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1st October 1852
BIRTHS [02]
At 5 Brighton Place, on the 30th ultimo, Mrs Stout, a daughter.
At 135 Renfrew Street, on the 29th ultimo, Mrs John Christie, a daughter.
At 1 Royal Terrace, on the 28th ultimo, Mrs James Russell, a son.
At 37 St Vincent Place, Glasgow, on the 28th ultimo, Mrs GW Snodgrass, a son.
At 1 William Street, Greenhead, on the 28th ultimo, Mrs Richard Stevenson, a daughter.
At 86 Rutherglen Loan, on the 28th ultimo, Mrs James Stewart, a daughter.
At 32 Blackfriars Street, on the 27th ultimo, Mrs D Buchanan, a daughter.
At Spittal, Cambuslang, on the 24th ultimo, Mrs Andrew Jackson, a daughter.
At Ardmillan, near Girvan, on the 28th ultimo, Mrs Hugh Blackburn, a daughter.
At Patna, on the 27th ultimo, the wife of the Rev. Thomas E Macfadyen, a daughter, who survived 18 hours.
At Grangemouth, on the 27th ultimo, Mrs Robert Forsyth, a son.
At 5 Beech Terrace, Liverpool, on the 27th ultimo, Mrs Charles George Cowie, a son.
At Swinton Park, near Manchester, on the 26th ultimo, Mrs Robert Smith, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Coplaw Hill, on the 29th ultimo, by the Rev. WD Henderson, Laurieston, Mr William S Mitchell, chronometer maker, London, to Martha, fourth daughter of the late James Austin Esq.
At 9 Abbotsford Place, on the 27th ultimo, by the father of the bride, the Rev. William Snodgrass, to Jessie Calder, eldest daughter of the Rev. Robert Pollok.
At 13 Rutland Place, by the Rev. Robert Pollock, Captain William Henderson, to Williamina Anderson, youngest daughter of the late Mr James Russell, merchant, Leith.
At Holm Cottage, Fintry, on the 28th ultimo, by the Rev. WG Smith, James Jardine Esq., Killunnan, to Margaret, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Watters Esq., of Inchterf(?)
At Stewarton, on the 30th ultimo, by the Rev. Peter Cairns, minister of the UP Church, Mr Walter MacLellan, iron-merchant, Glasgow, to Margaret, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Walker Esq., of Gateside, Ayrshire.
At St George Church, Kingston, Canada, on the 2d ultimo, by the Venerable Archdeacon Stewart, Mr George Mathieson, Kinghorn, to Elizabeth Sophia, eldest daughter of Richard Scobell Esq.
At Cononwootong, Melbourne, on the 10th May, JG Robertson Esq., of Wandon Vale, to Mary, eldest daughter of the late William McConochie Esq. Glasgow.
DEATHS [02]
At 53 Renfield Street, Glasgow, on the 29th ultimo, Agnes Carnegie, wife of Mr James Attwood, confectioner. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 40 Shamrock Street, on the 29th ultimo, after a protracted illness, Mr James Miller, teacher of “Millar’” Charity”, aged 34 years – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 3 Saxe Coburg Place, Edinburgh, on the 26th ultimo, Mr William Smith, of the National Bank, eldest son of the late Rev. Dr. George Smith, Minister of Galston, Ayrshire. – Friends are requested to accept of this intimation.
Suddenly, at Utica, State Illinois, US., on the 19th ultimo, Mr John Reid, son of the late Hugh Reid Esq., merchant, Kilmarnock. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
Suddenly, at 63 Stewart Street, Cowcaddens, on the 30th ultimo, Mr Hugh Logan, bookseller, Glasgow.
At 43 Blackfiars Street, on the 29th ultimo, Mr John Finlayson, pattern designer.
Suddenly, at 29 Greenside Lane, on the 25th ultimo, William, aged 6 years, only son of Mr William Kirkland.
At 85 Trongate Street, on the 28th ultimo, Mary Campbell, relict of Mr John Galbraith.
At 93 Pitt Street, on the 27th ultimo, Mary, daughter of the late Mr James Faichney, draper, Alloa.
At Strathbungo, on the 26th ultimo, Mr Adam Walker, late of Rosebank, Bonnet Hill, Dundee.
At Maitland Street, Helensburgh, on the 26th ultimo, Mr Charles Hopkins, gardener.
At the Manse of Maybole, on the 27th ultimo, Robert Hair, aged fifteen years and four months, second son of the Rev. Dr. Menzies.
At Bridge of Allan, on the 26th ultimo, John Shaw Esq., advocate, Edinburgh.
