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3rd February 1851
BIRTHS [02]
At 12 Royal Crescent, Glasgow, on the 2d instant, Mrs WS Lorrain, a daughter.
At 3 Apsley Place, Glasgow, on the 31st ultimo, Mrs Alexander Thomson, a daughter.
At 77 Charlotte Street, on the 31st ultimo, Mrs Jeffrey, a son.
At 57 York Place, Edinburgh, on the 30th ultimo, the Hon. Mrs Dalrymple Hay, a son.
At 8 South Apsley Place, on the 29th Ultimo, the wife of the Rev. JS Taylor, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At St Mary’s Church, Birkenhead, Cheshire, on the 30th ultimo, by the Rev. A Knox, Mr William
Wilson of Airdrie, to Mary Jane, second daughter of Thomas Wilkinson Esq., Liverpool.
At St Cuthbert’s Church, Carlisle, on the 29th ultimo, by the Rev. John Short, Mr James L Millar,
Caledonian Railway, Carlisle, to Mary, daughter of Hugh Hart Esq., of Grey Street, Carlisle.
At Doggartland, by Dalry, on the 22d ultimo, by the Rev. Robert Stevenson, Mr John Wilson,
Glasgow, to Mary, second daughter of the late Joseph Reid Esq.
DEATHS [02]
At 18 North Albion Street, on the 2d instant, Louisa, infant daughter of Mr James Scott,
merchant, Glasgow.
At 198 Stirling’s Road, on the 2d instant, Peter, aged 6 years and 2 months, eldest son of Mr
James G Lawson.
Suddenly, at 13 Grove Street, Glasgow, on the 2d instant, Mr William Craig, sen., feuar, Bonhill,
Dumbartonshire, aged 73 years.
At 3 Surrey Place, on the 2d instant, Mrs Janet Belch, relict of the Rev. William Schaw, DD.
Minister of the United Presbyterian Church, Ayr.
At 22 Franklin Street, Bridgeton, on the 1st instant, Janet Hamilton, relict of the late Mr William
Smellie, wine and spirit merchant, Glasgow.
At 69 London Street, on the 31st ultimo, Janet Gilmour, wife of Mr Bryce Macmillan, cabinetmaker.
At 70 Great Hamilton Street, on the 31st ultimo, James, son of Mr John Hamilton.
At Kilbarchan, on the 31st ultimo, Mrs John Stewart, aged 90, and for upwards of 50 years of the
“Buckshead” there.
At 29 Gallowgate Street, on the 29th ultimo, William, only son of the late Mr William Carse,
book-printer, Glasgow.
On the 27th ultimo, Mr John Kilgour, grain commission agent, Edinburgh.
On the 22d ultimo, Ernest Fitzroy Neville, Lord Burghersh, son of the Earl of Westmoreland,
aged 27.
CASE OF MURDER OR CULPABLE HOMICIDE [02]
On the 18th of January, a woman named Mary Macguire or Jack, committed a serious assault upon
another female named Munro, who resided in the same premises who her in one of the Wynds. It appears
that Macguire made use of a poker in the contest, and that the blow was upon a dangerous part of the
head. The result has been, that Munro, who was a pauper on the city parish, lingered in great agony, from
the effect of the assault, until Monday last, when she expired. Macguire has been fully committed to stand
her trial on the charge of murder of culpable homicide.
DROWNED [02]
On Saturday last, the body of a man was found in the Forth and Clyde Canal, opposite to the store
occupied by Mr Readman. It was during the day identified as that of James Clark, a barber, residing in
Main Street, Gorbals, who has been missing since New-Year’s day morning. He has left a widow and son.
7th February 1851
BIRTHS [02]
At 18 North Albion Street, on the 6th instant, Mrs Robert Robin, a daughter.
At Craigpark, on the 5th instant, the wife of CT Dunlop, Esq., a son.
At 212 St Vincent Street, on the 5th instant, Mrs John Middleton, a daughter.
At Provan Place, 128 Montrose Street, on the 5th instant, Mrs William R Findlay, a son.
At 46 Shamrock Street, on the 4th instant, Mrs R Drummond, a daughter.
At High Street, Newmilns, on the 3d instant, Mrs James Hood, a son.
At 8 Sandyford Place, Glasgow, on the 3d instant, Mrs George F Coulson, a daughter.
At Strabane, Ireland, on the 3d instant, Mrs William Wright, a daughter.
At Grangemouth, on the 3d instant, Mrs R Forsyth, a son.
At 67 Eglinton Street, on the 2d instant, Mrs James Allan, a
MARRIAGES [02]
At Cowden park, Clackmannanshire, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. P McDowall, Alloa, Mr A
Forrester, merchant, Leith, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late John Paton, Esq., of
Kilncraigs.
