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2nd November 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At Langside Cottage, on the 1st instant, the wife of Thomas Hill Esq., a son.
At East Bay, Gourock, on the 1st instant, Mrs Ebenezer Anderson, a daughter.
At 97 Cumberland Street, Laurieston, on the 1st instant, Mrs Duncan Wright, a son.
At 36 Commerce Street, on the 31st ultimo, Mrs James Robertson, a son.
At Helensburgh, on the 30th ultimo, Mrs John Bell, a daughter.
At Kilmarnock, on the 30th ultimo, the wife of Archibald Finnie Esq., of Springhill, a daughter.
At 12 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh, on the 30th ultimo, the wife of William Thomson Esq., of
Balgowan, Perthshire, a daughter.
At 81 High John Street, on the 29th ultimo, Mrs GH Gibson, a daughter.
At 38 Stirling Street, Airdrie, on the 29th ultimo, Mrs K Wands, a daughter.
At Cairnhill, Lanarkshire, on the 29th ultimo, the lady of John More Nisbet Esq., a son.
At 87 Union Street, on the 29th ultimo, Mrs John Jamieson, a daughter.
At Johnstone, on the 28th ultimo, the wife of Robert Caldwell Esq., surgeon, a son.
At Johnstone, on the 26th ultimo, the wife of Mr George Smith, cabinet-maker, a son.
At Johnstone, on the 23d ultimo, the wife of Mr Robert Smith, joiner, a son.
At Johnstone, on the 18th ultimo, the wife of Mr Peter Buchanan, clerk, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At bank Place House, Leslie, on the 30th ultimo, by the bride’s father, Mr James Hunter, merchant,
Galashiels, to Catherine Fleming Inglis, daughter of the Rev. William Scott.
At Helensburgh, on the 24th ultimo, by the Rev. John Lindsay. Mr AY Jamieson, Glasgow, to Rachael,
fifth daughter of Captain Mcleod.
At Wrexham, Denbighshire, on the 24th ultimo, by the Rev. George Cunliffe, Mr John Murray
Gladstone of Liverpool, to Mary Maudline, eldest daughter of the late James Williamson, Esq.,
Assistant-Secretary of Excise, London.
DEATHS [02]
At 44 Trongate, on the 31st ultimo, after a few days illness, Mary Alexander, wife of Mr Thomas
Ronald. – Friends will please accept of this notification.
At Province, Wellesley, on the Malay Peninsula, on the 8th August, Mr David McLaren jun, eldest son
of David McLaren Esq, manager of the South Australian Company, London. – Friends will please
accept of this intimation.
At Wester-Park, Hamilton, on the 31st ultimo, John, eldest son of Mr Thomas Paterson.
At Bowling, on the 30th ultimo, Jane Scott, wife of Mr Thomas McGill.
At the Bowling Green Inn, Eglinton Street, on the 30th ultimo, Mr James Wilson.
At Blackfriars’ Street, on the 30th ultimo, Mr Peter Birrel, leather merchant, Prince’s Street.
At Cairnhill, Lanarkshire, on the 29th ultimo, the infant son of John More Nisbet Esq.
At 100 Eglinton Street, on the 29th ultimo, Mr John Durie, baker, aged 23 years.
At 71 Reid Street, Bridgeton, on the 29th ultimo, of scarlet fever, John, aged nine years and ten months,
son of Mr William Watson.
At London, suddenly, on the 29th ultimo, William Lambert Esq. surgeon, RN., of Barshagra, Neilston.
At 70 Oxford Street, on the 28th ultimo, Miss Shaw, aged 74 years.
At Renton, Dumbartonshire, on the 28th ultimo, aged 19 years, Donald, eldest son of Mr John Weir,
merchant.
At 5 Wallace Street, Tradeston, on the 28th ultimo, Mr Duncan Campbell, musical instrument-maker,
aged 51 years.
At Madeira Lodge, Greenock, on the 28th ultimo, William Leitch, Esq., merchant.
At 183 Eglinton Street, on the 27th ultimo, John Steven, aged three years and ten months, son of Mr
James Dobbie.
At 48 North Frederick Street, Glasgow, on the 20th ultimo, Helen Barrowman, wife of Mr Robert Page,
measurer.
At Green Street, Calton, on the 9th ultimo, Barbara McGrigor, sister of the late Bailie McGrigor, Calton.
5th November 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At Linn House, Cathcart, on the 3d instant, Mrs Wilson, a son.
At 115 Mains Street, Blythswood Hill, on the 3d instant, Mrs William Porteous, a son.
At 2 Monteith Row, on the 3d instant, Mrs Andrew Tod, a daughter.
At 82 High Street, Paisley, on the 3d instant, Mrs JR Cunningham, a daughter.
At Inverclag, Arran, on the 2d instant, Mrs William McLarly, a son.
At Rock Bank, Greenock, on the 2d instant, Mrs William Orr, a daughter.
At Kirkcaldy, on the 1st instant, the wife of the Rev. James Bain, a daughter.
At 18 Portugal Street, Laurieston, Mrs Ebenezer Malcolm, twin daughters.
At Carmyle, on the 29th ultimo, Mrs McArthur, a son.
At Mount Flinders, Moreton Bay, Australia, on the 18th April last, Mrs William Wilson of Mount
Flinders, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 6 Albany Place, on the 2d instant, by the Rev. Samuel Miller, DD., James Anderson Esq., of 6
Billiter Square, London, to Eliza, third daughter of the late Kohn Murray, MD, Inspector-General of
N.M. Hospitals, India.
