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4th May 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 10 Monteith Row, on the 3d instant, Mrs Archibald Templeton, a daughter.
At Dumbarton, on the 3d instant, Mrs William Baird, a son.
At Irvine, on the 2d instant, Mrs Alexander Frew, a daughter.
At Gloucester Street, on the 30th ultimo, the wife of Mr David Dougall, second Officer of the Barque
“John Ker”, a daughter.
At 53 Maitland Street, Cowcaddens, Glasgow, on the 29th ultimo, Mrs James Ferguson, a daughter.
At Dundyvan Iron Works, Coatbridge, on the 29th ultimo, Mrs Robert Prentice, a daughter.
At Hillhead, on the 27th ultimo, Mrs Stewart, a son, which survived only a few hours.
At 58 High Street, on the 25th ultimo, the wife of Mr James C Crookshank, surgeon, a son.
At 14 Royal Terrace, Mrs Patrick Smith, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Walcha, New England, New South Wales, on the 8th November last, by the Rev. Henry Tingcombe,
Charles William Montague Scott Morrison Esq., son of the late Daniel Morrison, Esq., Comptroller of
her Majesty’s Customs, Glasgow, to Mary Ann, only daughter of the late James G Smith, Esq., of her
Majesty’s 43d Regiment, on the same day, at Walcha, CC Macdonald, Esq., late of her Majesty’s 22d
Regiment, to Ann Campbell, only daughter of the late James Galbraith Esq., solicitor, Ayr.
At 3 Bath Street, on the 30th ultimo, by the Rev. Arnot of Free St Peter’s, Mr James brown, to Mary,
daughter of Charles Brown Esq., Edinburgh.
At 89 High John Street, on the 30th ultimo, by the Rev. Dr. McLeod, Mr George King, wine merchant,
to Randel, daughter of Mr James Dallas, saddler, Wick.
At Arbroath, on the 30th ultimo, by the Rev. James Law, Inverbrothwick, Mr Robert Dunlop, writer,
Glasgow, to Jane Anderson, daughter of the late Rev. William Graham, Newbigging, Forfarshire.
At Stewarton, on the 27th ultimo, by the Rev. Peter Cairns of the United Presbyterian Church, Mr John
Picken, bonnet manufacturer, to Anne, eldest daughter of Mr Robert Kerr, saddler, Stewarton.
DEATHS [02]
At Glasgow, on the 2d instant, Peter Hutchison Esq. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 192 Main Street, Gorbals, on the 1st instant, Mr John Brown, surgeon. – Friends will please accept of
this intimation.
At 12 High Street, Dumfries, on the 1st instant, Marion Lang, relict of Mr George Thomson, late of
Dumfries. – Friends will please to accept of this intimation.
At 134 Garscube Road, on the 30th ultimo, Thomas, third and youngest son of Mr Thomas Fairlie. –
Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 104 Eglinton Street, on the 30th ultimo, Mary Stewart Gilchrist, only daughter of the late Mr
Alexander Gilchrist, collector of tonnage dues on the river Clyde. – Friends will please accept of this
intimation.
At Murroch Farm, Dumbarton, on the 29th ultimo, Mr James Miller. – Friends will please accept of this
intimation.
At Louisville, Kentucky, US., suddenly, on the 21st September last, Mr Lachlan Macdougall, engineer
and iron founder, aged 48 years, second son of the late Mr Duncan Macdougall, dyer, Anderston. –
Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 70 New City Road, on the 3d instant, Alexander, aged five years and eleven months, son of Mr
Alexander Henry.
At 72 Broomielaw Street, on the 3d instant, Duncan, last surviving son of the late Mr Daniel Wright,
merchant, Glasgow.
At 70 Robertson Street, on the 2d instant, of scarlet fever, William, eldest son of Quintin Brown, Esq.,
Glasgow.
At Coatbridge, on the 2d instant, Mary, eldest daughter of Mr William Waddell, baker there.
At Langlone, in the 2d instant, Mr Andrew Brown, read-surveyor.
At 64 King Street, on the 1st instant, of hooping-cough, James Dunn, aged ten months, only son of Mr
Allan Scott.
At 40 Main Street, Bridgeton, on the 1st instant, Mr William Johnston.
At Helensburgh, on the 1st instant, John Caldwell, youngest son of John M Thomas, Glasgow.