At Islington Presbyterian Church, Liverpool, by the Rev. Mr Smith, Mr William Henry
Alexander, of Glasgow, to Jane, youngest daughter of the late John Bryce, Esq., portioner,
Calton.
At St Bride’s Church, Liverpool, on the 30th ultimo, by the Rev. DD Stewart, Alan Ker, Esq.,
Greenock, to Julia Emily, youngest daughter of the late John Easton Esq., MD., of Courance
Hill, Dumfriesshire.
DEATHS [02]
At 29 Hospital Street, Glasgow, on the 6th instant, Mr William Nicolson. – Friends will please
accept of this intimation.
At 73 West Nile Street, on the 5th instant, Alexa McCallum, aged 52 years, daughter of the late
Mr Gilbert McCallum, of Tirveen, Argyllshire. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 93 Pitt Street, Glasgow, on the 6th instant, Catherine Loutet, relict of the late Mr John
Maclean, merchant, Edinburgh.
At 2 India Street, on the 6th instant, Elizabeth, aged 4 years, youngest daughter of Mr James
Howie, writer.
At 4 Abbotsford Place, on the 5th instant, Jane, youngest daughter of Mr Alexander Auchterlonie.
At 143 West Regent Street, on the 5th instant, George Gordon Semple, second son of the late SG
Semple Esq., merchant, Glasgow.
Suddenly, at Berryknowes, by Govan, on the 30th ultimo, Mr James McGhie, sen.
At Kilsyth, on the 26th ultimo, Mr John Barrie, carrier and grain dealer.
Died, of fever, on board the schooner Amelia, on his voyage from San Francisco to Valparaiso,
Captain Robert Kerr, late of the Levenside, of Greenock.
10th February 1851
BIRTHS [02]
At Rottenrow Street, on the 9th instant, Mrs Agnes Clark; three daughters who, with their mother,
are doing well.
At 15 Stevenson Street, on the 9th instant, Mrs D Finlay, a son.
At Tollcross, on the 8th instant, Mrs Dunlop, a daughter.
At 86 Renfrew Street, on the 8th instant, Mrs Charles McPherson, a daughter.
At Rutland Place, on the 8th instant, Mrs GW Snodgrass, a son.
At Dumbarton, on the 7th instant, the wife of Captain Robert Lang, a daughter.
At 11 Florence Place, on the 7th instant, Mrs William Guthrie, a son.
At 151 New City Road, on the 6th instant, Mrs George C Smith, a son.
At 53 Candleriggs, on the 6th instant, Mrs John Wotherspoon, a daughter.
At 49 Duke Street, on the 6th instant, Mrs Thomas Duff, a daughter.
At 107 Rottenrow Street, on the 4th instant, Mrs William Herkless, a son.
At 22 William Street, on the 3d instant, Mrs A Hannay, a son.
At Queensferry Street, Dumfries, on the 2d instant, the wife of Mr Adam Patterson, cabinetmaker,
a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
On the 6th instant, at the Scotch Church, Cork, by the Rev. William Magill, LLD., Mr James
Wight, commission merchant, Dublin, to Ann Godbold, relict of Mr George Godbold, Cork, and
third daughter of the late Mr Stephen Cotton, Glasgow.
At Davenham Church, on the 6th instant, William Maxwell, Esq., of Dalskairth, only son of Sir
David Maxwell, of Cardoness, Bart., to Louisa Maria, eldest daughter of Geoffrey J Shakerly
Esq., Whatcroft Hall, Cheshire.
At Arbroath, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. William Henderson, MA., Mr Alexander Richard
Barlas, merchant, Leith, to Mary, daughter of the late Charles Short Esq., formerly of the 6th
Dragoon Guards.
At Parkhead, on Tuesday the 4th instant, by the Rev. Mr. Auld, of Tollcross, Mr John Ferguson,
farmer, East Coats, Cambuslang, to Miss Barbara Honeyman, youngest daughter of Mr George
Honeyman, merchant, Parkhead.
DEATHS [02]
At Acapulco, on the 19th December last, Caaptain William Gunn, of the ship Lavinia. – Friends
will please accept of this intimation.
At 4 Cavendish Street, on the 7th instant, Mr John Walker sen., aged 52 years.
At Gateside, Paisley, on the 7th instant, John, second son of Mr Archibald Craig.
At Bowling, on the 7th instant, Jane Clyde, wife of Mr Robert Lindsay, wright, Mains Street,
Glasgow.
At Alloa, on the 6th instant, Mr John Kirk, merchant there.