At Tyneholm House, Pencaitland, East Lothian, on the 23d ultimo, Captain Thomas Gordon, son of the late General Gordon Cuming Skene, of Pitlurg and Dyce.
At Milwaukie, Wisconsin, US, on the 31st August, Mr William Meikleham, eldest son of the late Professor Meikleham, of Glasgow College.
ROTHESAY – FATAL AFFRAY [abbreviated][02]
On Saturday evening, an affray, which it is thought will end fatally, occurred near the Rothesay cotton mill, belonging to Mr Doig. One of the spinners, named Dennis Harvey, when in a state of intoxication, quarrelled with and struck at George Fowler, the engineer employed at the mill...Fowler collared him with the view of conducting him to the Police Station, but on the way Harvey drew a knife, stabbed him in the abdomen, left, side, back, right side, and head...Fowler has a wife and family, and was known as a sober, quiet man, not prone to quarrelling, Harvey on the contrary, had frequently been convicted of assaults... – Greenock Advertiser.
4th October 1852
CHILD KILLED [02] On the afternoon of Thursday last, a boy, fifteen months old, son of James hart, collier, was killed at Hurlford, by a cart passing over it. The driver of the cart, James Louden, it appears, was not at his horse’s head, having gone into a house to light his pipe, at the time the accident occurred. The wheel passed over the body of the child, causing almost instant death. – Kilmarnock Journal.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT [abbreviated][02]
On Friday morning, between seven and eight o’clock, as a heavy goods train for Ferryport-on-Craig was about to proceed along the incline on the Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee Railway, about half a mile from Ladybank, it was found necessary to have the assistance of another engine, which propelled the train from behind...the sudden jerk caused the guard, who was seated upon the van at the end of the train, to lose his balance, when he fell upon the centre of the line....the engine that followed was immediately upon him...the unfortunate man only survived the accident an hour or two. His name was David Wyse, and he has left a wife and three children to mourn his loss. – Courant.
8th October 1852
BIRTHS [02]
At 46 Crown Street, on the 7th instant, Mrs MG Gordon, a son.
At 13 Crown Street, Hutchesontown, on the 7th instant, Mrs William Walls, a son.
At 10 Franklin Terrace, on the 5th instant, Mrs P MacLellan, a daughter.
At 30 Lynedoch Street, on the 3d instant, Mrs AL Edgar, a daughter.
At 65 Taylor Street, on the 3d instant, Mrs Thomas Little, a daughter.
At 120 Great Hamilton Street, on the 26th ultimo, Mrs Robert McLeish, a son.
At Dovehill, Barrhead, on the 3d instant, Mrs Thomas M Kennedy, a daughter.
At Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, on the 6th instant, Mrs RN Cunningham, a son.
At the Oaks, Cumberland, on the 6th instant, the wife of William B Curwen Esq., a son.
At Neville Lodge, near Bristol, Mrs Challoner, a son.
At Colborne Street, Toronto, Canada West, on the 6th ultimo, Mrs AL Barrie, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 7 North Wellington Place, on the 7th instant, by the Rev. Thomas Anderson, minister of Crawford, the Reverend Hugh Morton Jack, minister of Girthon, to Martha Sharpe, eldest daughter of William Forrester Esq., of Glenmiln.
At 40 Buccleuch Street, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. William Bruce of Edinburgh, James Wilson Gordon Esq., Glasgow, to Jane, eldest daughter of the late John Miller Esq., Glasgow.
At Garthland Street, on the 6th instant, the Rev. William K Armstrong, BA., minister of the Baptist Chapel, Huddersfield, to Marion Angus, daughter of the late Mr William Cook, manufacturer, Glasgow.
At 3 Newton Place, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Beattie, Benjamin James Thomson Esq., solicitor, Liverpool, to Mary McFarlane, niece of Archibald McConnell Esq., Glasgow.
At Glasgow, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. Hugh McDougall, Mr Thomas Ross Salmond, civil engineer and architect, to Isabella, daughter of the late Walter Cunningham Esq., Hamilton.
At Cavendish Street, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. Robert Pollok, Kingston Church, Mr David Peacock, to Marion Cuthill, eldest daughter of the late John B Scott Esq., merchant, Greenock.
At 122 Sauchiehall Street, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. William B Clark, Maxwellton, Mr R McGregor, plumber, to Isabella Edgar, eldest daughter of the late Andrew McMorine, painter, &c., Dumfries.
At Dr. Crawford’s, Gourock, on the 7th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Roxburgh of Free St. John’s, Glasgow, the Rev. William Ballantyne, of the Scot’s Church, London Wall, London, to Lucy Graham, eldest daughter of Mr Roxburgh, Glasgow, late of Hamilton.