At her grandfather’s, 103 Hospital Street, Castlemilk Place, on the 30th ultimo, Mary, eldest daughter of
the late Mr John Kay, Glasgow, aged six years.
At Coatbridge, on the 28th ultimo, James, aged three years and eight months, son of Mr James Gardner,
vintner.
At Jamestown, Dumbarton, suddenly, on the 24th ultimo, Archibald Downie Esq., merchant.
At Ardbeg, Rothesay, Mary McMillan, aged two years and two months, youngest child of Captain
Edward Graham, Liverpool.
DEATH FROM SMOKING [02] – On the night of Saturday last, a young man named Alexander McLaren,
residing at drip Moss, Blair Drummond, lost his life in consequence of the ignition of his clothes by a spark
from his tobacco pipe. In the early part of the evening McLaren had gone to Drip Toll, where he had been
drinking rather freely, and on his preparing to leave, had ignited his pipe. The fire which fell from the pipe was
not noticed by himself until it had already obtained such a hold of his clothes that all his efforts to extinguish it
were fruitless. Before observed by any other person, he was so severely burned that he died in a few hours
afterwards.
DEATH OF ALEXANDER CLAPPERTON ESQ [abbreviated][01] – we regret to announce the death of this
much-respected gentleman, which took place at his house in Princes’ Street, on Saturday morning last. Mr
Clapperton had been in a weak state of health for some months... He was at one time chairman of the Chamber
of Commerce, a director in the Commercial bank and in several Insurance Companies &c., and latterly was one
of the directors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company...
7th May 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 25 Clelland Street, on the 6th instant, Mrs William Smith, a son.
At 64 Abbotsford Place, on the 5th instant, Mrs James Moir, a son.
At 25 Warwick Street, on the 5th instant, Mrs William Alexander, a daughter.
At 49 Abbotsford Place, on the 4th instant, Mrs William Bowie, a son.
At Oxford, on the 3d instant, the lady of John Rennie Esq., of Magdalene Hall, a son.
At 104 Eglinton Street, on the 2d instant, Mrs John Wyllie, a son.
At 13 Surrey Street, on the 2d instant, Mrs William Bremner, a son.
At Dumbarton, on the 27th ultimo, Mrs Robert Roy, a son.
At King Street, St John, New Brunswick, on the 21st March, the wife of the Rev. Charles Mackay,. A
son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Saltcoats, on the 30th ultimo, by the Rev. Bryce, Captain Archibald Miller, youngest son of the late
Andrew Miller, Esq., of Carsehead, Dalry, to Margaret, eldest daughter of the deceased Captain James
Hamiltion, Raise Road, Saltcoats.
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At Botu#(?) Fleming Church, Cornwall, on the 26th ultimo, John Heugh Esq., Manchester, to Mary
Ann, second daughter of the late William Symons Esq., of Hatt(?), Cornwall.
DEATHS [02]
At 14 Warwick Street, on the 5th instant, Mrs James Duncan, in her sixty-seventh year.
At 20 India Street, Glasgow, on the 4th instant, Frances McKell, second daughter of Mr Patrick Dawson.
At 32 Grafton Square, on the 4th instant, Helen, aged 13 months, youngest daughter of James Salmon
Esq., architect.
At 5 Thistle Street, on the 4th instant, Agnes Scott, relict of Mr Archibald Cooper, Glasgow.
At 8 East Campbell Street, on the 4th instant, Mr William Miller, sen., merchant, Gallowgate, aged 68
years.
At Blanefield, Strathblane, on the 4th instant, Mary Butler, infant daughter of Mr AP Conbrough.
At 1 South St Mungo Street, on the 3d instant, of hooping cough, Thomas E Graham, aged seven
months, youngest son of Mr James Mackinlay.
At Helensburgh, on the 2d instant, Cecelia Spottlewoode, relict of Robert Woraley Esq., Edinburgh.
At 64 King Street, on the 1st instant, of hooping cough, James Dunn, aged ten months, only son of Mr
Allan Scouller.
At 4 Stanley Place, Laurieston, Glasgow, on the 30th ultimo, Mr William Tinnock, aged 28 years.
At Rockhill, Argyllshire, on the 29th ultimo, Duncan Campbell Esq., of Rockhill.
At his sister’s house, Old Cathcart, suddenly, on the 29th ultimo, David Peddie Esq., of Baltimore,
Maryland, United States.