At Barnhill, near Perth, on the 6th instant, Janet Davidson, relict of the late Mr John Murray,
calenderer, Glasgow.
At 22 Melville Street, on the 6th instant, Margaret Rintoul, daughter of the late Mr William
Rintoul.
At Craignestock, Glasgow, on the 6th instant, William Macleroy Esq., of Middle Glenboig, in the
seventy-eighth year of his age.
At Low Gourock Road, Greenock, on the 5th instant, Ann Farm, wife of James Smith Esq.
At Westmarch, Paisley, on the 5th instant, Margaret, eldest daughter of Robert Rowat Esq.,
Paisley.
At 23 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh, on the 5th instant, aged 2 years and 3 months, Morell
Mackenzie, son of John A Fullarton Esq., publisher.
At 52 Abbotsford Place, on the 3d instant, Catharine, youngest daughter of Mr Allan Douglas.
At Edinburgh, on the 31st ultimo, Robert Wilson Maxwell Esq., of Middleton Hall, HEICS,
second son of the late General Sir William Maxwell, Bart, of Calderwood Castle, Lanarkshire.
At Fernoch, Lochaweside, Argyllshire, on the 23d ultimo, Andrew McIntyre Esq., late tacksman
of Larichban.
At the “Cottage”, near Falmouth, Jamaica, on the 1st ultimo, Dr. John Scott, late of Glasgow, of
bilious fever, induced by cholera, after an illness of eight days.
At St George’s, Grenada, on the 13th December last, Mr Thomas Yuile, late of
FATAL ACCIDENT [02] On Thursday, about mid-day, a young lad employed at the cotton manufactory of Mr. Higginbotham,
Springfield, met with an accident which unhappily resulting in fatal consequences. It appears that the
deceased, named James Dorkins, was sitting on the side of a copper full of hot water , when another lad
incautiously set on the winch, which had the effect of precipitating Dorkins into the water. He was got out
instantly, and, after being visited by Dr. Morton of Crown Street, was, without delay removed to the
Infirmary, where everything was done for his relief, but without effect. The poor lad died in the course of
the same evening. He was about 17 years of age.
DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE [abbreviated][02]
On Friday afternoon, about two o’clock, a fine young man, named William Robertson, a carter in the
employment of Messrs. Bartholomew of Glasgow, got one of his arms literally torn from the socket...a
cart blanket came into contact with a shaft in motion... instead of letting go the blanket, continued to hold
on until the shaft, in its revolutions, dragged him from his cart and his arm was wrenched from his body...
was despatched to the Royal Infirmary. It is feared the unfortunate youth will not survive the
DEATH OF MR. CALLANDER OF CRAIGFORTH [abbreviated][02]
We regret to announce the death of James Henry Callander Esq, of Craigforth and Ardkinglass, which
took place at Newcastle on the 31st ultimo....whose large property was situated chiefly in Argyllshire... he
had influenza a few weeks since and was imprudent in going out too soon, and exposing himself to wet
and cold... about the 14th January fever attacked him and was laid up at Newcastle... died on Friday last.
He was twice married – first to a daughter of Lord Erskine, and secondly to Miss Edith Campbell, niece
of WE Campbell Esq., of Islay, who also predeceased him. He has left children by both marriages. –
Scotsman.
MAN DROWNED IN THE CANAL NEAR UNDERWOOD [02]
On Sunday morning last, the body of a man, named Patrick Curran, a labourer at Skipperton, near
Underwood, was found in the Forth and Clyde Canal at lock number 17. The deceased had been drinking
during the Saturday night with some fellow workmen in a house near the Canal Bank. He had had a
quarrel with one of them, and this led to a suspicion that the deceased had been pushed into the canal. An
investigation into the circumstances was made, which leaves no doubt that the death was the result of
accident, and that Curran, who was somewhat intoxicated, had fallen into the canal while attempting to
cross it by the footboard of the lock. – Falkirk Herald.
14th February 1851
BIRTHS [02]
At Hartfield Cottage, Tain, on the 6th instant, the wife of Mr Joseph William Forbes, third son of
the late Duncan George Forbes Esq., of Culloden, a son and heir.
At 8 Monteith Row, Glasgow, on the 11th instant, Mrs Robert Hunter, a son.
At 8 Blythswood Square, on the 11th instant, Mrs Alexander Fyfe, a son.
At 68 Crown Street, Hutchesontown, on the 13th instant, Mrs William Yuill, twin daughters.
At 5 Kelvin Grove Place, on the 11th instant, Mrs JB Kidston, a daughter.
At Ballimore House, Argyllshire, on the 11th instant, Lady McPherson Grant, a son.
At 12 South Kinning Place, on the 11th instant, Mrs James Barr, a daughter.