At Dovecot Hall, Barrhead, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. Gilbert Stewart, Free Church, Mr William F Ferguson, to Margaret, third daughter of the late Mr John Zuill.
At Rothesay, on the 24th ultimo, by the Rev. Robert Elder, Francis W Clark Esq., advocate, to Catherine Maxwell, third daughter of the late Dugald McLauchlan Esq., of Killiemore.
At St George’s Church, Dublin, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. R Barton, Mr Lindsay Murdoch, warehouseman, Glasgow, to Mary, eldest daughter of Lieutennant Crawford, RN.
DEATHS [02]
At Douglas, Isle of Man, on the 2d instant, Isabella, eldest daughter of the John McCall Esq., merchant, Glasgow. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 220 High Street, on the 6th instant, Mary Brown, wife of Mr John mcLean, clothlapper.
At 123 Cumberland Street, on the 5th instant, Jane Brown, second daughter of Mr John Workman, late of the Garelochhead Inn.
At Easterton, Strathblane, on the 5th instant, Janet Rankin, aged 71 years, relict of Robert Russell Esq., Eastertown, Strathblane.
At Lennoxtown, Campsie, on the 29th ultimo, Jean Brown, wife of Mr Joseph Millar.
At Millhouse, East Kilbride, on the 22d ultimo, Alexander Fleming Esq., aged 56 years.
At Garneyland, Inchinnan, on the 4th instant, Watson, aged 24, youngest daughter of the late Mr John Lang, Garneyland.
At the Manse, Blairgowrie, on the 3d instant, the Rev. Archibald O Greig, AM., minister of that parish.
At Auchengree, parish of Dalry, on the 2d instant, after a lingering illness, John Harvie Esq., of Auchengree, in the 32d year of his age.
At Inverness, on the 1st instant, Margaret Barnet, aged 51 years, wife of Mr William McBean, senior.
At Peterhead, on the 3d instant, the Right Reverend Patrick Torry, DD., aged 89 years, Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.
At Calcutta, on the 13th of August, Thomas, eldest son of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Crichton, East India Company’s Service.
At Fort William, Calcutta, on the 26th July, Colonel George Thomson, 40th Bengal, NI.
FATAL OCCURRENCE IN SNAB PIT [abbreviated][02]
A fatal accident occurred lately in the Old Snab Pit No. 1. About 11 o’clock on Friday night the 17th ultimo, some of the ironstone miners on the night shift found James Davidson, one of the coal miners, lying on his back quite dead...it is thought he had incautiously attempted to descend to the shaft bottom by means of one of the slides and had lost his hold, and had been precipitated to the bottom. The deceased was a sober, steady man, of about 26 years of age, and has left a widow and family. – Falkirk Herald.
MELANCHOLY AND FATAL OCCURANCE [abbreviated][02]
On Monday week, a young child of five years of age, belonging to Mr Peter Rutherford, Abercairney, met with a premature death in a truly appalling manner. While the mother of the child had gone out to procure some hay, leaving the child to take care of an infant in the cradle, it is supposed that either a spark emitted from, or the child’s clothes had come in contact with, the fire, which kindled them...when the unfortunate mother returned, she found her ill-fated child inanimate, and burned in a most shocking manner, while not a vestige of clothes were left on the mangles body but what was consumed, except the shoes... – Perth Courier.
EMIGRATION OF HANDLOOM WEAVERS [02]
The emigration from Paisley left the railway station on Tuesday morning at half-part twn o’clock, when the vicinity of the railway was densely crowded by the sympathizing inhabitants who had assembled to witness the exodus of 200 of their fellow townsmen, and give them a hearty farewell. The emigrants were preceded to the station by a flag bearing the following inscriptions:- “Paisley emigrants – Scotland for ever – Advance Australia – extra Scotiam Scoti Agentis – God bless the Queen”. The emigrants reached the Broomielaw in the forenoon and embarked on board the Lyra. They were accompanied by numerous firlends, who gave them three hearty cheers as they sailed. The appearance of the emigrants was very respectable, all circumstances considered, but we are informed that only £1 was allosed them for outfit, while the pauper outfit is £3. The party is accompanied to Birkenhead by John Crawford Esq., writer, to whose exertions the emigrants are much indebted for the boon extended to them.
11th October 1852
BIRTHS [02]
At 10 Roslin Place, on the 10th instant, Mrs James Parker, a daughter.
At 20 Woodlands Terrace, on the 9th instant, Mrs William Somerville, a son.