At Valparaiso, on the 24th February last, Mr John Hart, late of Glasgow.
At Beverly, Township of Galt, UC., on the 10th March, Mr Robert Dickie, farmer, late of Auld###iu#,
by Kilwinning, Ayrshire.
MELANCHOLY OCCURENCE – At Forfar, on the morning of Saturday last, Bailie Barrie, formerly one of the
magistrates of Forfar, was taking a walk, accompanied by his sister, nearby his house, when he all at once
disengaged himself from his sister’s arm, and plunged head-long into the pond of mill-dam. The alarm was
instantly given by his almost distracted relative, but some time giving elapsed, life was quite extinct when he
was taken out of the water. The deceased had been in a very moody and disconsolate state of mind for a
considerable time. – Dundee Advertiser.
FATAL ACCIDENT – On Wednesday morning, John Cowan McClelland, son of the late Mr Hugh McClelland,
sen., Stevenston, lost his life in No. 2 Turf Dyke Coalpit, belonging to the Stevenston Colliery. The creel in
which he was ascending came against a board that was in the shaft, and being thrown out by the concussion, he
fell to the bottom, a distance of 25 fathoms, and was killed on the spot. He was unmarried, but has left a
widowed mother to mourn his loss. – Ayr Advertiser.
BODY FOUND IN DUDDINGSTONE LOCH [abbreviated][01] – The body of a respectable middle-aged man
was discovered floating on the surface of the water in Duddingstone Loch near the rock on Thursday forenoon
by four gentlemen who were walking on the footpath leading to Duddingstone.... The body appeared to have
been for some time in the water... the name of the deceased was Mr. Alexander McDonald, who resided in
Musselburgh. He is said to have been a person in opulent circumstances.
11th May 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At Mountflorida, Cathcart, on the 10th instant, Mrs Clark, a son.
At 166 Hope Street, on the 9th instant, Mrs Robert Brownlie, a daughter.
At 2 Grafton Street, Glasgow, on the 9th instant, Mrs John R Finlay, a daughter.
At 83 Abercromby Street, on the 8th instant, Mrs James Morrison, a son.
At 66 Sauchiehall Street, on the 8th instant, Mrs James Morrison, a son.
At 68 Upper Crown Street, on the 7th instant, Mrs James Simpson, a son.
At Kilmory House, Rothesay, on the 6th instant, the wife of Andrew Campbell Esq., traveller, Glasgow,
a son.
At Maryhill, on the 6th instant, Mrs James Robertson, a daughter.
At Bath, on the 29th ultimo, the lady of William Somerset Esq., a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 291 St Vincent Street, on the 9th instant, by the Rev. Mr. Lindsay, Helensburgh, Robert Walker Esq.,
to Catherine, eldest daughter of the late Mr George Thomson, Helensburgh.
At the Presbyterian Church, Sligo, on the 26th ultimo, by the Rev. James Heron, John Alexander Esq.,
Glasgow, to Janet, daughter of the late John Sin Esq., of that city.
DEATHS [02]
At 3 Windsor Place, Glasgow, on the 9th instant, Jessie, eldest daughter of the late Robert Leslie Esq.,
merchant. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At Balliesmyre, on the 9th instant, Mr James Pearston, sen. – Friends will please accept of this
intimation.
At 45 Gordon Street, on the 8th instant, Margaret Fraser, relict of Mr Thomas Thorp, postmaster,
Glasgow. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 42 London Road, on the 10th instant, Elizabeth McIndoe, wife of Mr David Dougall.
At 72 Broomielaw, on the 10th instant, Robert, son of Mr Thomas Lock.
At 121 Montrose Street, on the 9th instant, Mrs Rose.
At Galston, on the 9th instant, Barbara Hutchison, aged 78 years, relict of Mr William Taylor.
At Underwood House, Paisley, on the 9th instant, captain Patrick of Drumbowie.
At Rosehill, Pollokshaws Road, on the 9th instant, Robert Mitchell, aged four years and eight months,
son of Mr Robert Stewart, jeweller.
At 19 Norfolk Street, on the 9th instant, Mr David Mackenzie, painter.
At Eastfield House, Portobello, on the 9th instant, John Galbraith Esq.
At 87 South Portland Street, on the 8th instant, Alexander Frame, aged 15 years, youngest son of Mr
John Niven.