At Kilsyth, on the 11th instant, the Lady of James B Balfour, MD., a son.
At 5 Douglas Street, on the 11th instant, Mrs Robert Newland, a daughter.
At 97 Upper Crown Street, on the 11th instant, the wife of Dr. Matthew H Gibson, a daughter.
At Glasgow Street, Ardrossan, on the 10th instant, the wife of William Robertson Esq., a son.
At 25 East John Street, on the 10th instant, Mrs James Dick, twin daughters.
At 38 Adelphi Street, on the 4th instant, Mrs Robert McLauchlan, a son.
At 80 Eglinton Street, on the 9th instant, Mrs James Peacock, a son.
At Linlithgow, on the 9th instant, Mrs Charles William M Müller, a daughter.
At Strathaven, on the 9th instant, the wife of Mr John Thomson Fraser, writer, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 303 St Vincent Street, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Robson, Mr JH McCrindell,
engineer to the Rhymney Iron Company, Monmouthshire, to Jane, daughter of the late Thomas
Millar Esq.
At West Croft, Paisley, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. JI Dickson, John Orr, to Catherine Walker
Barclay.
At Janefield Place, Eglinton Street, on the 11th instant, by the rev. William Ramage, Mr William
MacCorkindale, Manchester, to Jeanie, only surviving daughter of the late Daniel Robertson
Esq., merchant, Glasgow.
At Dumbarton, on the 11th instant, by the Rev. Andrew Gray, Mr Edward Primrose, coppersmith,
Glasgow, to Anne, second daughter of William Babtie sen., Esq., Dumbarton.
At Ardentoul, on the 10th instant, William A Matheson Esq., Albert Brewery, Liverpool, to
Margaret, only daughter of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Jno. Macrae, KCB, of Lochalsh,
Ross-shire.
DEATHS [02]
At Nether Johnston, on the 11th instant, Mary Hamilton, wife of Thomas Jackson Esq., of Udston,
Hamilton, aged sixty-four years.
At 13 Greenlaw Place, on the 10th instant, Bridget Jane Barlas.
At 32 Cleland Street, on the 9th instant, Catherine McVicar McFarlane, wife of the late Mr
William McFarlane.
At 275 St George’s Road, Glasgow, on the 9th instant, Christian Clark, aged thirty-three years,
wife of Archibald Hay.
On the 9th instant, Mary Brigstocke, wife of Dr. John Anderson, Old Kent Road, London.
Suddenly, at Balmalloch, Kilsyth, on the 8th instant, John eldest son of Mr James Frew.
At Arran, on the 8th instant, Mrs Norie, relict of Mr WA Norie, late surgeon’s instrumental maker
in Glasgow.
At 36 Commerce Street, on the 6th instant, Mr James Robertson, nail manufacturer.
SUICIDE [02] On Friday last, another instance of the evils of drunkenness occurred in Wallacetown, which ended
fatally. A man named Oliver Michael, a pensioner, had been drinking for some days, the “pay” happening
on the previous Wednesday, and while in a state of partial intoxication, he swallowed threepence worth of
laudanum. Shortly after, he walked down to Smith’s ale cellars, and drank some tankards of beer. The
effects of such a potion becoming manifest, he confessed what he had done, and was removed, but
although medical aid was at once called, it was too late. The unfortunate man died on Saturday morning.
– Ayr Observer.
DEATH OF J.A. HALDANE ESQ [abbreviated][02]
We regret to announce the death of this individual which took place at his house in Drummond Place, on
Saturday last... reached his 83d year...about ten days ago he was attacked with gout... His successful
exertions in promoting the revival of religion in Scotland, especially at the commencement of the present
century, as well as those of his late brother, Robert Haldane of Airthrey, have been often gratefully
acknowledged by all parties.... – Scotsman
17th February 1851
BIRTHS [02]
At 64 South Wellington Street, on the 16th instant, Mrs William Steel, a son.
At 4 Brandon Place, on the 16th instant, Mrs William Douglas, a daughter.
At 34 Abbotsford Place, on the 15th instant, Mrs James Craig jun., a daughter.
At Alexandria, Dumbartonshire, on the 13th instant, Mrs James Ferguson, a daughter.
At 4 Largo Place, New City Road, on the 12th instant, Mrs Alexander Wylie, a son.
At 13 West Regent Street, Greenock, on the 13th instant, Mrs William Bone, a son.
At 28 Queen Street, Edinburgh, on the 7th instant, the lady of the rev. Thomas Gray, MA., of
Kirkurd, Peebleshire, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 37 Monteith Row, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. John Edwards, Mr William Watson Pringle,
dyer, Glasgow, to Susan, only daughter of the late Mr Peter jack, Bridgeton.