At High Street, on the 2d instant, by the Rev. Dr. Runciman, Mr John Stuart, to Mary, eldest daughter
of Mr David Richardson.
At 70 Abbotsford Place, on the 2d instant, by the Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Paterson, Mr Peter Fulton, to
Elizabeth, second daughter of the late John McKechnie Esq., confectioner, Glasgow.
At Hospital Street, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. Dr. Paton, Mr James Fleming, to Jane McLellan, only
daughter of the late Mr Fulton McLellan, Glasgow.
At Bathgate, on the 23d ultimo, by the Rev. Samuel Martin, William M Sayer Esq., younger of Craigs
and Hopefield, to Agnes, daughter of the late John Jamieson Esq., merchant, Bathgate.
DEATHS [02]
At the house of his brother, 18 Upper Seymour Street, Portman Square, London, on the 1st instant, in
his seventy-second year, William Lowndes Esq., of Arthurlie. – Friends will please accept of this
intimation.
At 8 Douglas Street, Glasgow, on the 31st ultimo, after a protracted illness. Isabella Miller, wife of
Robert Stewart, Esq. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 27 Kinning Place, on the 4th instant, Martha Richardson, in the seventieth year of her age, relict of
Thomas Slaughter Esq., of Canterbury.
At 49 Gallowgate Street, on the 4th instant, of small pox, Henry Alexander, aged six years and five
months, only son of Mr Henry Boyd, whip manufacturer.
At 29 Bath Street, on the 28th ultimo, Margaret Lambie, youngest daughter and on the 3d instant,
Thomas Galloway, son of Mr Charles Wilson, architect.
At 7 Melrose Street, Queen’s Crescent, on the 3d instant, Mary Victoria, aged twelve years and six
months, youngest daughter of Mr John Smith, Western Bank of Scotland, Glasgow.
At 12 Douglas Street, on the 3d instant, Christina Macarthur, wife of Mr Peter Robertson.
At Dumfries, on the 1st instant, Helen, infant daughter of Mr John Dickson, Courier Office there.
At 7 Bruntsfield Place, on the 28th ultimo, Alexander Smellie Esq., printer to the University.
At 15 Macfarlane Street, on the 2d instant, Mary Jackson, wife of Mr John Hay, merchant, Glasgow.
At 37 Stevenson Street, Calton, on the 30th ultimo, Ann, daughter of Mr John McLeod.
At his residence, in Cavendish Square, on the 29th ultimo, Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Hawkins
Whitshed, Bart, GCB, in the eighty-ninth year of his age.
At sea, on the 11th of June, on the voyage from Bombay to Clyde, Captain John Beanie of the barque
Polly, of Glasgow.
DALMELLINGTON – DREADFUL ACCIDENT [abbreviated] – The inhabitants here were surprised between
seven and eight o’clock on Tuesday night, by a report that a great part of the coal pit, known by the name of No.
1, about half a mile from the village, had fallen in , and that a number of men were down at the time... two men
were in the pit – one of them belonging to Dalmellington, the other living at Craigmark.... The two men have not
yet been found. The one belonging to the village has left a wife and young family to mourn his loss. His name is
Joseph McCulloch; the other is a person of the name of Rody... There is no hope of the men being alive. – Ayr
Advertiser.
SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT – About half-part eleven o’clock on Tuesday evening, the goods train,
which left Glasgow at nine o’clock by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, reached Linlithgow, and as the mail
train from that city was expected in a short time afterwards, the goods train was shifted to the other line, to
enable the mail train to pass. The railway porter at the station, of the name of James Scrymegeour, whose duty it
was to set the signals, in crossing the main line to turn the signal lamp, so as to prevent the approach of any train
from Edinburgh while the goods train was upon that line, unfortunately missed his footing, being lame, and fell
below the engine, the wheels of which went over his thighs, close by the trunk, and almost severed them from
the body, while his head was also bruised in a shocking manner. The unfortunate man was killed instantly, and
no blame is attached to any one. He was about forty-five years of age. – Courant.
9th November 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 190 Hope Street, on the 8th instant, Mrs John Pringle, twins, son and daughter.
At 37 North Portland Street, on the 8th instant, Mrs John Miller, a son.
At 9 Greenvale Place, Cumberland Street, on the 8th instant, Mrs William Stevenson, a daughter.
At 4 Washington Street, Glasgow, on the 8th instant, Mrs George Todd, a son.
At 279 Argyll Street, on the 5th instant, Mrs John Tulloch, a son.
At Gloucester Place, Portman Square, London, on the 6th instant, Mrs Rodger, a son.
At 88 North Hanover Street, on the 6th instant, Mrs James Muir, a son.
At Dowanhill, on the 6th instant, Mrs Buchanan, a daughter.
At 1 Tureen Street, on the 6th instant, Mrs John Hamilton, a son.
At Booths-Green Cottage, Canonmills, Edinburgh, on the 5th instant, Mrs Thomas Todd, a daughter.
At Hurlet, on the 4th instant, Mrs Archibald Renfrew, a daughter.
At Invercloy, Arran, on the 2d instant, Mrs William McLarity, a son.
At 1 West Prince’s Street, on the 2d instant, Mrs Alexander Wood, a son.
At Eye Manse, Stornoway, on the 12th ultimo, Mrs James Philip, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 34 Bloomgate Street, Lanark, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. Alexander McGlashan, Andrew Finlay
Esq., Buchanan Street, Glasgow, to Jessie, youngest daughter of Mr John Russell, Lanark.
At Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. WK Tweedie, Mr John Forbes, merchant,
Glasgow, to Margaret, youngest daughter of John Taylor Esq., Jedburgh.
At 26 Brown Street, on the 6tgh instant, by the Rev. AN Somerville, Mr Robert McOmish, merchant,
Glasgow, to Margaret, daughter of the late Captain John Macpherson.
At Braeside Cottage, Rothesay, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. Thomas Neilson, Mr Thomas Todd of
Kilchattan Tile Works, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr Robert Wright, merchant, Rothesay.
At Captain Macdougall’s, 12 Salisbury Street, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Macfarlane of Ersline
Church, George Jenkins Esq., to Jessy, youngest daughter of J McDougall Esq., late Collector of
Customs, Tobermory.
At 167 High Street, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. JW Borland, Mr William Adam, to Mary, relict of Mr
Robert Kessen, painter.
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On the 5th instant, by the Rev. David Russell, Mr George Burnet jun., to Helen, eldest daughter of the
late Mr Robert Farie, Glasgow.
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At Primrose Street, Alloa, on the 2d instant, by the Rev. Peter McDowal, Mr Alexander Dobbie, to
Barbara, younger daughter of Mr Alexander Brown there.
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At St Mary’s Church, Maitland, New South Wales, on the 27th of April last, by the Rev. R Chapman,
Charles W Schultze, Esq., of Wellington, New Zealand, to Ann Meek, youngest daughter of Joseph
Weller Esq., of West Maitland.
DEATHS [02]
Suddenly, at Bo’ness, on the 5th instant, Mr Mather Faulds, merchant. – Friends will please accept of
this intimation.
At Eye Manse, Stornoway, on the 24th ultimo, John Frew, infant son of James Philip. – Friends will
please accept of this intimation.
At 11 Queen Street, on the 8th instant, David Robertson, aged twelve months, youngest child of Mr RM
Steele, Secretary to the Clydesdale Bank.
At 22 Charlotte Street, Port Dundas, on the 6th instant, Mr Andrew Dunlop sen., aged 51 years.
At 4 Killermont Street, on the 4th instant, Mr John Murray, calenderer.
At Rouge Bouillon House, St Heliers, Jersey, on the 4th instant, Mr George William Cruickshank. Late
of the Bank of Scotland, eldest son of Mr Cruickshank, surgeon, 16 Argyll Square, Edinburgh.
At 8 Turner’s Court, Argyll Street, on the 4th instant, after a lingering illness, Ann Merry(?), aged 56
years, wife of Mr George barker.
At Rosehill, near Lesmahagow, on the 3d instant, Marion Steven, in the seventy-seventh year of her
age, relict of Mr William Greenshields, farmer in Birkhill.
At 9 McFarlane Street, Glasgow, on the 3d instant, Mr Andrew Dougall, aged 49 years.
At 48 Grace Street, Finnieston, on the 2d instant, of scarlet fever, after two day’s illness, Alexander,
aged four years and six months, only son of Mr Matthew Balmanno Marshall.
At Balgreddan, Wigtownshire, on the 1st instant, John McQueen, Esq., Auchenhay.
At Fulyeat, on the 1st instant, of scarlet fever, Margaret, aged twenty-two months, daughter of Mr John
Nimmo, late grocer and spirit dealer, Newarthill, now in America.
At Fereneze, Barrhead, on the 30th ultimo, Mr George park.
At Gilston, Canada West, on the 19th ultimo, Alexander Gordon, Esq., in the eighty-sixth year of his
age.
MAN DROWNED [01] – On Tuesday morning a man named James Sim, son of Mr John Sim, late ensign,
Stirling Militia, while employed about a stone boat on the Union Canal, accidentally fell into the water and was
drowned. He was got out in a few minutes afterwards, but all attempts to restore animation, though promptly
used, were ineffectual. The unfortunate man was, we understand, 29 years of age.
DEATH OF MR STUART OF DUNEARN [abbreviated][01] – This gentleman, who about thirty years since,
figured so prominently among the Edinburgh Whigs, died on Saturday last, at his house, Notting Hill, near
London, in his 74th year.... the eldest son of the late Rev. Dr. Charles Stuart, belonged to, and was nearly
connected with, the noble family of Moray... [ lengthy obituary left out ] ... he died in his 74th year, of a disease
of the heart... When a young man he formed a union, productive of unalloyed domestic felicity, with Miss
Moubray, of Cockairny, in Fife. He had no family, but his disconsolate lady still survives.
FATAL CATASTROPHE – PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE OF UPWARDS OF FIFTY LIVES [abbreviated] – A
melancholy catastrophe occurred at one of the coal pits belonging to the Dalmellington Iron Company, on
Tuesday evening last, by which two lives were lost... coal workings had become flooded when Silliehole Moss
had fallen in... This accident has caused a sensation over the minds of the inhabitants of the village which will
not easily be forgotten – more especially as one of the two men, named Joseph McCulloch, was not only a quiet,
industrious, and well-behaved person, but on account of his having left a wife and three children, under six
years of age, to mourn his loss. The other person, is a native of Ireland, named Rody, and lodged at Craigmark.
The duty of the deceased was to repair the roads when the colliers were absent, so that had the water broke in
about 12 o’clock noon, instead of the time it did, there would have been a sacrifice of more than fifty lives. -Ayr
Observer
12th November 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 2 South Apsley Place, on the 9th instant, Mrs Thomas Train, a son.