At 6 Dobbie’s Loan, on the 8th instant, Christina McArthur, aged 62 years, wife of Mr John Forgie.
At 147 West Regent Street, on the 7th instant, Mr Alexander Forrester sen.
At Mavisbank Cottage, Gourock, on the 6th instant, Mary Black, wife of Peter Fletcher Esq.
At Bath, on the 6th instant, Helen, only daughter of the late Captain James Donald, of HM 94th
Regiment, and wife of William Somerset Esq., son of Lord William Somerset.
At Luss, on the 5th instant, Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr Duncan McLellan.
At 133 Renfrew Street, Garnet Hill, on the 4th instant, Catherine H Barrie, daughter of the late Dr.
Barrie, Royal Navy.
At London, on the 4th instant, GAL Learmonth Esq., of Park Hall, Stirlingshire, in his fifty-second year.
At Springs, parish of Coylton, on the 2d instant, Marion, aged fourteen years, youngest daughter of the
late Mr James Martin, farmer, High park, New Cumnock.
FATAL ACCIDENT -A FAREMER KILLED BY HIS OWN BULL – We regret to learn that Mr John McCaig,
Kilhilt, near Stranraer, was gored to death by his bull on Friday last. Mr McCaig had driven the bull into a field,
and as it did not seem inclined to move from the gate, he went forward to drive it. The animal suddenly turned
around and struck his down. Assistance was a hand, but the injuries briefly received were so severe that the
unfortunate sufferer died in a short time. He was a most worthy man, and held in great esteem in the district
where he lived. – Dumfries Courier.
14th May 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 28 Apsley Place, on the 13th instant, Mrs Dr. James Morton, a son.
At 119 North Montrose Street, on the 13th instant, Mrs Archibald Nairn, a daughter.
At 55 High Street, on the 13th instant, Mrs George Smith, a daughter.
At 96(?) Douglas Street, on the 12th instant, Mrs George A Tassie, a son.
At 5 Richmond Street, on the 12th instant, Mrs James Hamilton, a son.
At 77 South Portland Street, on the 11th instant, Mrs JB Young, a daughter.
At 11 Buccleuch Street, on the 11th instant, Mrs Scouler, a son.
At Broomhill, St Rollox, on the 10th instant, Mrs Walter Linn, a daughter.
At Bramfield, on the 9th instant, Mrs McKellar, a son.
At Burnside Cottage, Alloa, on the 6th instant, Mrs James Fairlie, a son.
MARRIAGE [02]
At St Mary’s Chapel, Renfield Street, on the 9th instant, by the Rev. AJD D’Orsey, Henry Muirhead,
MD. To Ann, relict of John Goff, Esq., Hammersmith.
DEATHS [02]
At 3 Sauchiehall Street, on the 11th instant, Ann, aged nine years, second daughter of Mr Thomas
Templeton. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At Bridge-of Allan, on the 10th instant, Ebenezer Johnston, Esq., surgeon, RN. – Friends at a distance
will please accept of this intimation.
At Torquay, Devonshire, on the 9th instant, Mr Charles Gaff(?) Kincaid, aged twenty years and nine
months, youngest son of the late Mr Thomas Kincaid, merchant, Glasgow. – Friends will please
accept of this intimation.
At 10 Canning Place, Stirling’s Road, Glasgow, on the 13th instant, James Finlay Esq.
At 21 Roseland Terrace, Cumberland Street, on the 13th instant, Mr James Black, eldest son of the late
Mr John Black, manufacturer.
At 34 York Street, on the 13th instant, Catherine Brodie, aged 11 months, youngest daughter of Mr
Robert Bruce.
At 16 Salisbury Street, on the 12th instant, Anne Bedman, aged seven years, eldest daughter of Mr
James Blair.
At 25 Warwick Street, on the 12th instant, Mary Gilrey, wife of Mr William Alexander, manufacturer.
At 4 Abbotsford Place, on the 12th instant, George James, aged eight years, youngest son of Mr Robert
Goppy.
At Broomfield Place, East Milton Street, on the 11th instant, Jane Park, aged 47 years, wife of Mr
Robert Russell.
At 70 Abbotsford Place, on the 11th instant, Mr John McKechnie, sen., confectioner.
At 83 Renfrew Street, on the 11th instant, of hooping cough, Elizabeth, aged two years and ten months,
eldest daughter of Mr JB Bennett.