At Commonside Cottage, Airdrie, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. RW Lawson, Free High
Church, Mr Robert Brash, jun., to Bethia, eldest daughter of James Chapman jun., Esq.
At the parish church of St Mary, Bridgewater, on the 11th instant, by the Rev. Thomas G James,
Lieut-Colonel J Fitzgerald, Madras Army, to Anne Evered, daughter of John Evered Poole Esq.,
Bridgewater.
DEATHS [02]
At 24 Centre Street, on the 15th instant, Ann Macintosh, ladies’ keeper. – Friends will please
accept of this intimation.
At Lancefield Place, on the 16th instant, George Hamilton, aged 9 months, only son of Mr James
Miller.
At 6 South Wellington Street, on the 16th instant, Marion Knox, eldest daughter of Mr Andrew
Rutherford.
At Cross Arthurlie Inn, on the 16th instant, James Harvey, aged 16 years, second son of Mr James
Gillies.
At 41 Charlotte Street, Glasgow, on the 15th instant, Mr AH Fleming.
At 100 Cambridge Street, on the 14th instant, Mr Daniel Sinclair, watch and clock maker.
At 7 Park Place, on the 14th instant, Mary Anderson, aged 17 years, youngest daughter of the late
Mr William Anderson, slater.
At 8 Woodside Crescent, on the 14th instant, Margaret Turnbull, relict of Mr Alexander Miller,
merchant, Glasgow.
At 9 Stockwell Place, on the 14th instant, James McPhearson, aged 9 months, only son of Mr
John Hastie.
At 23 Milner Square, Islington, London, on the 13th instant, James Donaldson, infant son of John
Allan Esq., MD.
At 119 George Street, on the 13th instant, Jane Bowman, wife of Mr Robert Duncanson.
At 91 North Frederick Street, William, infant son of Mr James Ewing.
At Kenmure House, on the 12th instant, Patrick Douglas Stirling, son of William Stirling Esq.,
aged 10 years.
At 103 Hutcheson Street, on the 11th instant, Mr James Thomson, aged 51 years.
At his brother’s house, 21 Canning Place, on the 10th instant, Mr James Murray, late of Garnkirk
Works.
At Jamaica, on the 4th ultimo, Andrew Drummond Esq., of Bellemont.
At Kilmarnock, on the 13th instant, William Wallace Esq., of Hawket Park, aged 73.
At 84 John Street, on the 12th instant, Mary Ann Downs, aged 53, wife of Mr James Taylor, ivory
turner.
At Wood Cottage, Greenock, on the 11th instant, Malcom, son of the Rev. James Start, aged 3
years.
FATAL ACCIDENT [02]
On Thursday last, a child of three years of age, named Robert Deans, met with an accident, which
soon after proved fatal. The mother, with the infant in her arms, was crossing Portugal Street,
followed by another older member of the family, when, on seeing a cab rapidly rounding a corner,
she turned quickly about with the view of rescuing the other child who was travelling behind. With
the sudden wheel-about which she made she lost her balance and fell upon the causeway, and the
wheels of the vehicle passed over both her and the baby. Each sustained considerable injury,
especially in the case of the latter, which terminated fatally soon after. The driver was apprehended,
and the case has been remitted to the sheriff.
21st February 1851
BIRTHS [02]
At 201 Buchanan Street, on the 20th instant, Mrs DG Howat, a daughter.
At 26 Windsor Terrace, St George’s Road, on the 20th instant, Mrs John Crawford, a daughter.
At Blackfriars’ Inn, Blackfriars’ Street, on the 20th instant, Mrs John Marr, a son.
At 62 Buccleuch Street, on the 19th instant, Mrs David Thomson, a son.
At 5 Great Wellington Street, Paisley Road, on the 18th instant, Mrs Andrew S McAllan, a son.
At 58 High Street, Johnstone, on the 18th instant, the wife of Mr Joseph Braid, Johnstone
Foundry, a son.
At Brompton, London, on the 17th instant, the wife of James Graham Esq., formerly of
Liverpool, a daughter.
At 28 William Street, Cowcaddens, on the 16th instant, Mrs William Gorlie Pollock, a son.
At 3 Windsor Terrace, Queenstown, on the 15th instant, Mrs RG Finlay, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Dindinnie, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. Robert Hogarth, Mr Alexander Steven, engineer,
Glasgow, to Agnes Ann, youngest daughter of the late Charles McNeillie Esq.
At Greenblairs, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. John Macfarlane, Saffronhall Church, Hamilton,
Mr James Struthers, dairyman, to Isabella, eighth daughter of Mr Matthew Leggate, farmer,
Greenblairs, Blantyre.