At the Ayrshire Tavern, 38 Clyde Place, on the 9th instant, Mrs James Orr, a son.
At 12 Falkland Place, on the 6th instant, Mrs Alexander Mitchell, a daughter.
At Gateside, Paisley, on the 5th instant, Mrs Archibald Craig, a daughter.
At 9 William Street, Paisley, on the 3d instant, Mrs Alexander Smith, a daughter.
At Bredbury Hall, Cheshire, on the 8th ultimo, the wife of John Pender Esq., a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Glasgow, on the 8th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Eadie, Mr William S Sime, bookseller, to Phoebe, daughter of Mr Samuel West, Glasgow.
At 1 Columbia Place, on the 7th instant, by the Rev. Robert Scott, Mr Angus S Kent, Glasgow, to Ellen, second daughter of the late Captain Jamieson, Paisley.
At 40 Buccleuch Street, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. William Bruce of Edinburgh, James William Gordon, Esq., Glasgow, to Jane, eldest daughter of the late John Miller Esq., Glasgow.
At 34½ King Street, Tradeston, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. JS Taylor, Mr HUGH Weir, warehouseman, to Ann, youngest daughter of the late Mr J Hamilton, brushmaker, Glasgow.
At Oban, Argyllshire, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. D McCalman, Ardchattan, Peter Buchanan Esq., merchant, to Susanna Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Mr William Cocksedge, Drinkstone, Suffolk.
At Gillenbie, on the 28th ultimo, by the Rev. Mr Mackinnon, Christopher Johnstone Esq., goods manager, Caledonian Railway, Glasgow, to Margaret Christina, second daughter of James H Stewart Esq., Gillenbie.
DEATHS [02]
At Upper Dalquhurn, Renton, Dumbartonshire, on the 30th ultimo, William Bain Esq. – friends at a distance will please accept of this intimation.
At 50 Bridge Street, Tradeston, on the 10th instant, Mr Archibald Mackay in the 23d year of his age.
At Stirling’s Road, on the 9th instant, Mrs James McKechnie, aged 77, late spirit merchant, Glasgow.
At 156 Holm Street, on the 7th instant, Mr James McHaffie, aged 67.
At Glasgow, on the 7th instant, Elizabeth Garthwaite Lew###, wife of Mr James Kissock, writer in Glasgow.
At 123 Cumberland Street, on the 25th ultimo, Jane Brown, second daughter of Mr John Workman, late of the Garelochhead Inn.
At Holytown, on the 8th instant, David Agnes Esq., surgeon.
At Drumbane, Campsie, on the 7th instant, Jean Russell, relict of Alexander Ewing Esq.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT [abbreviated][02]
Some days ago, while a farm servant named James McKenzie, residing at leikavrouain, near this, was engaged thatching a hay stack along with another servant, names Islay Black, on the farm of High Barackomhill, he fell from off the ladder, and after languishing a few days died, in consequence of having his neck dislocated and his spine broken...Campbelton Journal
MAN DROWNED [02]
About six o’clock on Saturday evening last, while a man named John McInalty, a grain porter at the harbour, was in the act of crossing by a plank from the schooner Licinda Jane of Wexford to the schooner Princess Royal of Liverpool, both lying on the north side of the harbour, be missed his footing and fell between the vessels. About fifteen minutes elapsed before the body was recovered, when it was taken to the Clyde Police Office, where Dr. Robertson tried every means for resuscitation, but life was quite extinct. The unfortunate deceased was intoxicated when he thus met his death.
15th October 1852
BIRTHS [02]
At Sylvan Villa, New Govan, on the 14th instant, Mrs Alexander Watt, a son.
At 4 Claremont Terrace, on the 13th instant, Mrs Morison, a son.
At 10 Sandyford Place, on the 13th instant, Mrs William D’Esterre Roberts, a son.
At 71 Parson Street, on the 12th instant, the wife of Mr William Galbraith, a daughter.
At 63 Tylefield Street, on the 12th instant, Mrs John A Harvey, a daughter.
At Sandy Mills Cottage, on the 12th instant, Mrs A Hannay, a daughter.
At 12 Falkland Place, on the 9th instant, Mrs Alexander Mitchell, a daughter.
At St Andrew’s Road, Pollockshields, on the 10th instant, Mrs John Afleck, a son.
At Blanefield, Strathblane, on the 10th instant, Mrs AP Conbrough(?), a son.
At Irish Street, Dumfries, on the 10th instant, Mrs John Watt, a daughter.