At 23 Graeme Street, on the 10th instant, of hooping cough, Jessie, aged three years and eight months,
youngest daughter of Mr James Cameron, bleacher.
At Lee, on the 9th instant, Sir Norman macdonald Lockhart, of Lee and Carnwath, Bart.
At her residence, Tully, Killiesandra, Ireland, on the 2d instant, Margaret, in the fifty-sixth year of her
age, relict of Charles Magee Esq.
At Four-paths, Clarendon, Jamaica, on the 27th March, Daniel Robertson, Esq., eldest son of the late
Captain Daniel Robertson of Calcutta.
CHILD DANGEROUSLY HURT BY A COW [01] – About half-part eight o’clock on Saturday evening, while a
cow, belonging to Mr Gardner, flesher, George Street, was being driven to a grass park, it got frightened or
furious, and furious, and ran off at a great pace up High Street, Castle Street, Mason Street, and on to Stirling’s
Road, where after having run till near Weaver Street, it attacked a little girl between 4 and 5 years of age, name
Jane Trench, the daughter of a weaver, who unfortunately happened to be on the road at the time, threw her to
the ground, cut her severely on the face and head, and otherwise injured her. She was immediately taken up and
conveyed to the Infirmary, but we are sorry to say that although she exhibited symptoms of recovery shortly
after being taken there, she, during the night and the whole of yesterday, became worse, and it is feared that she
may not recover.
18th May 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 20 Monteith Row, on the 17th instant, Mrs Cruden, a daughter.
At 70 New City Road, on the 17th instant, Mrs JG Peebles, a son.
At 53 King Street, Tradeston, on the 17th instant, Mrs William Primrose jun., a son.
At 42 Broomielaw, on the 17th instant, Mrs Smith, a daughter.
At Milngavie, on the 16th instant, Mrs Alexander Walker, a son.
At 108 Castlemilk Place, on the 15th instant, Mrs W Harley, a daughter.
At 5(?) Robertson Street, on the 15th instant, Mrs Peter McNicol, a daughter.
At 158 Randolph Terrace, on the 14th instant, Mrs John James Alston, a daughter.
At 17 Virginia Street, on the 14th instant, Mrs Alexander Scott, a son.
At 92 Thistle Street, Hutchesontown, on the 14th instant, Mrs Henry L Wilson, a son.
At 113 Renfrew Street, on the 13th instant, Mrs Andrew Paterson, a daughter.
At Dundyvan Street, Coatbridge, on the 13th instant, Mrs Archibald Reid, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 12 Blythswood Square, on the 16th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Henderson, Andrew Anderson Esq., MD.,
to Margaret, youngest daughter of James Reddie Esq., advocate.
At Westertown House, Dumbartonshire, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Graham of Killearn, the
Rev. William Shaw, MA., minister of Bonhill, to Christina Dennistoun, daughter of William Kippin
Esq., of Busby.
DEATHS [02]
At the Garrick Hotel, 30 Dunlop Street, Glasgow, on the 17th instant, suddenly, Mr Robert Mark, late of
the Theatre Royal. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At New Orleans, US, on the 5th ultimo, Mr Alexander Simpson, late of the firm of Simpson & Kelso,
Greenock. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 404 Parliamentary Road, on the 17th instant, Catherine Thomson, wife of Mr Robert Lang, Assistant-
Inspector, Town’s Hospital.
At Netherfield, on the 16th instant, of cerebral apoplexy, James Simpson Esq., writer.
At 9 McFarlane Street, Glasgow, suddenly, on the 16th instant, Mr John Reid.
At 147 New Vennal, Glasgow, on the 16th instant, Mr George Findlay.
At Crosshill, Cathcart, on the 15th instant, Mr Peter Smith, sen.
At Gloucester Place, Garnet Hill, on the 15th instant, Eliza, youngest daughter of Mr John Drew, sen.
At 167 St Vincent Street, on the 15th instant, Walter, aged eight and a half years, second son of Mr
Walter Neilson.
At 7 Montpelier, on the 15th instant, Georgina, the wife of the Rev. William Reid.
At 39 Abbotsford Place, on the 15th instant, James Craig, infant son of Mr Archibald C Wood.
At 13 Union Place, Calton, on the 14th instant, Mr Robert Morton, aged 52 years.
At 17 Monteith Row, on the 14th instant, John McGregor Esq., tobacconist.