At Albany Terrace, Renfrew Street, on the 8th instant, Mrs William Dryman, a son.
At Fort William on the 8th instant, Mrs Alexander Brown, a son.
At Latheron Manse, Caithness, on the 5th instant, the wife of the Rev. Hugh McCalman, a son.
At Uddingston, on the 5th instant, Mrs James Liddell, a son.
At 31 Robertson Street, on the 3d instant, Mrs George McArthur, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Oban, on the 7th instant, by the Rev. Mr Campbell, Kilmore, James Anderson Esq., merchant,
Glasgow, to Janet H Cumatie(?) youngest daughter of William Cumatie(?) Esq.
At 27 Findlay Street, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Runciman, Mr Robert Alexander, to Jessie
Brownlie, relict of Mr JohnWylie.
At Kurrachee, on the 25th August, Charles Covell Neame Esq., Her Majesty’s 8th Regiment, only son of
Captain Neame, RN., Inspector-General of Coast Guards in Ireland, to Mary Anne, daughter of
Captain Hartley, paymaster of he r Majesty’s 8th Regiment.
DEATHS [02]
At Couston Hill, Pollokshaws, on the 11th instant, Margaret Slater, relict of James Tassie Esq.
At his uncle’s residence, 10 George Street, on the 11th instant, of small-pox, Mr Robert Walker, aged 21
years.
At Canal Bank, Paisley, on the 10th instant, Daniel McFarlane, Esq., in his ninety-fifth year,
At Rutland Place, on the 9th instant, George Charles, aged one year, youngest son of Mr George Gibson.
At 106 Gallowgate, on the 9th instant, Mrs Robert Woodside.
At 72 Broomielaw, on the 9th instant, Elizabeth Lock, wife of Mr Andrew Ure.
At 131 Trongate, on the 8th instant, Peter, aged 16 months. Only son of Mr Alexander Ferguson.
Suddenly, at Maryhill, on the 7th instant, Margaret Houston, daughter of Mr Mathieson Brown, and on
the 8th instant, Margaret Houston, wife of Mr Mathieson Brown.
At 73 High John Street, Glasgow, on the 7th instant, Miss McBeth.
At Auchenglee, Lanark, on the 7th instant, Jane Ballantyne, relict of Mr Henry Scott, farmer.
At 180 New Dalmarnock Road, Bridgeton, on the 8th instant, John, eldest son of Mr Alexander Hunter.
At Penfillan(?), parish of Keir, Dumfriessgire, on the 2d instant, Thomas Smith Esq., aged 59 years.
VESSEL FOUNDERED – SIX LIVES LOST [02] – On Tuesday, a vessel, supposed to be the “George” of
Greenock, Duncan McDougall, master, coal laden, from Troon to Oban, was seen to go down off the Horse
Island, Ardrossan, and all on board, six in number, perished. The vessel’s small boat and some pieces of wreck
have come ashore, which leaves no doubt as to the fate of the vessel and crew. It is seldom we have so painful
an occurrences to report; four out of one family (the master, his wife, and two sons, being on board), with
another seaman, and a person whose name is unknown, a passenger, all in an instant met a watery grave.
16th November 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 3 Royal Terrace, on the 15th instant, Mrs Robert Sillars, a daughter, still-born.
At 25 Orr Street, on the 14th instant, Mrs John McLure, a son.
At Kilmun, on the 14th instant, Mrs Robert Weir, a son.
At Randolph Hill, on the 13th instant, Mrs Weir, a son.
At 14 Taylor Street, on the 13th instant, on the 13th instant, Mrs Alexander Laurie, a daughter.
At 50 Bridge Street, on the 13th instant, the wife of Mr Charles Kelly, a daughter.
At Glasgow College, on the 12th instant, Mrs Reid, a son.
At Rothesay, on the 12th instant, Mrs George Walker, a son.
At Nitshill, on the 12th instant, Mrs Dugald Dove, a son.
At Glencoe, Fabric, Moscow, on the 26th ultimo, Mrs James Finnie, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 5 Carlton Place, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Taylor, Alexander Donaldson Esq., surgeon,
Monteith Row, to Ann, eldest daughter of Andrew Gemmill Esq., writer.
At Inglefield, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Henderson, James Graham Esq., merchant, Liverpool,
to Isabella, daughter of the late Hugh Mann Esq., writer, Glasgow.
At 92 High Street, Paisley, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. AR Finlay of Houston, James Dalziel Esq.,
Bank of Scotland, Paisley, to Annabella Miller, daughter of the late Mr John Gemmell, Paisley.
At 25(?) Bellgrove Street, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Henderson of Free St Enoch’s, John Muir
Esq, shipping agent, Hull, to Helen Hume, eldest daughter of William Swann Esq., HM Inland
Revenue.
At Greenguirs(?), on the 12th instant, by the Rev. Robert Archibald, Thomas Hood Esq., cabinet maker
and upholsterer, South Bridge Street, Airdrie, to Marion, youngest daughter of the late William Jack
Esq., Calder Cruix.
At Badgeddie, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. John Johnston of Old Monkland, Mr James Jenkins, to
Sarah White, fourth surviving daughter of the late Thomas Boyd esq.
At Tweed Bank Cottage, Coldstream, on the 10th instant, by the Rev. Adam Thomas, DD, Mr Peter
Hume of Glasgow, to Agnes, second daughter of the late Mr Alexander Donaldson, London.