At Auckland, New Zealand, on the 5th March, the wife of Mr John Commons, merchant, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 31 Morrison Street, Glasgow, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. Henry W Crosskey, Mr John Neilson, builder, to Helen, daughter of the late Nathan Bunting Esq., merchant, Glasgow.
At 7 Hopetoun Place, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. John Edmond, the Rev. James A Johnston, UP Church, West Linton, to Janet, third daughter of the late Mr Hugh Fulton, merchant, Glasgow.
At Crosshill House, Cathcart, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. JS Taylor, Mr William Grandison, to Jane, third daughter of Mr William McCue, merchant, Glasgow.
At 10 Killermont Street, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Smyth of Free St George’s, Mr Joseph Fleming, Glasgow, to Mary, second daughter of the late Hugh Macpherson Esq., Ayr.
At Stewarton, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. Robert Smith, Mr John Auld, merchant, Belfast, to Margaret Grant, relict of Mr Peter Girvan, Ayr.
At Canning Street Presbyterian Church, Liverpool, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. Joseph Roger Welsh, AM., John Notman Esq., accountant, Glasgow, to Jessie, only daughter of David Bell Esq., late merchant, Dundee.
At Belfast, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. W Johnston, Mr Peter Aitken, jun., Jeweller, Glasgow, to mary Jane, youngest daughter of the late Mr John Mackey, Antrim.
At East Price Street, Rothesay, on the 7th current, by the Rev. J McMillan, Free Church, Clackmannan, Mr David Kennedy Anderson, apothecary, Montague Street, to Janet, eldest daughter of Mr William McKirdy, Rothesay.
DEATHS [02]
At 8 Maitland Street, Cowcaddens, on the 13th instant, Margaret Paterson, relict of Robert Buchanan Esq., portioner, Glasgow.
At Govan, on the 12th instant, David Alexander, second son of Mr David Kinghorn.
At Helensburgh, on the 12th instant, Mrs Alexander Laird, of 21 Elmbank Crescent, Glasgow.
Suddenly, at 10 Portugal Street, on the 11th instant, Mr Mathew Watson, late of the firm of Mather and Watson, Glasgow, aged 56 years.
At 5 Govan Street, on the 11th current, Mr Benjamin Butters, aged 58 years.
At 79 Eglinton Street, on the 11th current, Jessie Cunningham, relict of Mr John Kelman.
At 27 Catherine Street, on the 11th instant, Christina, eldest daughter of Mr Daniel McKenzie.
At 7 King Street, Mile-end, on the 10th instant, William McDonald, aged 16 years.
At 10 Sandyford Place, on the 13th instant, the infant son of WD Roberts, Esq.
At 34 Garscube Place, on the 6th instant, Christina Smith, youngest daughter of the late Mr Coll Smith, farmer, Shemore, by Luss.
At Langloan, on the 8th instant, James Cleland, portioner aged 75 years.
At Kinraple, near St Andrew’s, on the 10th instant, Mrs Janet Stein, relict of William Haig Esq., of Seggie.
At lauriston castle, on the 10th instant, Sophia Frances, wife of the Right Honourable Lord Rutherford, and youngest daughter of the late Sir James Stewart of Ramelton(?) and Fort Stewart, Baronet.
At New York, on the 21st August, Matthew Hunter, mason, a native of Ayr.
At Auckland, New Zealand, on the 22d June, Mary Speirs, late of Beith, Scotland, wife of Mr John Commons, merchant.
DEATH OF LORD ROLLO [abbreviated][02]
We regret to record the death of Lord Rollo, at his seat of Duncrub, in Stratherne, upon Friday last. William Rollo, ninth Baron Rollo of Duncrub, in the county of Perth, was the second son and third child of John, eight Lord Rollo, by his marriage, in 1806, with Miss Greig, daughter of William Greig Esq., Gayfield Place, Edinburgh. Born in the year 1809, the deceased Peer entered the Royal Dragoons in 1825...in October 1834, he married Miss Rogerson, the only child of Alexander Rogerson Esq., of Wamphray and Dumcrieff, in the county of Dumfries, and by this lady, who died on the 10th of June 1836, had issue a son, the Hon. John Rogerson, now Lord Rollo, born on the 23d October 1835.... - The Scotsman.
SUDDEN DEATH OF MR GIBSON, ARTIST [abbreviated][02]
We learn with pain, that John Gibson Esq., the well-known artist met his death in a shocking manner on Thursday night last... her returned to the Exhibition Rooms in Buchanan Street..the watchman on the station, between ten and eleven o’clock, found him lying at the foot of the stair, leading to the Academy’s Rooms, in a dreadfully mutilated condition.... he died the following night. Mr Gibson was somewhat advanced in years, and had attained an eminent position in this city as a portrait painter. – Mail.
