant, Mrs Burns, a daughter.
At Free Church Manse, Airdrie, on the 7th instant, Mrs Lawson, a daughter.
At 252 Main Street, Bridgeton, on the 6th instant, Mrs Dr. James McInnes, a son.
At 2 William Street, Calton, on the 6th instant, Mrs David Murdoch, a daughter.
At 38 east Miller Street, Bluevale, on the 5th instant, Mrs John Crawford, a daughter.
At the Breadilbane Arms Inn, Aberfeldy, on the 20th ultimo, Mrs Archibald Menzies, a daughter.
At Sedfriete, St Lucia, on the 8th ultimo, the lady of Mr John S Moffat, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 14 Maitland Street, Edinburgh, on the 8th instant, by the Rev. Lewis Balfour of Collaton, Andrew
Murray jun., Esq., WS., to Mina Maria, third daughter of James Balfour Esq.
At Meadow Cottage, Falkirk, on the 8th instant, by the Rev. Alexander McFarlane, Mr Robert Allan, to
Isabella, eldest daughter of Mr John Easton.
At 54 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. Dr. French, Mr George Johnston, jun.,
Glasgow, to Barbara, eldest daughter of Mr John Moffat.
At Auchterarder, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. Mr Smeaton, james Campbell Esq., Dundalk, Ireland, to
Janet Emily, only daughter of the late William Smith Esq., civil engineer, Alnwick, Northumberland.
At Glasgow, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. Mr Paton, Mr Thomas Dickson, Glasgow, to Jane, youngest
daughter of the late Mr John Kay, wine and spirit dealer, Trongate.
DEATHS [02]
At 8 St George’s Road, on the 9th instant, Margaret Auld, wife of JW McGregor Esq. – Friends are
requested to accept of this intimation.
At 2 James Street, Greenhead, on the 9th instant, William Lawrie Esq., in his eighty-second year.
At 11 Sauchiehall Street, on the 9th instant, Mrs James miller, aged 66 years.
At 1 Albert Place, on the 9th instant, the infant son of Mr Thomas Dunn.
At Ebenezerfield, Port Dundas, on the 28th ultimo, of hooping-cough, Margaret Angus, aged three and a
half years, and, on the 9th instant, James Stirling, aged thirteen months – children of Mr Thomas
Brown.
At Clune Park, Port Glasgow, on the 9th instant, Peter Montgomerie Esq.
At Leven crescent, Alexandria, on the 9th instant, Mr Walter Macfarlane, pattern-drawer.
At 8 Bloomfield Place, Hillhead, on the 8th instant, of hooping cough, Louisa Isabella, only daughter of
Mr William Caldwell, aged fifteen and a half years.
On the 8th instant, Mary Jane, youngest child of Mr Alexander Telmie, Glasgow.
At 164 Broomielaw, on the 8th instant, Mr Daniel Wright, late of Prestwick Toll, near Ayr.
At 31 New Wynd, on the 7th instant, Mr Duncan Rankin, cooper, aged ninety years – the eldest cooper
in Glasgow. He for upwards of sixty years worked constantly in the employment of the late Bailie
Hood, and received wages from the firm for nearly seventy years.
15th June 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 15 North St Mungo Street, on the 14th instant, Mrs William Keddie, a son.
At 60 North Frederick Street, Glasgow, on the 14th instant, Mrs John Roberton, a son, still-born.
At 19 Gleave Street, Liverpool, on the 15th instant, Mrs William Young, a daughter.
At 32 Macfarlane Street, on the 13th instant, Mrs Robert McKirdy, a son, still-born.
At 83 South Portland Street, on the 12th instant, Mrs Matthew Paterson, twins, son and daughter.
At 221 Argyll Street, on the 12th instant, Mrs James Buchanan, a daughter.
At 12 Pollock Street, Glasgow, on the 12th instant, Mrs Daniel Lindsay, a daughter.
At 1 Laird Street, Greenock, on the 12th instant, Mrs James Morton jun., a son.
At Barrhead, on the 10th instant, Mrs John McInnes, a son.
At Kilbirnie Station, on the 10th instant, Mrs David Fleming, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At the Eagle Temperance Hotel, Maxwell Street, Glasgow, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Eadie, Mr
William Taylor, Inland Revenue Service, to Jane, second daughter of Mr Peter Harvie, formerly of
Glenfinnart, Argyllshire.
At Glasgow, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Symington of Paisley, Mr John McMillan Robertson, to
Catherine, eldest daughter of the late Dugald Campbell Esq., Well Street, Glasgow.
At Essich, near Inverness, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. Duncan Grant, MA., Forres, Mr Angus
Mcbead(?), Glasgow, to Anne, eldest daughter of Duncan Colvin Esq.
At 129 Constitution Street, Leith, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Muir of St Stephen’s, Edinburgh,
Mr Robert Hamilton, merchant, Glasgow, to Agnes, daughter of Mr David French, Shawhead,
Crawfordjohn.