At St Paul’s Cathedral, Calcutta, on the 10th September, by the Rev. W Fisher, Henry Hopkinson Esq.,
of the Bengal army, to Jeannie, eldest daughter of William Montgomerie Esq., MD., Garrison surgeon.
DEATHS [02]
At 17 Cambridge Street, on the 15th instant, Mr Thomas Sandeman. – Friends will please accept of this
intimation.
At Ayr, on the 13th instant, Thomas McClelland Esq, agent for the Bank of Scotland there. – Friends
will please accept of this intimation.
At Holm Cottage, Coatbridge, on the 15th instant, James, aged fourteen months, youngest son of Mr
John Lumsden.
At 49 Gallowgate, on the 15th instant, Thomas Shaw, aged six and a half years, second son of Mr
Alexander, boot and shoemaker, Gallowgate.
At Greenock, on the 13th instant, Patrick McFarlane, DD., minister of the Free West Church.
At 6 Pollock Street, suddenly, on the 13th instant, Mr David McKennie, grain merchant.
FATAL ACCIDENT [02] – On Saturday night, a melancholy accident occurred to a respectable workman,
named George Bulloch, residing in Dennyloanhead. It appeared that the unfortunate man had been returning
homewards on the above evening alongside the River Carron, which, at the time, was considerably swelled by
the late rains, and it is conjectured, had missed his footing in the dark, and fallen into the stream. As he did not
return to his home that evening, great anxiety was felt by his relatives, and the river side was diligently
searched, it being thought probable that he might have fallen in. His body was accordingly found in the stream,
a condirerable distance from the spot where it is supposed he had met his fate. Deceased was a steady sober
man, and has left a widow, but no family.
DEATH OF THE REV. DR. PATRICK MCFARLAN [abbreviated] [02] – It is with sincere regret we find
ourselves called upon to announce the death of this distinguished clergyman, which took place at his residence
in Greenock, on Tuesday, in the 69th year of his age. The Rev. Doctor had been in the enjoyment of his usual
health till about eight days ago, when he became affected with constipation in the bowels, which was the
immediate cause of his death... [lengthy obituary follows in the article].
19th November 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 21 Abbotsford Place, on the 17th instant, Mrs Andrew McMerland, a son.
At 284(?) St Vincent Street, Glasgow, on the 16th instant, Mrs Birrell, a daughter.
At Rutherglen, on the 16th instant, Mrs Joseph MacNaughton, a daughter.
At Laurel Bank, Hillhead, on the 14th instant, Mrs William Govan jun., a daughter.
At 11 Moray Place, Edinburgh, on the 11th instant, Lady Blantyre, a daughter.
At Edinburgh, on the 7th instant, the Duchess of Argyll, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Blantyre, on the 16th instant, Mr Hector Murray, to Margaret, youngest daughter of Mr Donald
Campbell, Blantyre Dye Works.
At Garthland, Lochwinnoch, on the 16th instant, by the Rev. W Graham, Mr Thomas Watt, to Agnes
Paton.
At Davidson Place, Airdrie, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. RW Lawson, Mr AG Simpson, M and CE,
to Jessie, only daughter of the late James Cowie Esq.
At 9 Saxe Cobourg Place, Edinburgh, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Clark, Mr James Beith,
ironfounder, Glasgow, to Jane Gordon, second daughter of James Munro Esq.
DEATHS [02]
At 40 Struthers Street, on the 16th instant, Thomas, aged nine years, grandson of the late Thomas
Smith Esq. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 2 South Kinning Place, Paisley Road, on the 18th instant, Elizabeth Hutton, wife of Captain
John Harrison.
At 23 Ronald Street, on the 17th instant, Eliza, infant daughter of Mr William Pride.
At 91 Crown Street, on the 17th instant, Agnes Crawford, wife of Mr James Slater.
At 41 London Street, on the 17th instant, Janet Lyon, aged seven months, daughter of Mr John
Fletcher, hatter.
At 79 Eglinton Street, on the 17th instant, Mr Alexander Mann, at an advanced age.
At 60 Centre Street, on the 17th instant, Mrs Templeton, late of Saltcoats.
At 322 Gallowgate Street, on the 16th instant, Mr James Ponton(?), aged 40 years.
At 29 Hospital Street, Hutchesontown, on the 16th instant, Agnes Hepburn, wife of Mr John Tassie.
At Alexandria, on the 11th instant, Mary Arroll, aged 66 years, relict of Mr William Taylor.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT – On Monday, Bridget Douglas, or Bridget Wight, wife of James Wight, labourer,
residing at Hailes’ Quarry, parish of Colinton, while on her way home accompanied by her husband, overtook
two carts driven bat a carter of their acquaintance. Mrs Wight, who had her infant son, aged twelve months, in
her arms, took a seat in the hindmost cart. While seated, however, the horse made a sudden start, which threw
her out of the cart, and the child happening to fall on his head, he was so severely injured that he died in the
course of two hours. – Courant.
FATAL ACCIDENT – On Tuesday last, on the farm of Border, a little to the south of the village of Friockheim,
David Renny, a deaf and dumb lad, from nineteen to twenty years of age, met his death in the following awful
manner:-It appears that he had recently erected a wind mill for the purpose of driving a turning-lathe, and
having on that day, when the wind was blowing very strong, set the mill in motion, he went to the top of the
erection for the purpose of making some adjustments, when it appears that a short smoke-frock which he wore
got entangled with the end of a revolving shaft, which so twisted his smoke-vest and shirt round his neck and
head that he is supposed to have died almost instantaneously of suffocation. – Montrose Standard.