18th October 1852
BIRTHS [02]
At Blythswood House, Renfrewshire, on the 16th instant, Mrs Campbell of Blythswood, a son.
At 118 Holm Street, on the 16th instant, Mrs Robert Johnstone, a daughter.
At 81 Abbotsford Place, on the 14th instant, Mrs John Turnbull, a daughter.
At Sandy Hills Cottage, on the 12th instant, Mrs A Hannay, a daughter.
At 9 Lorn Place, Glasgow, on the 11th instant, Mrs James Stuart, a daughter.
At Walkinshaw Lodge, Johnstone, on the 9th instant, Mrs John McDowall, a son.
At 77 Dover Terrace, Manchester, on the 15th instant, Mrs David G Fleming, a daughter.
At Calcutta, on the 24th August, the wife of John Mackellar Esq., a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Sackville Place, 136 Sritling’s Road, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Graham, Mr Robert McMillan, blacksmith, to Agnes, youngest daughter of the late Patrick Trainer, Glasgow.
At Ronald Street, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. William Ramage, Mr Thomas Grindlay to Helen, eldest daughter of the late James Grindley Esq., Glasgow.
At Carron Shore, on the 15th instant, by the Rev. Mr Stevenson, Mr Andrew Purdon, junior, bleacher, Kilbarchan, to Miss Jane, eldest daughter of the late Mr James Newton.
On 14th July last, by the Rev. HH Kellagg Clinton, Mr John F Smyth, bookkeeper atClark’s Mills, to Miss Agnes, third daughter of John Bryden Esq., of Kirkland, Oneida, Co. State of New York.
DEATHS [02]
At Society Street, Camlacjie, on the 17th instant, Mr Gabriel Shanks, aged 64 years.
At Dovecot Hall, Barrhead, on the 17th instant, Mrs Robert Bryson.
At St Rollox, on the 15th instant, Thomas Fairbairn, aged 6 years, son of Patrick Letham, wine and spirit merchant.
Suddenly, on the 10th instant, Mr Thomas Prentice, baker, Lennoxtown, Campsie.
Suddenly, at 56 Hydepark Street, on the 7th instant, Mr James Matthews, aged 45 years.
At Barloch Cottage, on the 15th instant, Annie Cunninghame Clerk, aged 23 years, wife of John Dick Esq., merchant, Glasgow.
At Newton, Ayr, on the 10th instant, Mr Alexander Bicket, flesher, aged 73 years.
At 11 Norfolk Crescent, Hyde Park, London, on the 14th instant, Mary, relict of William Forlong, Esq., of Wellshot, Lanarkshire, in the 87th year of her age.
At Auchintoshan Farm, Duntocher, Christinea Walker, relict of Mr James Filshie, farmer, aged 72 years.
At Batavia, on the 10th August last, Mr JB Gray, merchant there.
At 23 Buccleuch Street, Edinburgh, on the 23d ultimo, James Wallace, aged 102 years. He was twice married. By his first wife, with whom he lived fourteen years, he had seven children, and by his second, with whom he lived fifty-two years, and who survives him, he had thirteen children.
DEATH BY DROWNING [02]
The body of a man, named Hugh Caldow, who resided in St Cuthbert Street, Catrine, was found drowned, on the morning of Thursday last, in an old quarry in the immediate neighbourhood of his residence. From part of his clothes being found at the edge of the water, and from his habit of throwing them off on the road-side when under the effects of intoxicating liquor, and lying down as if in bed, it is supposed that on this occasion he had thrown them off under this impression, and having lain down in the water, was unable to extricate himself, being lame in one of his legs.
DIED – MILLTOWN OF KEMNAY [02]
On the 3d instant, James Sherriffs, aged one hundred and three years. He was in full possession of an excellent memory, could read, unassisted, small print, and until a few days before his death, was able to step about his ordinary avocations quite cheerfully.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT [02]
On Tuesday last, a stoker on the North British Railway, named Hugh Grant, was unfortunately killed at the Berwick Railway station. He had detached the tender and engine from the train, and on the engine backing towards the shed, Grant was knocked down by the buffer of the tender, which passed in an oblique direction over his body, and he was so seriously injured that he died in about two hours afterwards. – Courant.
22nd October 1852
BIRTHS [02]
At 2 Woodlands Terrace, on the 20th instant, Mrs William Spens, a daughter.
At 23 Oxford Street, on the 20th instant, Mrs John Coulthard, a daughter.
At 23 London Street, Glasgow, on the 20th instant, Mrs Hugh McCormick, a daughter.