At Wellcroft Place, Laurieston, Glasgow, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. William Burgess, AM., Mr
William Gibson, cork manufacturer, Glasgow, to Mary, sixth daughter of the late John McKelvie Esq.,
merchant, Greenock.
At Wellcroft Place, Laurieston, Glasgow, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. William Byrgess, AM., Mr
John Campbell, wholesale confectioner, Glasgow, to Matilda, daughter of the late John McKelvie Esq.,
merchant, Greenock.
At 84 Buccleuch Street, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Newlands, Perth, John Frew Esq., merchant,
Glasgow, to Elizabeth, daughter of the late James Newlands, Esq.
At 66 Miller Street, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. JS Taylor, Hutchesontown, United Presbyterian
Church, Mr John Fullarton, plumber, Rothesay, to Jane, eldest daughter of Mr Daniel Ferguson.
At Greenlaw, Mearns, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. Hugh Stirling, Mr James Fulton jun., merchant,
Glasgow, to Ann, third daughter of John Harvie Esq., Mearns.
At Greenock, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. JB Smith, John Baird, Esq., artist, to Janet, second
daughter of the late J Fleming Esq., merchant, Greenock.
At St John’s Chapel, Edinburgh, on the 12th instant, Hugh Blackburn Esq., Fellow of Trinity College,
Cambridge, Professor of Mathematics in the university of Glasgow, to Jemima, youngest daughter of
the late James Wedderspoon Esq., advocate.
At 6 Warrington Crescent, Edinburgh, on the 12th instant, Andrew Henderson Esq., Bank of Scotland,
Edinburgh, to Frances Louisa, daughter of the late Lieut.-Colonel James McBain, 78th Highlanders.
At 23 Jamaica Street, on the 11th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Roxburgh, Mr CH Watson, Glasgow, to
Elizabeth Clark.
At 2 Somerset Place, Glasgow, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. Samuel Miller, DD., James Buchanan
Morrison(?) Esq., to Williamina Nicol, daughter of the late John Fleming Esq., Clairmont.
DEATHS [02]
At 7 Killermont Street, Glasgow, on the 13th instant, Mr John Stewart, after a few day’s illness. –
Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At Bridge-of-Allan, on the 13th instant, Robert, only son of the late Mr Alexander Burns, coachbuilder,
Glasgow. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At Eglinton Iron Works, Kilwinning, on the 12th instant, Grace McNair, wife of Mr Robert McAslan. –
Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At Bridge-of-Allan, on the 7th instant, Jane Russell, wife of George Prentice Esq., Pitteadie, Fifeshire. –
Friends will please accept of this notification.
At 25 Newton Place, on the 14th instant, Miss Rankine.
At 6 South Apsley Place, on the 14th instant, Jane Ballantine, only child of Mr Robert Reid.
At Freeland Bank, near Airdrie, on the 13th instant, Jane Freeland, wife of Mr John Macdonald, writer.
At Largo Place, New City Road, on the 12th instant, after a long and painful illness, Jessie McLachlan,
aged 27 years, wife of Mr James H Dounan, Glasgow Courier, office.
At 37 Monteith Row, Glasgow, on the 12th instant, Margaret Jane, youngest daughter of the Rev. John
W Barland.
At Easterhouse, on the 13th instant, in her fourteenth year, Elizabeth, eldest surviving daughter of Mr
Thomas Maclerkin, there.
At Lyon-Cross, near Barrhead, on the 13th instant, John Smith Esq.
At East Kilpatrick, on the 11th instant, Mary Watson, aged 71 years, relict of Mr Archibald Mitchell,
farmer, Colly#l#e(?).
At Huntly Place, Rothesay, on the 11th instant, Anne Jane Kyle, wife of Mr John Jackson, grain
merchant, Glasgow.
At Port Glasgow, on the 10th instant, Margaret, youngest daughter of the late James Murdoch Esq.,
writer, Kilmarnock.
At Coatbridge, on the 10th instant, after a long and painful illness, Janet Cairns, aged 36 years, wife of
Mr Thomas Haldans, builder.
At Helensburgh, on the 10th instant, Mr David Fraser, mason, Glasgow.
At Helensburgh, on the 9th instant, Isabella McGregor, relict of Mr Robert Jasp(?), surgeon, Barrhead.
At Renton, on the 8th last, Mr Norman McLeod, for upwards of sixty years, a faithful and much
respected servant of Messrs. William Stirling & Sons.
FATAL ACCIDDENT AT LUGAR IRONWORKS [abbreviated] – Charles Kerr, pitheadman, was accidentally
killed at No. 25 Pit, Lugar Ironworks, early on the morning of Saturday week. He had been employed during the
night and while in the act of emptying a bucket of earth at the pit head, it appears that he incautiously went too
near the pit mouth... his feet slipped backwards off a board and he was precipitated to the bottom... A miner
working at the bottom of the pit narrowly escaped injury by the deceased alighting on him in his fall. Kerr was a
native of the north of Ireland, and was much respected by all who knew him. – Ayr Observer.