At 10 Monteith Row, on the 14th instant, Anne, infant daughter of Mr Archibald Templeton.
At 17 Stirling Street, on the 14th instant, Mr William Parkhill, singer.
At Kincardine, suddenly, on the 14th instant, Mr John Scotland.
At 127 Argyll Street, on the 13th instant, Miss Janet Graham Maxwell.
At his brother’s house, Burnside Cottage, Alloa, on the 13th instant, Mr William Fairlie, in the
nineteenth year of his age.
At Stirling, on the 13th instant, James Henderson, Esq., iron-merchant, aged 81 years.
At Auldhouse, on the 13th instant, Walter Ewing, aged five months, son of John Crum Esq.
At 7 Atholl Crescent, Perth, on the 11th instant, William Allan Miller, aged 22 years, second son of John
Miller Esq., Collector of the Customs, Perth.
At sea, on the 6th ultimo, on his passage to new York, Mr John Marshall, late farmer, Craigneuk, by
Airdrie.
Drowned, at Charlotte Plains, Australia, on the 21st November last, John Simson Esq., late of Islay,
Argyllshire, while endeavouring to save the life of a fellow creature.
FATAL ACCIDENT FROM THE INCAUTIOUS USE OF FIRE ARMS [abbreviated] – On Saturday last,
Joseph Pagan, a fine young man, a joiner in Clarencefield, met with his death... he had shot an owl during the
dinner hour, and, not wishing to carry his gum home, he deposited it among some whin bushes in the plantation
adjoining the village. On quitting work in the evening he returned to the spot... he stooped down to recover the
piece, the doghead came in contact with a small branch, it went off... lodged the contents of the barrel in the
breast of the unfortunate young man... – Dumfries Courier.
DIED AT WICK – On the 26th ultimo, after a very brief illness, Alexander Chisholm, pensioner, more than 100
years old. Deceased served in the 6th and 42d Regiments, was thirty-seven years a soldier, and regularly drew a
pension for more than half a century. – Local Paper.
21st May 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 124 Pitt Street, on the 20th instant, Mrs George Thomson, a son.
At 19 East Campbell Street, on the 19th instant, Mrs James Anderson, a son.
At Windsor Terrace, Queenstown, on the 19th instant, Mrs George Gillespie, a daughter.
At 91 North Frederick Street, on the 19th instant, Mrs William Clachan, a daughter.
At Drummond Place, on the 18th instant, Mrs A Cameron, a son.
At Dunoon, on the 15th instant, Mrs James Stewart, jun., a son.
At 11 Steel Street, on the 14th instant, Mrs George Lindsay, a daughter.
At Yering, Port Philip, New South Wales, on the 4th January last, Mrs William Ryrie, a daughter.
DEATHS [02]
At Whiting Bay, Arran, on the 19th instant, Mr William Parkins, jun., of Glasgow.
At 4 Wood Lane, Broomielaw, on the 19th instant, Marianna Cassell, wife of Mr John McDonald, wine
and spirit merchant.
At 73(?) Eglinton Street, on the 19th instant, John Gilkison Brown, aged 21 years, youngest son of
Robert Brown Esq., formerly of Dublin.
At Alloa, on the 18th instant, of bronchitis, James, youngest son or Mr Charles McPherson, tailor and
clothier.
At Bowling, on the 16th instant, Janet, youngest daughter of Captain Walter Scott.
At Dalmusternock, on the 13th instant, John Robertson Esq.
At 104 North Hanover Street, on the 11th instant, Mary Glen, aged 11 years, daughter of Mr James
Dawson.
25th May 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 65 Charlotte Street, on the 24th instant, Mrs John Aiken, a daughter.
At 87 Waterloo Street, on the 24th instant, Mrs James Muir, a daughter.
At 11 Buccleuch Street, on the 23d instant, Mrs John Douglas, a son.
At Coldstream, on the 23d instant, the wife of the Rev. Peter Mearns, a daughter.
At Kingsholm Cottage, Dumfries, on the 23d instant, Mrs Hugh H Maclure, a daughter.
At 22 Abbotsford Place, on the 21st instant, Mrs Robert Robertson, a son.
At 1 Smithhill’s, Paisley, on the 20th instant, Mrs John Hood, a daughter.
At Largs, on the 19th instant, Mrs Robert Meiklejohn Connel, a daughter.