At Gilmeadow Land, near Linlithgow, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. James Macfarlane, Mr
John Maclean, merchant, Glasgow, to Agnes Robertson Bowie.
At St Paul’s Church, Winchmore Hill, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. JD Frost, John Malcolm
Esq., of London, to Jane, daughter of Thomas Henry Esq., of Bush Hill, Edmonton.
At 69 London Street, on the 17th instant, by the rev. William Ramage, Mr William Robertson,
merchant, Glasgow, to Charlotte, second daughter of the late Angus McDonald Esq., Glasgow.
At Glasgow, on the 17th instant, by the Rev. Robert Houston, AM., minister of the Gorbals parish
Church, Mr James Mackie, to Elizabeth Strang, relict of the late Mr William Young, painter,
Glasgow.
At 61 Waterloo Street, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. Mr Henderson, of Laurieston Church, Janet
Barr, niece of Thomas Heiton Esq., timber merchant, to Mr John Hanna, St Rollox.
At 261 Buchanan Street, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. Dr. James Henderson, Mr Hugh Paton,
late of Beith, to Mary Jane Christie, only surviving daughter of the late John Christie Esq.,
manufacturer, Glasgow.
At Glebe Street, Glasgow, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. William Ramage, of East Campbell
Street UP Church, Mr George Duncan, bookseller, to Margaret, second daughter of Mr Robert
Davie.
DEATHS [02]
At Grafton Square, on the 18th instant, Mr Mungo Paton, ironmonger. – Friends will please
accept of this intimation.
At Barony Glebe, on the 17th instant, Elizabeth Burns, wife of David MacBrayne, Esq. – friends
will please accept of this intimation.
At Kilmun Cottage, on the 15th instant, Helen Jane, aged 6 years, daughter of Mr D Macfarlan. –
Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At her son’s house, London, on the 14th instant, Mrs Jane Urquhart, widow of the Rev. Robert
Rennie, DD., late minister of the parish of Borrowstounness. – Friends will please accept of this
intimation.
At Hamilton, on the 18th instant, Mr Charles Sommerville, merchant.
At 1 Stanhope Street, on the 18th instant, Mr Henry K Thomson, of the district Paymaster’s
Office.
At 29 Normal Place, on the 17th instant, William, son of Mr William Mills, slater, aged two and a
half years.
At 25 East John Street, on the 17th instant, Agnes Inglis, wife of Mr James Dick.
At 9 Orchard Street, Hamilton, on the 16th instant, Mr Thomas Stevenson, aged 85 years.
At Lanark, on the 15th instant, Mr William Hilston, druggist, aged 42.
At 17 Adelphi Street, Hutchesontown, on the 15th instant, Mr James Whitelaw, in the 70th year of
his age.
At 2 Kent Street, on the 14th instant, Archibald, aged 3 years, son of Mr Archibald Pollock.
At 27 Mews Lane, Milton Street, on the 14th instant, Isabella Georgiana, aged 6 years, daughter
of Mr John Morrison.
At Johnstone, on the 14th instant, Mrs Robert Riddell, late of Cincinnati.
At Hamilton, on the 12th instant, Mr John Cunningham, of the King’s Arms Inn.
At 347 Gallowgate Street, Glasgow, on the 12th instant, Mr John Warden, aged 47 years.
At Philadelphia, US., on the 28th ultimo, Christina, second daughter of Mr Alexander Paton,
formerly of Glasgow.
At Southstoneham, Hampshire, on the 8th ultimo, William Macartney Ross Esq., surgeon,
formerly of Leith, and for some years officiating medical officer at Leith Fort.
At sea, on the 2d December, on board the ship “Deogaum”, in passage to the East Indies, Donald
Bane Macfarlane, aged 19, eldest son of Mr Donald Macfarlan, MD., Dalilongart, Argyllshire.
DEATH OF GEORGE THOMSON, THE CORRESPONDENT OF BURNS [abbreviated][02]
This venerable and accomplished man expired on Tuesday at his residence in Leith Links, at the advanced
age of ninety-two... Mr Thomson’s early connection with the poet Burns is universally known, and his
Collection of Scottish Songs, for which many of Burns’s finest pieces were originally written, has been
before the public for more than half a century. His letters to the poet are incorporated with all the large
editions of Burns.... – Scotsman.
BOY DROWNED [02]
About half-part 4 o’clock on the afternoon of Wednesday, a boy about three years of age, named John
Docherty, while stooping-down to lift from the Clyde some corks which he saw swimming about on the
water, so overbalanced himself that he fell headlong into the tide. A boat was soon launched, manned by a
few of Mr York’s labourers, but their efforts were abortive towards the saving of life, the child having
sunk immediately to rise no more. The river was much swollen with the rain, and there being a
considerable current at the place, doubtless operated in preventing the recovery of the body. After about a
quarter of an hour’s search, however, the deceased was found.