FATAL ACCIDENT – At Holmes Colliery, in the parish of Galston, on Friday last, a young man of the name of
William Macnalty was killed while engaged in putting down a shaft there for the lease, Mr Horne.. Macnalty
and another man who was working along with him, were ascending the pit to avoid the explosion of a shot
which they had put into the rock in order to rend it, when the bucket came under the mid division of the pit, and
capsizing, Macnalty was precipitated to the bottom, a depth of 7 fathoms. He lived only a few seconds after the
fall. The other was enabled to retain his hold of the bucket rope, and so escaped unhurt. – Kilmarnock Journal.
DEATH OF A RECLUSE [abbreviated] – About mid-day on Tuesday, a shoemaker, of the name of George
Mushat, was found dead in his own house, in Wellington Street, Kilmarnock. On the Friday preceding, he was
seized with a fainting fit, in a neighbour’s house and fell into the fire... he was rescued and continued in his
usual health... Not making his wonted appearance next morning, the neighbours became anxious, and on going
to his door, they found it fastened... entered and found him in bed quite lifeless... apoplexy was the cause of his
death. Deceased was a man of retired habits, was unmarried and lived quite alone. He was miserly in disposition
– denying all but the bare necessaries of existence. On this account it was supposed that a rich hoard might be
concealed in his domicile. Search was made, but a few pounds and a bill of some considerable amount, was all
that could be found. – Kilmarnock Journal.
23rd November 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At East Park, Garscube Road, on the 23d instant, Mrs James Ogg, a daughter.
At 23 Centre Street, Tradeston, on the 23d instant, Mrs Frederick W Fuller, a son.
At Castlemilk Place, on the 21st instant, Mrs Walter Lambert, a daughter.
At 1 Whitevale, on the 21st instant, Mrs Basil Lyon, a son.
At 11 Kinning Place, Paisley Road, Glasgow, on the 21st instant, Mrs Alexander Myers, a daughter.
At Springfield, Paisley Road, on the 21st instant, Mrs Frederick Small, a daughter.
At 9 Cambridge Street, on the 20th instant, Mrs Johnston, a daughter.
At Springfield, Denny, on the 20th instant, Mrs James Beany, a son.
At Columbia Place, Glasgow, on the 19th instant, Mrs John Scott, a daughter.
At Hazleden Field, on the 19th instant, Mrs Hugh McConnell, a daughter.
At 36 Stockwell Street, on the 19th instant, Mrs Alexander Galloway, a son.
At 1 West Milton Street, Cowcaddens, on the 17th instant, Mrs James Rankine, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 1 New Bridge Street, Glasgow, on the 23d instant, by the Rev. Dr. Roxburgh, Robert Readman Esq.,
cashier of the Forth and Clyde Navigation, to Jane Gairdner, eldest daughter of James Fraser Esq.
At Albert Terrace, Garnet Hill, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. Dr. Black of Barony, John Blackie jun.,
Esq., published, Glasgow, to Agnes, eldest surviving daughter of the late William Gourlie Esq.
At Renfrew Street, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. JG Stewart, Mr John Cameron, wine and spirit
merchant to Elizabeth, third daughter of the late Mr William McFarlane of Fintry.
At 56 Dalhousie Street, Garnet Hill, on the 20th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Robson, Mr Thomas Philip,
builder, to Elizabeth, third daughter of the late John Winton Esq.
At 76 Abbotsford Place, on the 26th instant, by the Rev. Andrew Somerville, Edinburgh, Mr John
Brown, merchant, to Marion, only daughter of the James Gray Esq., merchant, Glasgow.
At 24 Robertson Street, on the 20th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Smythe of Free St George’s, Mr David
Morton, soap manufacturer, to Janet, youngest daughter of the late Mr Robert Caldwell, Troon.
At Grahamston, Barrhead, on the 20th instant, by the Rev. Alexander Pollock, Mr David Davidson,
manager, Hyde Park Foundry, to Eliza, second daughter of Mr William Roy, Fereneze print-works,
Barrhead.
At 136 Castlemilk Place, on the 16th instant, by the Rev. John Robson, DD, Mr John Picken,
tobacconist, to Marion, second daughter of Mr James Thomson, accountant.
DEATHS [02]
At Row, on the 22d instant, Jessie, eldest daughter of the late F Adamson Esq. – Friends will please
accept of this intimation.
At 16 Cleland Street, Hutchesontown, on the 20th instant, Mr James McLeod, late publisher, Argyll
Street, Glasgow. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At Quarter, Largs, on the 20th instant, James Wilson Esq., of Haylee. – Friends at a distance are
requested to accept of this intimation.
At Birkenhead, on the 19th instant, Mrs McKirdy, formerly of Glasgow, at an advanced age. – Friends
will please accept of this notification.
At Spreull’s Court, 182 Trongate, on the 21st instant, Margaret aged two years and five months,
youngest daughter of Mr Robert Gardner.
At Wyndford, Maryhill, on the 21st instant, after a short but very painful illness, Francis, youngest son
of Mr Robert Jeffrey, manufacturer, Glasgow.
At Balgray, Springburn, by Glasgow, on the 22d instant, John Watson Esq., aged 69 years.
At Kilbarchan, on the 21st instant, John, eldest son of Mr John Gemmel, late of Glasgow, and now
residing in Kilbarchan.
At Whitehill Mains, on the 20th instant, Mr Alexander Stenhouse.