At 2 Viewfield Place, Stirling, on the 19th instant, Mrs Cathcart, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Montreal, on the 24th ultimo, Mr Robert Forester, to Cynthia Minerva, second daughter of Mr AF
Jilton, Danville, Illinois, United States.
At Kilbarchan, on the 23d instant, by the Rev. George Alison, Robert Durroch, Baker, High Street,
Johnstone, to Sarah, daughter of the late John McKenzie, Post-maker, Kilbarchan.
At Glasgow, on the 22d instant, by the Rev. William Brash(?), John Muirhead Esq., to Barbara
Thomson, youngest daughter of the late Mr James Thomson.
At Boaghall, on the 22d instant, by the Rev. Mr Auld, Tollcross, Mr Hames Spence, merchant,
Glasgow, to Jane, second daughter of James Turnbull Esq., farmer.
At 12 Salisbury Street, on the 17th instant, by the Rev. P Petrie of Govan, Mr John Salter, shipmaster, to
Christina, eldest daughter of Mr Peter Todd, shipmaster of Pittenweem.
DEATHS [02]
At Bytown, Canada West, on the 14th ultimo, Jane Wright, aged four years and seven months, daughter
of Benjamin Gordon, Esq. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At Springhill Place, 168 St George’s Road, on the 24th instant, John Black, aged 13 months, son of Mr
John Ferguson.
At 3 St John Street, Edinburgh, on the 23d instant, the Rev. Dr. Gilchrist, minister of the first charge,
Canongate, in the seventy-ninth year of his age, and forty-second of his ministry.
At 18 Taylor Street, suddenly, on the 23d instant, Alexander Sclandera, aged one year and ten months,
youngest son of Mr James Paton, jun.
At Renfrew, on the 23d instant, Mr James Woodrow, aged 61 years.
At Alexandria, Dumbartonshire, on the 22d instant, of hooping cough, Robert, aged 15 months,
youngest son of Mr John Rodger.
At 9 Normal Place, on the 21st instant, William Jack, son of the late Mr William Jack, Broomhouse.
At St James’ Street, Paisley, on the 21st instant, in her eighty-seventh year, Jane Corbett, relict of the
late Mr Samuel Warrington, of Ballynafeigh, County Down, Ireland.
At Glasgow, on the 18th instant, Ann Macintyre, aged sixty-three years, wife of Mr Alexander Smellie.
At Rothesay, on the 19th instant, Miss Marshall.
At Ashburn, Ascog, Isle of Bute, on the 16th instant, Mary Macnair, wife of George Craigie Balfour,
Esq., of Hesc##t(?), Orkney.
At St John’s, Antigua, on the 12th ultimo, Fanny, infant daughter of TB Lowry Esq.
DEATH OF WILLIAM NICHOLSON, THE GALLOWAY POET [abbreviated] – This eccentric, but still
remarkable man, under many disadvantages, died at Kildarroch, Borque, on the 16th curt., aged 67... In the
earlier part of his career, and indeed for a number of years afterwards, the deceased was a s well known in
Galloway (his native Stewartry especially) as its more landmarking objects... at this time he combined the
occupation of trader and wandering minstrel.. the Irish bag pipes, upon which he played, were nearly as
essential as the pack he carried... – Dumfries Courier.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT [01] – On Monday week, an old man named Thomas Simpson, was attacked in
Inverleith Row, by one of a herd of Cattle, and gored so severely that he died on Saturday last. The deceased
was about seventy-six years of age, and was at the battle of Camperdown.
EXECUTION AT ABERDEEN [01] – The execution of the unfortunate criminal, James Burnett, who was
sentenced to death at the Circuit Court at Aberdeen on the 25th of April last, took place on Tuesday.
Notwithstanding the precaution of opening the various schools at an early hour, and of having the manufactories
and other places of business all at work, the crowd who began to collect by six o’clock in the morning was very
large, amounting to from 9,000 to 10,000 people. After hanging about half an hour, the body was cut down, and
at a little after nine o’clock was buried within the precincts of the prison. The prisoner had confessed his guilt to
the Rev. Mr Strahan.
SUDDEN DEATH NEAR MAYBOLE – Considerable sensation has, we are informed, been created in
Maybole, by the sudden decease of a servant girl named Mary McClure, who had been in the service of John
Gouldie Esq. It appears that the deceased had been unwell for a short time, and that while being removed to her
sister’s in Ayr, she expired in the carriage when only a short way out of Maybole. The circumstances having
been reported to the authorities, an investigation has been instituted. – Ayr Observer.