24th February 1851
BIRTHS [02]
At 29 Oswald Street, on the 23d instant, Mrs Halseberg, a daughter.
At 396 Argyll Street, on the 21st instant, Mrs P Leys, a son.
At Blackhill, on the 21st instant, Mrs M Thomson, a son.
At Uddingston, on the 21st instant, Mrs Thomas Scott, a son.
At 9 Stevenson Street, Calton, on the 21st instant, Mrs Kenneth Matheson, a daughter.
At Priesthill, on the 20th instant, Mrs John Pollock, a daughter.
At Bellshill, on the 20th instant, Mrs William Ferguson, a son.
At 108 Broomielaw, on the 18th instant, Mrs John Milburn, a daughter.
At Montreal, on the 18th ultimo, the wife of JB Greenshields Esq., a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At St Jude’s Episcopal Church, by the Rev. Charles Popham Miles, Mr Fullarton S Coulthard, of
Saltcoats, to Prudence Sarah, eldest daughter of Mr William Hands, late of Stirling.
At Dalmoak, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. William Dunn, minister of Cardross, Mr James
McNaught, Maryhill, to Anne, eldest daughter of Mr Robert Buntine, farmer, Dalmoak.
At Laurel Bank, Gourock, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. Mr McAulay, Greenock, Mr John G
Watson, to Anne, daughter of the late James McLaren Esq., Glasgow.
At Harthill Mains, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. Mr Hill, of Shottsburn, George W Hill Esq.,
banker, Airdrie, to Janet, daughter of Peter Turner Esq., of Mains.
DEATHS
At 8 Park Place, paisley Road, on the 23d instant, Mr William Fleming Warnock, aged 21. –
Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 28 Cook Street, on the 23d instant, William Wyse, aged 20 months, son of Mr John Cochrane,
builder.
At Cumbernauld, on the 22d instant, Agnes Graham, wife of Mr Robert Watson, merchant.
At Eastfield, Springburn, on the 21st instant, Isabella Hatrick, wife of Mr John Walker, farmer.
At 2 Monteith Row, on the 21st instant, Eliza Porteous Hart, infant daughter of Mr A McK Miller.
Suddenly, at Easter Craigduckie, Fifeshire, on the 21st instant, Henry Flockhara Esq.
At 13 Wellington Street, on the 21st instant, Jane Macnab, relict of the late Mr Laurence Smith,
manufacturer in Glasgow.
At Bishopbriggs, on the 19th instant, Mr John Russell.
At 10 Abbotsford Place, 1on the 19th instant, Susan, daughter of Captain Robert Stewart, late of
the Atlanta revenue cutter.
At 108 Broomielaw, on the 17th instant, Daniel Morison, only son of Captain John Milburn, of
the screw steamer Astrologer.
At Provanside, Stirling’s Road, on the 17th instant, Mr William Carswell, aged 88 years.
At Whitehaven, Cumberland, on the 16th instant, Margaret Mondel, relict of the late Mr Samuel
Thompson, Muirkirk, Ayrshire, aged 88 years.
DEATH OF MR A. SMITH, BANFF [abbreviated][02]
We have received an intimation of Mr Alexander Smith, the postmaster at Banff... – Inverness Courier.
28th February 1851
BIRTHS [02]
At 27 Taylor Street, on the 27th instant, Mrs Peter Ranken, a son.
At 176 West Nile Street, on the 26th instant, Mrs Robert McInnes, a son.
At 147 West Regent Street, on the 26th instant, Mrs John Steel, a son.
At 89 Portland Street, on the 26th instant, the wife of the Rev. WD Henderson, of Laurieston
Church, a daughter.
At 40 South Portland Street, on the 25th instant, Mrs Shortridge, a daughter.
At 81 Abbotsford Place, Glasgow, on the 25th instant, Mrs Turnbull, a son.
At 21 College Street, on the 25th instant, Mrs William Adam, a daughter.
At 7 Struther’s Street, Calton, on the 24th instant, Mrs James Holmes, a daughter.
At Sandylands, Saltcoats, on the 24th instant, Mrs Hugh McDonnell jun., a daughter.
At Provanside, on the 24th instant, Mrs Archibald Fraser, a son.
At 31 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, on the 23d instant, Mrs Robert Monteith, of Carstairs, a son.
At Moorend, Cathcart, on the 23d instant, Mrs Ramsay, a daughter.