At 23 Dixon Street, on the 19th instant, Mrs George Paterson, a son.
At 109 Fife Place, West George Street, on the 18th instant, Mrs William Cumming, a son.
At 8 Monteith Row, Glasgow, on the 18th instant, Mrs Robert Hunter, a son.
At 79 Hospital Street, on the 19th instant, Mrs James Mackie, a daughter.
At Strobblie, near Kirkintilloch, on the 18th instant, Mrs David Muir Former, a son.
At 18 Union Street, Hamilton, on the 18th instant, Mrs Gillies, a son.
At Williamsburgh, Long Island, US., on the 25th September, Mrs William MacNaughtan, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Blythswood Square, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Runciman of St Andrew’s, Thomas Henderson Esq., merchant, to Rebecca, youngest and only surviving daughter of the late Major Maxwell of Baillieston, Glentore, &c.
At 17 High Street, on the 19th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Roxburgh, Mr Thomas Barrie to Catherine, eldest daughter of Mr Robert Goold.
At 117 Cheapside Street, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. A McDougal, Mr JB Thomas, Liverpool, to Sarah, third daughter of the late Mr Neil Douglas, portioner, Lochgilphead.
At Westmains House, on the 19th instant, by Dr. Mitchell of Whitburn, John Aiton, DD, minister of Dolphington, to Mary Sandilands, youngest daughter of the late Alexander Weir Esq., of Boghead, in the county of Linlighgow.
At Govan, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Leishman, Mr John McNicol, Glasgow, to mary, third daughter of the late Mr William Stuart, Glasgow.
DEATHS [02]
At 211 New Dalmarnock Road, Bridgeton, on the 18th instant, Christina, second daughter of Mr Robert Murray, farmer, Linsidemore, Sutherlandshire. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 37 Adelphi Street, on the 21st instant, aged 4 years, John McLaren, son of Mr William Davidson.
At 151 George Street, on the 20th instant, Miss Wallace.
Suddenly, at Dunoon, on the 19th instant, Agnes Fleming, wife of Mr William Bruce, 2 McNeill Street, Glasgow.
At 5 Douglas Street, on the 18th instant, Peterina McGregor, daughter of Mr Robert Newland.
At 315 Argyll Street, on the 18th instant, Mr George Morrison, writing master and accountant.
At 158 Hospital Street, on the 15th instant, in her 73d year, Catherine Fulton, relict of Mr John Spence, mason, Glasgow.
At Glasgow, on the 15th instant, aged 59, Mr William Whyte, late tobacco merchant, formerly of Leith.
At Heriot Court, Leith Walk, on the 19th instant, David Ness Esq., sculptor and marble-cutter.
At 3 West Newington, Edinburgh, on the 18th instant, Walter grieve Esq.
At Byers, near Joppa, Ayrshire, on the 16th instant, aged nineteen years, Margaret, only daughter of Mr Peter Agnew, clothier, Jamaica Street, Glasgow.
At Lochwinnoch, on the 15th instant, Granville, aged 14 months, son of Mr John Sharpe, manager Calderhaugh Works.
At York, on the 18th instant, Mary Casine(?) Wedderspoon, wife of Alexander McGregor Esq., of Kernock, writer, Glasgow.
At Barrochan, on the 4th instant, William Malcom Fleming Esq., of Barrochan, late of the Bengal Civil Service.
At New York, of consumption, on the 11th August last, Mr William Mackenzie, late Lieutenant of Police, Glasgow, in the 26th year of his age.
At Williamsburgh, Long Island, US., on the 3d instant, Margaret Cook, wife of Mr William MacNaughton, late of Paisley.
At Ceylon, on the 6th of September, Mr William K Lancaster, merchant.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN MINERAL SHANK STONEHEAD [abbreviated][02]
On Tuesday night, the 12th, a fatal accident befell John Young, aged 21, a shanker at Stonehead pit, presently sunk for minerals, on Crofthead estate, Whitburn parish...was working at the bottom of the shank, which is 50 fathoms in depth...a large barrel of water had been taken up to the top...and the muzzle which weighs fully 3 pounds, was jerked off and dropped down the shank. Iy struck Young on the head, fracturing it frightfully. He was brought up quite insensible, and died on the following Thursday afternoon. – Falkirk Herald.
FATAL ACCIDENT [02]
On Monday the 18th instant, as John McKinamont(?), ploughman to Mr Gairdner, Auchins, was driving two loaded carts, the blinders of the horse in the last cart came off, from the rubbing of its head against the back of the first cart, when immediately taking fright, it started off, and the driver, in attempting to restrain it, was knocked down, and the wheel passing over his chest, killed him almost instantly. – Ayr Observer.