18th June 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 73 Bath Street, on the 17th instant, Mrs William Dick, a daughter.
At 77 Hill Street, garnet Hill, on the 17th instant, Mrs James Young, a son.
At 98 Montrose Street, on the 16th instant, Mrs Hugh hart, a daughter.
At 21 Eglinton Street, on the 16th instant, Mrs Alexander Wiseman, a daughter.
At 107 South Portland Street, on the 15th instant, the wife of Mr J Sennlan, surgeon, a son.
At 18 Taylor Street, on the 15th instant, Mrs William Taylor, a son.
At Lodge Lane, Liverpool, on the 15th instant, Mrs James Jarvie, a daughter.
At 33 Abbotsford Place, on the 14th instant, the wife of the Rev. Robert Houston of Gorbals, a son.
At Fairly Bank, Millport, on the 14th instant, Mrs William Gibson, a son.
At 193 Elgin Place, Sauchiehall Street, on the 13th instant, Mrs D McArthur, a daughter.
At 221 Argyll Street, on the 11th instant, Mrs James Miller, a son.
At Kirkwall, on the 6th instant, Mrs Alexander McIntyre, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Crossmyloof, on the 15th instant, by the Rev. Mr McLaren, Mr James Johnstone, to Mary, eldest
daughter of Mr Hugh Howat, Crossmyloof.
At Rutherglen, on the 15th instant, by the Rev. James Munro, Mr Peter Thornton, boot and shoemaker,
Rutherglen, to Jane, eldest daughter of the late Mr James Thomson, Ballantrae, Ayrshire.
At Abbey Street, Paisley, on the 15th instant, by the Rev. William Nisbet, Mr Hugh M Thomson, to
Jessie, daughter of Andrew Nairn Esq.
At 17 Fitzroy Place, on the 14th instant, by the rev. Neil Brodie of Shandon, Row, Dumbartonshire,
Allan Cuthbertson Esq., to Isabella, daughter of the late David Lillie Esq.
At Glasgow, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Strathern, Mr John Connell, to Rebecca, eldest daughter
of James Taylor Esq., wood merchant, Glasgow.
At St. George’s Chapel, Edinburgh, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. Thomas G Sutber(?), Charles
Chrichton Esq., surgeon, Fort William, to Emily, eldest daughter of Keith Macdonald Macallaster Esq.,
of Inistrynish, and at the same time, Brownlow John Jarvis North Esq., Craig-House, Dalmally, to
Margaret, second daughter of Mr Macallister.
At Dennyloanhead, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. John Edmond, Mr William Boyle, contractor,
Glasgow, to Isabella McCall, eldest daughter of George Inglis Esq., coal-master.
On the 13th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Buchanan, Mr Robert Gallacher, to Catherine, youngest daughter of
Mr John Kennedy, cork manufacturer, Croy Place.
At West Manse, Strathaven, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. Alexander McLeod, Mr Hugh Eagle###e,
Glasgow, to Mary, daughter of the late Alexander McLeod Esq., Mile-End, Calton.
At Newarthill, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. Mr Lansh##e, Mr George Patterson, merchant, to Mary,
eldest daughter of Hugh Smith Esq., merchant.
At Eaglesham, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. William Colville, the Rev. JS Johnson of Cambuslang, to
Elizabeth, second daughter of James Gilmour Esq., of Pol##on.
At The Moss, Stirlingshire, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Graham of Killearn, Dundas McQueen
Gray Esq., MD., HEICS., to Eliza, daughter of the late Edward Finlay Esq.
At Crieff, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. John Cunningham, Mr Alexander Skene, Glasgow, to Agnes
Edith, daughter of the late Dr. Tait, Crieff.
DEATHS [02]
At Renfrew, on the 16th instant, Mr Thomas Stewart.
At 14 Abercromby Place, on the 15th instant, Cecilia, last surviving daughter of the late Mr James Gray,
jeweller.
At Woodside Terrace, on the 15th instant, Mrs Marion Gallaway, relict of John White Esq.
At the Manse, Kilsyth, on the 15th instant, the Rev. Henry Douglas, minister of the parish, aged 38(?)
years.
At Glessen, Germany, on the 7th instant, John, eldest son of George Brown Esq., St Rollox.
At Douchlage, near Balfron, on the 12th instant, Margaret Christina, youngest daughter of Hugh
McCallum Esq.
At Dumfries, on the 11th instant, James, third son of the late Mr Warren, glass manufacturer, Glasgow.
At 53 Nelson Street, on the 9th instant, Robert L Colquhoun, aged 17 years.
At Rothesay, on the 4th instant, Archibald McNeill Esq., Sheriff-Clerk of Buteshire.