BOY DROWNED [01] – On Saturday evening, about seven o’clock, the body of a little boy, of about five years
of age, named John Paterson, was found in the Union Canal Basin, Port Hopetoun, by two men who had been
employed by his father to drag for him. The boy had been missing from his father’s house in Semple Street since
Friday evening, and it is supposed, when amusing himself about the boats, he had accidentally fallen in.
SUDDEN DEATH [02] – On Tuesday night, an old woman named Biddy Milligan, residing at 145 Castle Street,
Townhead, suddenly dropped down while in the act of drawing water from a public well in that locality, and
instantly expired. Death is supposed to have been the result of disease of the heart.
28th May 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 7 Kinning Place, on the 27th instant, Mrs D McIntyre, a son.
At 30 Grafton Square, on the 27th instant, Mrs William G Wilson, a son.
At 5 Woodside Place, on the 27th instant, Mrs Brodie, a daughter.
At 1 Somerset Place, on the 26th instant, Mrs Patrick Playfair, a daughter.
At 1 Albert Place, Kingston, on the 26th instant, Mrs Thomas Dunn, a son.
At Greenhead, Inchinnan, on the 26th instant, Mrs William McGeoch, a daughter.
At Langlean, by Coatbridge, on the 24th instant, Mrs Robert Girdwood, a son.
At Stirling, on the 18th instant, Mrs Cathcart, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Montreal, on the 24th ultimo, Mr Robert Forester, to Cynthia Minerva, second daughter of Mr AF
Tilton, Danville, Illinois, United States.
DEATHS [02]
At 24 Orchard Street, Paisley, on the 27th instant, Janet Hamilton, wife of John Crawford Esq.,
accountant. – Friends are requested to accept of this intimation.
At 120 Renfrew Street, on the 27th instant, Mary Anna Inglis, aged 14 months, daughter of Mr Duncan
Campbell.
At 72 Broomielaw, on the 27th instant, Thomas, aged two years and four months, son of Mr Thomas
Lock.
At 20 Monteith Row, on the 26th instant, Jane Jackson, wife of Mr George Cruden, merchant.
At 19 Woodside Crescent, on the 25th instant, Sarah, aged two and a half years, youngest daughter of
John Hegie(?) Esq.
At the Gas Works, Paisley, on the 22d instant, Mary Todd, wife of Mr Robert Montgomery.
At Stirling, on the 20th instant, Catherine McCrabbie, wife, and, on the 25th instant, Jessie Catherine,
infant daughter of William Cathcart Esq., writer.
At Cincinnati, United States, on the 30th ultimo, Elisa Challon, aged nine years, daughter of Dr. Hugh
Brodie, late Royal Veterans, RFPNEI(?).
MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT [abbreviated] – On Wednesday evening last, three young men
belonging to Kelso of the names David Aimers and George Aimers, sons of the late Mr Aimers, cooper, and
James Forrest, second son of Mr Forrest, gunmaker, had gone out to angle in the Tweed, and were proceeding
homewards when they attempted to cross the river at Wooden Mill Cauld... the water was very strong and the
men were unaware of the difficulty of crossing... overpowered by the force of the current, they lost their footing
and fell into the stream...one body was discovered nearly opposite the residence of Mr General Elliot, and the
other was found on Thursday forenoon on the point of the channel opposite the west end of Sharpitlaw Mill
Anne. – Kelso Chronicle.
FATAL ACCIDENT [abbreviated] – About eight o’clock on Wednesday morning, an accident occurred at one or
Mr William Howie’s pits, at Hurlford, by one of the colliers – Alexander Smith... the man was engaged in
pooling a portion of the seam coal in order to bring it down, when it fell sooner than was expected, and crushed
Smith beneath it... He was a young, stout man, about thirty years of age, about five feet ten inches in height. He
has left a wife and one child, who have thus been deprived of their sole support. – Kilmarnock Journal.
DEATH BY DROWNING [02] – On Friday night, about half-past 9 o’clock, a little girl about nine years of age,
daughter of John Peat, boot and shoemaker, Glebe Street, fell into an old well, or pool of water, at Mr Allan’s
wood-yard, near the Canal bridge, head of Glebe Street. Before assistance could be obtained, life was extinct.
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