At Rosemount, on the 19th instant, Mrs Finlay, widow of John Finlay Esq., of Rosemount.
At Windy Bank House, Port Eglinton, on the 19th instant, Mr William Maitland, aged 42 years.
At Wellpark, Rutherglen, on the 19th instant, Rebecca Donald, aged 62, relict of David King Esq.,
portioner, Lochwinnoch.
At 17 Hospital Street, on the 17th instant, Georgina Wood, aged eight years, daughter of Mr William
Baird, compositor.
On the 11th instant, in the sixty-eighth year of her age, Jane Scott, wife of Mr James Lennox, Kirkton,
Dumbartonshire.
At Uig, Isle of Skye, on the 8th instant, Mrs Christina Bethune, relict of Captain Duncan McRae of the
Royal York Rangers.
At Falkirk, suddenly, on the 27th ultimo, Mr Andrew Henderson.
DUNDEE – FATAL ACCIDENT – About nine o’clock on Saturday morning, as Thomas Brown and John Kean
were engaged in cutting down a quantity of earth at an embankment, near Invergowrie Bay, in order to fill up the
pool adjoining the Dundee and Perth Railway Company’s line at the yeaman Shore, part of the embankment
gave way, by which Brown was killed on the spot. Kean was conveyed to the Royal Infirmary much injured. We
are sorry to add that Brown has left a widow and three children to lament his loss. Deceased was a very
industrious, sober man. – Dundee Advertiser.
26th November 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At 5 Claremont Terrace, on the 24th instant, Mrs T McCall, a son.
At 241 St Vincent Street, on the 24th instant, Mrs John Hervey, a son.
At 246 Argyll Street, on the 24th instant, Mrs William Bell, a son.
At 3 West Prince’s Street, on the 24th instant, Mrs David Sloan, a son.
At Muirend Cottage, Dundyvan, on the 24th instant, Mrs Thomas Johnston, a son.
At 93 Glebe Street, on the 23d instant, Mrs Robert Richardson, a son.
At Rothesay, on the 23d instant, the wife of William Paterson, MD., a son, still-born.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Dunragget, on the 20th instant, James Stewart Esq., Stranraer, to Sarah Georgina Dalrymple, eldest
daughter of Sir JD Hay of Parkhouse, Bart.
At Largiemore House, Arran, on the 19th instant, by the Rev. D McRae, Free Church, Kilmory, Mr
Donald Stewart, Ardrossan, to Jane, youngest daughter of the late Mr Robert McKelvie, Largiemore.
DEATHS [02]
At 79 Great Hamilton Street, on the 22d instant, Sarah Thomson, third daughter of the late Mr David
Thomson. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 86 High Street, Paisley, on the 24th instant, George, aged five years, only son of Mr James Jamieson,
draper.
At 18 India Street, on the 23d instant, John Dick Mathie, aged twenty months, son of Mr Robert
Lamond, writer, Glasgow.
At his father’s house, 86 Bath Street, on the 23d instant, Joseph William Lutenor, portrait and animal
painter, aged 28 years.
At Coplawhill, on the 23d instant, Mr Hugh Austin, nursery and seedman, aged 28 years.
At Columbia Place, on the 23d instant, Magdaline Marshall, relict of Mr David Hamilton, architect,
Glasgow.
At 15 South Apsley Place, on the 22d instant, Charlotte, wife of Mr Thomas Downes.
At 21 Howard Place, Edinburgh, on the 23d instant, Janet Henderson, youngest daughter of the late
Alexander Robertson Esq., Dunfermline.
At 67 Oswald Street, on the 21st instant, Agnes Stirling, wife of Mr David Gillies, surgeon-dentist.
At the house of her son-in-law, 30 John Street, on the 18th instant, Mrs Hill, aged 72 years, relict of Mr
David Hill, currier, Glasgow.
At Dumbarton, on the 17th instant, George Easton Esq., aged 72 years.
At Beyrout, Syria, on the 18th ultimo, James Stevens Esq., of 35 Union Street, Glasgow.
At Charleston, South Carolina, on the 14th ultimo, of yellow fever, Mr William S Dewar, second son of
the late Mr James Dewar, Cairston Cottage, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire.
HIGH BLANTYRE, NOV. 23, 1849 [02] – A fatal accident occurred at High Blantyre on Thursday evening last,
to a little girl about six years of age, the daughter of James Monn, miner. Her elder sister and an infant had gone
to bed, and the little girl was attempting to light a lamp by the fire, when her apron accidentally caught the
flame, and her clothes were instantly in a blaze. Her cries attracted the notice of a young woman passing, who
on entering, found her enveloped in flames. She at first endeavoured to check the burning by pressing her close
to her own body, but this not succeeding, she threw a pailful of water on the sufferer, which had the desired
effect. On removing the clothing that was unburned, her whole body, with the exception of her back, was
deeply scorched. The poor child lingered on in excruciating agony till next day (Friday) as 12 o’clock, when she
expired.