RENFREWSHIRE EMIGRATION – The amount of emigration this year from the large towns and villages, was
never surpassed, we believe, in proportion to the amount of population. This has been caused by the long
continuance of depressed trade; and by the partial employment, and low wages, which could only be obtained at
almost every description of handicraft. A large proportion of the emigrants were destitute of any means of their
own to fit them out for a voyage across the Atlantic, and they have had to reply for assistance in a great measure
upon their relatives that had gone before them to America. As a consequence of this state of things, a vast deal
of furniture of all descriptions has been thrown on the market at uncommonly low prices. The plenishing for
workmen’s houses in particular has literally had to be thrown away by those disposing of their effects at merely
nominal prices. New articles of furniture have never been less in demand, and in all the manufacturing
communities in this district, from the great metropolis of the west down to the smallest village, there has not for
the last twenty years been so great an amount of unlet houses. – Saturday Post.
FATAL ACCIDENT – About one o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, a fatal accident occurred in the establishment of
Mr Bruce, scale and beam maker, Physic Gardens, Edinburgh. While one of the workmen, named Robert
Galbraith, a middle-aged man, was engaged at a large grindstone, the stone suddenly split, and the unfortunate
individual was struck by one of the pieces on the chest, by which he was much bruised, and both his legs
broken. He was promptly conveyed to the Royal Infirmary, but he died before he reached that institution. We
regret to add that the deceased has left a wife and five children. – Courant.
FATAL ACCIDENT – On Tuesday, a child sixteen months old, named John Hunter, was killed on the road near
Newton Loan Toll, parish of Newbattle, by a cart going over its body. The case is we believe under judicial
investigation. – Courant.
DUNKELD – MELABCHOLY ACCIDENT – A child about two years old, son of Robert Cramb, near Kinloch,
was burned to death on Thursday last, under the following circumstances: -he had been playing with his sister,
two years older, near a rick of straw, which was set fire to accidentally, by the improper use of matches. The
child’s clothes were soon in flames, and before he was observed he was so much burned that death came to his
relief in a few hours. – Perth Courier.
MAN KILLED – INVERNESS [abbreviated] – Late on Friday evening last a very melancholy accident
occurred at the new foot-bridge now in course of erection here. To prevent the passage of people during the
unfinished state of the bridge, barricades have been erected at each end... About eleven o’clock, Alexander
Macrae, blacksmith, Abban Street, after conveying his brother a short distance along the Haugh, attempted to
cross the barricade and to get along the bridge on his way home... he seems to have lost his hold and fallen into
the channel of the river hitting his head on some large stones... it was found the skull and front bones of the face
were so frightfully fractured that little could be done, the sufferer rapidly sank, and died a quarter of an hour
after being conveyed to the Police station. He was a man of about 50 years of age, and has left a widow and
family. – Inverness Courier.
MELANCHOLY LOSS OF A BOAT WITH MOST OF HER CREW – A large fishing boat, which left Portessie
on Thursday week, for the fishing ground in the Moray Firth, was lost in the bay of Portsoy next day (Friday),
when six of her crew met a watery grave. They had got a large take of fish, and were running for Portsoy, at the
time of the accident, when a gust of wind suddenly capsized the boat, and she soon after sank, notwithstanding
all their efforts to right her. Two of the fishermen who were lost, namely John Murray and John Mackenzie,
have left widows and families, three and four children respectively. The other unfortunate individuals, who
perished, were Alexander Mackenzie, John Campbell, William Farquhar and William Laird. – Aberdeen Journal.
22nd June 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At Atholl Place, on the 21st instant, Mrs A Cunninghame, Craigends, a son, still-born.
At 65 Jamaica Street, on the 21st instant, Mrs James watt, a son.
At Main Street, Pollokshaws, on the 20th instant, Mrs Dr. Cuthbertson, a daughter.
At 9 Main Street, Glasgow, on the 20th instant, Mrs Henry Reid, a daughter.
At Neilston, on the 19th instant, Mrs Galbraith, a daughter.
At Upper Leason(?) Street, Dublin, on the 19th instant, Mrs Alexander Comyne, a son.
At 112 Gallowgate, on the 18th instant, Mrs William Murray, a daughter.
At Richmond Terrace, Liverpool, on the 17th instant, Mrs William Kilgour, a daughter.
At Scarbridge Manse, Pespont(?), on the 18th(?) instant, the wife of the Rev. Peter Carmichael, a son.
At Calder-Bank, on the 16th instant, Mrs William Moffat, a daughter.
At 26 Whitevale Street, on the 16th instant, Mrs John Orr, a son.
At Londonderry, on the 15th instant, Mrs Andrew Dunn, a son.
At 1 Monteith Row, on the 14th instant, Mrs Dr. Brennan, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Renfrew Street, on the 15th instant, by the rev. James Paterson, Mr David G Spence to Anne, fourth
daughter of Mr Euan(?) Grant, Inspector of carriages, Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company.