At 2 Bothwell Street, on the 18th instant, Mrs William Pollock, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Kelvinbank, on the 25th instant, by the Rev. Mr Laurie, of the United Presbyterian Church, Mr
Archibald Kay, to Christina, eldest daughter of John McSymon Esq.
At Belfast, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. John Porter, Mr FB Lecky, merchant, Glasgow, to
Margaret Ann, second daughter of James Torbitt Esq., Chapelfield, Coleraine.
At Dunach House, near Oban, on the 25th instant, by the Rev. David McRae, Mr Robert
Buchanan, druggist, Oban, to Eliza, daughter of Mr Samuel Cook, Pomphill, Dorsetshire.
At Kincardine, on the 25th instant, by the Rev. Charles Jameson, Free Church, Pathhead, Robert
Rintoul Esq., merchant, Glasgow, to Janet Anderson, eldest daughter of Alexander Alexander
Esq., Kincardine.
At east Kilbride, on the 25th instant, by the Rev. James Bonar, Mr Robert Ure, house factor,
Glasgow, to Isabella, only daughter of the late Mr John Yuille, contractor, Basket, Kilbride.
At Campbelton, Argyllshire, on the 25th instant, by the Rev. James Boyd, Mr James Reilly,
merchant, Dalry, Ayrshire, to Sarah, third daughter of Samuel Kilpatrick Esq., of Chiskan.
DEATHS [02]
At Lillyburn Cottage, on the 27th instant, Christina, infant daughter of Mr A Macnab.
At 14 Abercromby Place, on the 27th instant, Mrs James Gray.
At 2 Bothwell Street, on the 27th instant, Mrs William Pollock, aged 40 years.
At 98Great Hamilton Street, Glasgow, on the 27th instant, Mr William Russell.
At 62 Kirk Street, Calton, on the 22d instant, Mr Matthew Strang, aged 28 years.
At Tarbet, Dumbartonshire, on the 26th instant, of typhus fever, Mr Fugald Macfarlane, portmaster.
At 47 Norfolk Street, on the 25th instant, Janet Wemyss, aged 64 years, wife of the late Mr Robert
Cullen, manufacturer, Glasgow.
At 5 Oakfield Terrace, Hillhead, Glasgow, on the 25th instant, of scarlet fever, Catherine Marian,
eldest daughter of Mr DM Dewar.
At Lanark, on the 25th instant, Christian Ann, youngest daughter of Mr John Marr, writer there,
aged 7 years.
At 73 Hutcheson Street, on the 25th instant, Janet Bell, wife of Mr William Brownlie, baker, 15
Argyll Street, Glasgow.
At 43 North Castle Street, Edinburgh, on the 24th instant, Jane Makgill, wife of Robert Haldane
Esq.
At 5 Queen’s Place, Leith Walk, on the 24th instant, Margaret Dunlop, wife of Mr John
Armstrong, merchant, Leith.
At Jordanhill Cottage, on the 24th instant, William Dallas jun., Esq., WS.
At 124 Pitt Street, on the 24th instant, Mr Donald Rose, aged 73.
At 95 Candleriggs, on the 24th instant, Robert, only son of Mr William Blair, printer.
At 11 South St. Mungo Street, on the 23d instant, James Connell Esq., surgeon, aged 51 years.
At Denholm, on the 22d instant, Mr Joshua Colledge, sen., hosier, aged 86 years.
At Cathkin, on the 22d instant, Mr James Marshall, contractor.
On the 14th instant, Robert Alderson Esq., of Saint Ann’s, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham.
SALTCOATS – SUDDEN DEATH [02]
Alexander Cuthbert, weaver, Saltcoats, left his own house on Saturday night last, about 9 o’clock, in his
usual health, but in less than two hours thereafter he was found lying on the ground at the foot of the
“Meikle Yett”, speechless, and in a most languid condition. He was removed to a house adjoining, and
medical attendance procured, but he survived only a short period. Disease of the heart or other internal
complaint is supposed to have been the cause of so sudden and melancholy a death. He has left a widow
and seven children. – Ayr Observer.
MAN CHOKED [abbreviated][02]
About seven o’clock on Wednesday night, a gentleman named John McKinnon, who had just arrived in
the Clyde from the United States, went into a respectable hotel in Argyll Street, and called for some
dinner. Some mutton was placed before him, and while engaged in eating it, he was observed suddenly to
lean back in his chair and expire with a morsel of the meat in his mouth... had been some years in
America, and who was unknown in the hotel...besides two large trunks he had with him, money to the
amount of £10 was in his possession. We understand that deceased is a native of this city, and belonged to
Soho Street, Calton. He was a widower, and has left a family to lament his sad and untimely end.
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