DEATH FROM THE EFFECTS OF WHISKY [abbreviated] – On Tuesday morning, a man, aged about 55, of
dissipated character, named James Gordon, but better known as “Moussie”, a strapper, was found dead on the
floor of a garret in Petty Street, Inverness, in which he had obtained shelter – having been without the means of
keeping lodgings since his liberation from prison a few days ago, whither he had been sent for the commission
of an assault. On Monday evening the deceased had got intoxicated and was assisted home where he was found
dead the next morning... – Inverness Courier.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN KELSO -On Sunday last, as a carriage of the Duke of Roxburgh’s was leaving the
church-yard of Kelso, and in turning the corner out of the gate, two children started suddenly from behind
another vehicle, and in endeavouring to get out of the way of the Duke’s carriage, one of them, named John
Conlan, aged four years, son of John Conlan, railway labourer, ran against the wheel and fell, and the wheel
passing over his chest and neck, the poor little fellow was killed on the spot. No blame is attached to the
coachman. Neither the Duke nor Duchess were in the carriage; but on learning of the occurrence, her Grace sent
a messenger from Floors to make enquiry, and we understand, kindly directed all the necessary expenses to be
attended to. – Kelso Chronicle.
30th November 1849
BIRTHS [02]
At Locher-Bank House, on the 27th instant, Mrs Robert Williamson, a son.
At 22 Abbotsford Place, on the 27th instant, Mrs Macfarlane, a son.
At 10 Abbotsford Place, on the 27th instant, Mrs McEwan, a daughter.
At 28(?) Great Hamilton Street, on the 27th instant, Mrs James Thomson, a daughter.
At 50 West Milton Street, on the 27th instant, Mrs James G Rowan, a son.
At Albert Place, Airdrie, on the 27th instant, Mrs Robert Baird, a daughter.
At 35 Cleland Street, on the 26th instant, Mrs Robert Armour, a son.
At 2 Daraway Street, Edinburgh, on the 26th instant, the lady of the Rev. Franklin Tonkin, a son.
At Queen Anne Street Manse, Dunfermline, on the 26th instant, Mrs Young, a daughter
At Seedhill, Paisley, on the 20th instant, Mrs Robert Boyd, a daughter.
At Otterburn, Lower Canada, on the 3d instant, the wife of Johnson Littledale Esq., a son.
At Toronto, Upper Canada, on the 29th ultimo, Mrs Thomas Henderson, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 6 Croy Place, on the 29th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Robson, James Rae Esq., of the Caledonian
Railway, Glasgow, to Helen Goodwin.
At 21 Nelson Street, Tradeston, on the 29th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Macfarlane, Mr James Bewiry(?),
Yorkshire, to Janet, fifth daughter of Mr John Stevenson, Kilmarnock.
At Cessnock Road, on the 28th instant, by the Rev. Fergus Ferguson, Henry Drummond, Esq.,
manufacturer, Glasgow, to Anne, youngest daughter of the late Mr Alexander Smith, merchant,
Glasgow.
At 200 Athole Place, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Roxburgh of Free St John’s, James Mackenzie
Esq., Craigpark, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of William Campbell Esq., of Tilliebewan.
At Kirkhill, Kippen, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. Mr. Muirhead, Mr John Ewing Walker, coach
proprietor, Glasgow, to Jessie, youngest daughter of the late Mr Alexander Norris.
At Park Place, Paisley Road, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. James FS Gordon, James Hervey Esq.,
Manchester, to Elizabeth, second daughter of James Kibble Esq., Glasgow.
At Bute Terrace, Millport, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. Mr Marshall, John Reid Esq., accountant,
Glasgow, to Isabella, daughter of Alexander Whitehill Esq., Millport.
At 3 Maule Terrace, Partick, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Jamieson of St Paul’s, Hugh Reid Esq.,
Town Clerk, of Ayr, to Jane McCaul, daughter of the late Gilbert McCaul Esq., and relict of Archibald
Brown, MD., Glasgow.
At 9 Annfield Place, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. Robert Gillan of St John’s, Mr James Hunter, baker,
Glasgow, to Isabella, youngest daughter of the late Mr John Graham of Barrhermade, Argyllshire.
At St Mary-Abbotts, Kensington, on the 22d instant, by the Venerable Archdeacon Sinclair, Richard
Cleland Esq., to Ann, youngest daughter of the late Vana(?) Christia Esq., of London.
At Overton, on the 20th instant, by the Rev. David Resto#n, Mr Thomas Robertson, coal merchant,
Largs, to Susan Gray, youngest daughter of John Gray Esq.
DEATHS [02]
At 51 North Hanover Street, on the 27th instant, Edward Railton Esq., writer. – Friends at a distance will
please accept of this intimation.
At 21 Carlton Place, on the 26th instant, William Shand, aged eight years and five months, youngest son
of Mr John Honeyman.
Suddenly, on the 28th instant, at 1 North Ure Place, Elizabeth Frederica, daughter of Mr F Chandler.
Suddenly, at 16 James Street, on the 28th instant, Ann Ramsay, wife of Mr John Campbell, iron-founder.
At 11 Cathcart Street, on the 28th instant, Margaret Sanderson, wife of Mr Robert Currie, callender.
At 8 William Street, Cowcaddens, on the 28th instant, Mr Henry Miller, aged 32 years.
At Donglad(?) on the 28th instant, Mr James Greenshields, aged 71 years.
At 35 Cleland Street, on the 27th instant, Margaret Thomas, wife of Mr Robert Armour.
At Greenock, on the 27th instant, George James Eccles Esq.
At Avondale Manse, Strathaven, on the 26th instant, the Rev. William Proudfoot, minister of Avondale,
in the sixty-fourth year of his age, and thirty fifth of his ministry.
At Denny Loanhead Cottage, on the 26th instant, Mr James Paterson, aged 63 years.
At Gibraltar, on the 15th(?) instant, of fever, Thomas Australius, only surviving son of General Sir
Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, Bart., GCB, GCH.
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