At 3 Castle Street, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. Peter Napier, Mr Robert Russell, chemist, to Susan,
only daughter of the late Mr Andrew Dudgeon.
At Hopehill, Pollokshaws, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. John Bonar, Mr James Connell to Elizabeth
Sneddon, youngest daughter of Mr Malcolm Wright, gardener, there.
At Airdrie, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. Mathew McGavin, Mr Daniel Clarke, merchant, Glasgow, to
Mary, youngest daughter of Mr Gavin Buchanan, Airdrie.
At 26 Eglinton Street, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. Robert Nisbet, Edinburgh, Mr Hugh McGilvray to
Anne, third daughter of Mr P Forsyth, Superintendent of Buildings.
At Hamilton, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. MR Battersby, Mr James Robb, Sheriff Clerk Depute of
Lanarkshire, to Jane, youngest daughter of Mr James Barr, Bothwell Road.
At 320 Renfrew Street, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. James Paterson, Mr Peter Graham, merchant,
Glasgow, to Annie, daughter of the late Mr David Penman, marble cutter.
At 243 Brandon Place, Glasgow, on the 20th instant, by the Rev. Charles Popham Miles, incumbent of
St Jude’s English Episcopal Church, Charles Reddie Esq., to Margaret Cleland, only daughter of
George Burns Esq.
At Rosebank, Johnston, on the 20th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Newlands, Perth, Mr William Newlands,
Glasgow, to Anne, daughter of the late Joseph Findlay Esq.
At Woodbank Cottage, Johnston, on the 19th instant, by the Rev. John Main, Aston, Mr Gilbert Dunlop,
merchant, Glasgow, to Jean, eldest daughter of James Boag Esq.
On the 19th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Graham Killearn, Andrew Paterson Esq., Po##black(?), to Mary,
second daughter of Walter Buchanan Esq., Mount.
At Allanbank, Perthshire, on the 19th instant, Mr Walter Campbell, Glasgow, to Ann, daughter of Mr
James Scott of Allanbank, by the Rev. Mr Young of Gask.
At 3 Killermont Street, on the 19th instant, by the Rev. Mr. Arnot of Free St Peter’s, Mr William
Stewart, to Isabella, eldest daughter of Mr John Clark.
At St James’s Church, Whitehaven, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. John Jenkins, Mr William Rawly(?),
Money Order Office, Glasgow, to Henrietta Isabella Richardson, youngest daughter of the late William
Nicholson Esq., of Whitehaven.
At 28 Wellmeadow, Paisley, on the 15th instant, by the Rev. John McNaughton, Mr James Macaulay,
pattern-drawer, to Agnes Laing, fourth daughter of the late Mr Robert Cunningham.
At Edinburgh, on the 15th instant, by the Rev. Mr Hetherington, Mr James Crawford, tanner, to
Christina Mackenzie Millar of Leven, Fifeshire.
At the Cathedral, Manchester, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. WW Johnston, MA., Alexander Murdoch
Esq., Glasgow, to Marion, daughter of George Oliver Esq., Manchester.
DEATHS [02]
At 13 Hope Street, on the 21st instant, Janet Provan, relict of Mr John Shirra, merchant, Glasgow.
At 79 Eglinton Street, on the 21st instant, Miss Helen Hart, youngest surviving daughter of Mr David
Hart, builder.
At Gourock, on the 17th instant, Isabella Watson, infant daughter of Mr William Skinner, 9 Pitt Street,
Glasgow.
At Townend, Dumbartonshire, on the 15th instant, Christian Scott in her eightieth year, relict of James
Lang Esq., Chapleton.
At Arnprior Cottage, Stirlingshire, on the 15th instant, Mr Walter Monteith.
At Langloan, by Coatbridge, on the 14th instant, Agnes Weir, aged 35 years, wife of Mr Robert
Girdwood.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT SEA – On the morning of the 24th April last, when at sea, Hugh Craig, one of the
apprentices on board the barque Favourite, captain Wylie of Glasgow, was sent out to the jibboom to loose the
jib sail, having done so, he lost his footing and fell into the sea; a life buoy was thrown to the spot where he
went down, and the ship hove to, but he never afterwards came to the surface. The deceased was a native of
Glasgow and an excellent seaman.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT LEITH [abbreviated][01] – An accident of a very distressing character, by
which two men have been deprived of life, occurred at Leith on Monday forenoon... some workmen have been
engaged in the construction of a new dock... while two men were walking along a plank, one of the men lost his
balance and fell into the water, while the other lost his balance also... both sank immediately below the surface...
the poor men, who were natives of Ireland, were named John Halley and William Walsh, and both were married.
25th June 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 32 India Street, on the 24th instant, Mrs John Napier, a son.
At 48 Renfrew Street, on the 22d instant, Mrs John Cairney, a daughter.
At the Manse, Markinch, on the 23d instant, the wife of the Rev. Mr Brown, a son.
At 16 Rutland Place, Govan Road, on the 21st instant, Mrs Archibald Paterson, a son.
At Myrtle Bank, Kirkintilloch, on the 21st instant, Mrs Archibald Gilchrist, a daughter.
At Grahamston, Falkirk, on the 19th instant, Mrs William Dollar, a son.
At Kilmarnock, on the 18th instant, Mrs Alexander Morton, a son.
At Tralee, on the 18th instant, Mrs John Palmer, a daughter.
At Walter Place, Caledonian Road, London, on the 5th instant, Mrs William Gray, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 23 Crown Street, on the 23d instant, by the Rev. JS Taylor, Mr Matthew Moncrieff, to Isabella,
daughter of the late Mr Hugh Graham.
At 4 Bath Street, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. Dr. Struthers, John Malcom Esq., Greenock, to Janet
Rodger, third daughter of the late Mr Francis Haig, Glasgow.
At St John’s Church, Manchester, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. John Robinson, Robert McGregor
Esq., Glasgow, to Annie, daughter of Richard Wilkinson Esq., Hayfield, Manchester.
At St Bride’s Church, Liverpool, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. CW Lawrence, Mr Thomas Boyd, jun.,
Glasgow, to Eliza, only daughter of the late Mr John Sandland, merchant, Liverpool.
At Bold Street Chapel, Liverpool, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. David Thom, DD., Thomas McGeorge
Esq., merchant, Liverpool, to Jane, fourth daughter of Mr John Gardener.
At Clydebank, Greenock, on the 20th instant, by the Rev. Patrick McFarlan, DD., Robert Alexander
Kennedy Esq., Ancoats, Manchester, to Mary, second daughter of the late James Stewart Esq.,
Clydebank.
At Kirkintilloch, on the 19th instant, by the Rev. Mr Little, Mr David Graham, Barronel Cottage,
Lanark, to Elizabeth, third daughter of the late Mr Andrew Gallaway.
At Dumbarton, on the 19th instant, by the Rev. Mr Thomson, Mr James McFarlane, farmer, Parkhill, to
Mary, second daughter of Archibald McMillan Esq., shipbuilder, Dumbarton.
At Airdrie, on the 18th instant, in the house of Mr Thomas Tweeddale, by the Rev. AH Milligan, Mr
Henry Chalmers, to Isabella, youngest daughter of Mr Thomas main, portioner there.
DEATHS [02]
At Violet Cottage, near Glasgow, on the 22d instant, George Tosh Esq. aged 86(?) years. – Friends will
please accept of this intimation.
At Paris, on the 20th instant, Miss Janet Miller, daughter, of the late John Millar Esq., of Milbough(?),
Professor of Law in the Collage of Glasgow. – Friends are requested to accept of this intimation.
At 15 Oxford Street, on the 24th instant, John, aged nine months, the only son of Mr John Smith.
At Little Govan, Rutherglen Road, on the 24th instant, John, aged 20 years and six months, second son
of Mr Robert Stewart.
At Ferry Road, Renfrew, on the 23d instant, Mrs Catherine Robertson.
At 63 Garscube Road, on the 23d instant, Mr Thomas Marshall, malt-dealer, aged 39 years.
At New Bank, on the 23d instant, Helen Bogle, daughter of Mr Archibald Johnston.
At 50 Bridge Street, Tradeston, on the 21st instant, of apoplexy, Mr John Miller, in the sixty-first year of
his age.
DEATH FROM EXCESSIVE DRINKING – Early on Thursday morning, a man of the name of James
McAleney, resident in the Cowgate, was found in a stair at the foot of the Old Fishmarket Close, apparently in a
dying state. He was immediately removed to the Royal Infirmary, where he died in about ten minutes
afterwards. The cause of death is stated to be excessive drinking. – Courant.
FATAL ACCIDENT [abbreviated] – About six o’clock on Tuesday morning, an accident occurred at the Howhill
Colliery, belonging to the Blair Company, Dalry, which has been attended by very lamentable consequences.... a
boy about fifteen years of age, was intrusted with opening and closing the mine hatches. On the morning of
Tuesday, three miners, Samuel McKerrell, Alexander Thomson and John Connolly were descending to their
work. They had nearly reached the bottom, when Stephen Hawthorn, a collier pushed along his basket of coals,
without noticing that the hatch was open and the consequence was, that it went down the shaft, dragging him
along with it. Hawthorn was killed instantly by the fall. Samuel McKerrell, one of the miners whom we
mentioned as descending in the cage, was struck on the head, and only survived a few minutes. Thomson, is not
expected to recover from his injuries. The only one of them who escaped unhurt was John Connolly, who,
hearing the noise of something falling down the pit, leaped from the cage, which was near the bottom, into one
of the doors of the mines. The circumstances attending this disaster will no doubt be inquired into by the
authorities, in order to ascertain in any culpable carelessness of any one has led to it. – Kilmarnock Journal.
FLIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF LIFE (From the Kelso Chronicle) [abbreviated] – On Wednesday
afternoon the town of Kelso and neighbourhood were thrown into great excitement, in consequence of a report
that a melancholy and fatal accident had occurred at the railway bridge, now in course of erection over the
Teviot, on the line betwixt Kelso and St Boswells... the bridge is to consist of 14 arches – four of which are on
the south bank, three expand the bed of the river, and six others are on the north bank... At the time the accident
occurred, about 5 o’clock in the afternoon, several workmen were employed in springing two of the arches at
the northern extremity of the bridge, a distance of about thirty yards from the embankment of the railway... the
pier supporting these two arches having suddenly given way, the two arches with the frame-work fell with a
tremendous crash, carrying in their descent a portion of the service bridge and the two heavy cranes which were
stationed as a short distance from each other, and used for lifting heavy stones from the quarry beneath... Several
labourers were engaged in the quarry at the time, and we regret to state that six were either killed on the spot, or
survived only for a short time, while several others were either dangerously or severely injured... The following
are the names of the sufferers:
Killed – George Wallace, left wife and six children; John Gibson, married; George Phillips; Daniel fairly,
married; Alexander Campbell, Roxburgh Mill; James Law, Roxburgh; Charles Brown, compound fracture of left
thigh, right foot much lacerated and other injuries – since dead.
Not expected to recover – JamesTurnbull, Roxburgh, compound comminuted fracture of jaw, several ribs
broken, and other injuries; George Gould, fractured collar bone, concussion of brain, accompanied with
concussed wounds of the head, and other injuries; Adam Spiers, fractured leg, fractured ribs and other severe
injuries; John Skelly, severe internal injuries.
Injured – Edward Macarty, severe wound over knee, and other injuries; Andrew Mitchell, Roxburgh, severe
contusion between shoulders, besides wounds of the scalp; George watt, several ribs fractured; Adam
Rutherford, severe contusion of the side; Donnel Robertson, lacerated wound of head, hip joint much bruised;
James Cuney, a large wound of scalp; John Gurty, several wounds of scalp and other injuries; Robert Lawson,
dislocation of great toe; Thomas Trotter, Kelso, dislocation of left shoulder, and several other injuries; Roger
Milne, Kelso, fracture of the left thigh bone, and other injuries; James Halliday, Kelso, slightly injured.
29th June 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At Ashburton Place, Renfrew Street, on the 28th instant, Mrs Robert Sinclair, a daughter.
At Carlton Place, Glasgow, on the 27th instant, Mrs David Wilkie, a son.
At Kilmun, on the 27th instant, the wife of Mr Thomas McFarlane, professor of music, Glasgow, a
daughter.
At 5 King Street, on the 27th instant, Mrs Asher, a son.
At 1 Columbia Place, City Road, on the 26th instant, Mrs Alexander Strachan, a son.
At 92 New Dalmarnock Road, on the 26th instant, Mrs Andrew Begbie, a daughter.
At 77 Taylor Street, on the 25th instant, Mrs D Macarter, a son.
At Castlemilk, on the 25th instant, Mrs William Graham, a daughter.
At Trinity Street, Huddersfield, on the 23d instant, Mrs John Allan, a son.
At 22 Turner’s Court, Argyll Street, on the 22d instant, Mrs James Wilkinson, a son.
At 61 Waterloo Street, on the 22d instant, Mrs George Robertson, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Stanley Place, Eglinton Street, on the 28th instant, by the Rev. Mr Houston, Mr Robert Manson, to
Jeanie, second daughter of the late James Ramsay Esq., Kilwinning.
At 15 Brown Street, on the 28th instant, by the Rev. William Arnot, of St Peter’s, Mr Duncan Morrison,
to Margaret Campbell, daughter of the late Mr C Provan, surgeon, Kilmarnock.
At Horn-Bank, Govan Road, on the 28th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Robson, James Fleming Esq., merchant
of this city, to Janet, eldest daughter of James Graham Esq.
At Renfrew, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Sym of New Kilpatrick, William Baird, MD., Paisley, to
Elizabeth, only daughter of James Hunter Esq.
At 47 Buccleuch Street, on the 26th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Runciman, Mr RF Barr, to Margaret, third
daughter of Mr James Hewetson, late of Barr, Wigtonshire.
At Cardonald, Abbey Parish, Paisley, on the 26th instant, by the Rev. JS Taylor, Mr Archibald
Macintyre, Pollokshaws, to Ann, third daughter of Andrew Macnair Esq.
At Walton House, Dalkeith, on the 26th instant, by the Rev. Thomas Gordon, Newbattle, Mr Thomas
Fairlie, tea-merchant, Glasgow, to Harriet, second daughter of the late William Vost Esq.
At Grafton Terrace, on the 26th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Wardlaw, Mr William Wight of Sunderland, to
Margaret Dundas, daughter of the late John Murray Esq., of Bowling Bay.
At Cumnock, on the 26th instant, by the Rev. Mathew Dickie, United Presbyterian Church, Robert
Thomas McCowan, MD., surgeon-oculist of the Island of Trinidad, to Jessie Thomas, only daughter of
the late Thomas Miller Esq., of Montreal.
At Great Hamilton Street, on the 26th instant, by the Rev. Peter Napier, DD, Mr William Vazie Simons,
to Agnes, youngest daughter of Alexander Campbell Esq.
At Quarrelton, on the 26th instant, by the Rev. David Reston, Elderslie, John Snodgrass Esq., Cardonald
Mills, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Fullarton Salmon Esq.
At Craigellie House, Aberdeenshire, on the 26th instant, by the Rev. George Hagar, James Barnard Esq.,
of Bordean, Hants, eldest son of James Barnard Esq., of Eastmeon park, to Clementina, eldest daughter
– and at the same time James Kearney White Esq., Cahore, Wexford, son of William Preston White
Esq., of St Patrick’s Hill, County Cork, to Eliza, youngest daughter – of the late William Shand Esq.,
of Craigellie.
At Coleraine, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. R Killen, Mr Thomas Walsh, Finnieston, Glasgow, to Anna
Maria, third daughter of Mr John Harkin, professor of music and dancing.
DEATHS [02]
At Bridge-of-Allan, on the 28th instant, Mr John Stewart, wine merchant, 202 Renfrew Street, Glasgow
– Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 2 South Apsley Place, on the 28th instant, Isabella Adam, relict of Mr James Taylor, Callenderer,
Glasgow.
At Largo Place, New City Road, on the 27th instant, James, infant son of Mr James H Donnan.
At Bendarrach, Gairlichhead, on the 26th instant, Henry William aged two and a half years, youngest
son of James Ellis Esq.
At Carstairs, on the 26th instant, Emily, aged four and a half years, eldest daughter of Mr William
Spence, architect, Glasgow.
At Sand Bank, on the 26th instant, Mrs Thomson.
At Brodick, Island of Arran, on the 25th instant, David McKean Esq., of Glasgow.
At Renfrew, on the 25th instant, in the eighty-sixth year of her age, Elizabeth Mitchell, relict of Captain
James Stewart, “Vulcan” passage boat, Forth and Clyde Canal.
At 20 Blackfriars’ Street, on the 25th instant, of an overflow of blood in the head, Mary Muir, wife of
Mr William Wilson, coach proprietor there.
On the 25th instant, Robert C Sclanders, son of Mr Andrew Sclanders, 47 Main Street, Anderston.
At Gourock, on the 24th instant, Agnes, youngest daughter of Mr James Mason, merchant, Glasgow.
At Mainhill Cottage, Bredisholm, Baillieston, near Glasgow, on the 23d instant, after a protracted
illness, Miss Phillips, daughter of the late Lawrence Phillips, Dundas Vale, Glasgow.
At New Bank, on the 22d instant, Helen Bogle, daughter of Mr Archibald Johnston, 22 Buccleuch
Street, Glasgow.
At 56 Canal Street, Paisley, on the 21st instant, Isabella Morrison, relict of Mr Edward Aikman.
At Lanark, on the 21st instant, Mr Archibald Haddow, aged 73 years, for upwards of twenty years
postmaster there.
At Oban, on the 20th instant, Mr Thomas Kennedy, merchant, in the eighty-first year of his age.
At Rio de Janeiro, on the 20th April last, William Finnie Esq., of the house of Finnie Brothers,
merchants there, eldest son of William Finnie Esq., Kilmarnock.
LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT IN THE FINDHORN [abbreviated] – A very distressing occurrence took place
near the House of Tomatin on Wednesday last. In the forenoon of that day, Duncan Macbain, a young man, aged
twenty-three, second son of Duncan Macbain Esq., of Tomatin, left his father’s house in company with a
younger brother and the gamekeeper, to angle in the Findhorn. Late in the afternoon, after fishing all day, he left
his friends still busy on the stream about four miles below the house, and proceeded homewards.... was seen
swimming across a pool with his rod in his hand and disappeared... – Inverness Courier.
DEMISE OF DAVID MCKEAN ESQ – In our obituary, we notice the decease of Mr David McKean, of the
firm of McKean and Lamont. We cannot allow the departure from this world of one of Glasgow’s most
esteemed citizens to pass so slightly unrecorded, as by the simple announcement that such an event occurred.
For the long period of half a century, Mr McKean moved among his fellow-citizens commanding respect from
all with whom he came in contact. His manners were unobtrusive – in business, he was among the first for
integrity – in public affairs he was active and clear minded, and in private life there are hundreds left behind him
who can testify to his sterling worth and genuine feeling. The good man’s best epitaph is in his deeds, and that is
now well written in the memory of Mr Kean’s fellow-citizens. – Daily Mail.
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