MAN DROWNED [02]
On Monday morning the body of a man was discovered floating in the Drumpeller basin of the canal at Port Dundas, and was identified as Neil Dunlop, labourer, residing at Shettleston. It seems that the deceased had spent the greater part of Sabbath last in the house of a son, whom he left to go home the same evening about nine o’clock, a little the worse of liquor, but he was never again seen alive. Deceased has left a widow and large family. It is somewhat remarkable that a son of Dunlop’s met an untimely death in the same canal six years ago.
25th October 1852
BIRTHS [02]
At 158 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, on the 22d instant, Mrs Charles Reddie, a daughter.
At 9 Cambridge Street, on the 22d instant, Mrs Alexander Ritchie, a son.
At 299 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, on the 22d instant, Mrs FS Coulthard, a daughter.
At 115 Stockwell Street, on the 21st instant, Mrs John Ure, a daughter.
At 7 Doughty Street, Mecklenburgh Square, London, on the 20th instant, Mrs Ogilvie, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Temple Kent, on the 21st instant, by the Rev. Mr Bergne, Charles Robert Collins Esq., of Hele, Devon, son of Edward Collins Esq., of Kelvindale, to Ann Catherine, daughter of William Joynson Esq., of the Rookery, St Mary’s Cray, Kent.
At Luscar House, on the 19th instant, by the Rev. AB Douglas, Carnock, John Peter Aytoun Esq., Kirkaldy, to Eliza, fourth daughter of George Anderson Esq., of Luscar.
DEATHS [02]
At Ibroxholm, Glasgow, on the 23d instant, the Rev. William Kidston, DD, in the 85th year of his age, and 63d of his ministry.
At 50 Bridge Street, on the 24th instant, Mr Duncan Stewart, aged 72 years.
At 64 William Street, on the 23d instant, Mr William Christie, late of Dundee.
At her son-in-law’s, Hopehill House, on the 21st instant, Bethea Stewart, aged 88, relict of Mr Thomas Meikleham(?), merchant, Glasgow.
At 35 St Vincent Crescent, on the 21st instant, Miss Isabella Smith.
At Thirdpart, East Kilpartick, on the 20th instant, Agnes Macindoe, aged 93 years, relict of Mr Peter Paterson, farmer.
At Inchinnan, on the 19th instant, Janet, infant daughter of Mr John McKean.
At Colonsay House, Argyllshire, on the 28th September, Captain Archibald Stewart, late of 92d regiment, aged 61 years.
At Upper Rathmines, on the 20th instant, George Mitchell, senior, of 20 Lower Sackville Street, Dublin.
At Foxbar, Thomas Robertson Esq., in the 84th year of his age.
At St Ann’s Barracks, Barbados, on the 24th September, Frances Kemp Roberts, wife of Alexander B Cleland Esq., MD., surgeon, 68th(?) Regiment.
DEATH FROM THE BITE OF A FERRET [02]
A few days ago, a rat-catcher was bitten by one of the ferrets employed by him in his profession. He was conveyed on Tuesday to the Perth Infirmary, and died on Wednesday morning after suffering much agony. His name was Mitchell, and was well-known throughout the county of Perth as a celebrated rat-catcher.
29th October 1852
BIRTHS [02]
At 19 Woodside Crescent, on the 27th instant, Mrs Lowe, a son.
At 27 Ronald Street, on the 25th instant, Mrs James Couper, jun., a son.
At Crown Street, Glasgow, on the 28th instant, Mrs Robert Drummond, a daughter.
At 61 Cumberland Street, Laurieston, on 26th instant, Mrs Stephen Robertson, a daughter.
At 36 Cumberland Street, Hutchesontown, on the 26th instant, Mrs Daniel McIntyre, a son.
At 7 North Street, Anderston, on the 26th instant, Mrs Alexander Taylor, a daughter.
At 156 Gallowgate Street, on the 27th instant, Mrs Alexander Pollock, a son.
At Springfield, Dalmarnock, on the 27th instant, Mrs David P Miller, a daughter.
At Cumnock, on the 26th instant, Mrs William Willock, a son.
At Dunse, Berwickshire, on the 24th instant, the wife of Robert Brown Esq., merchant, a daughter.
At sea, on the 23d of February, on her passage to Australia, Mrs Benjamin Brookman, late of Glasgow, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Lansdowne Crescent, on the 26th instant, by the Rev. James Stewart, Trinity Church, Paisley, Mr John Jex Long, ironmonger, and of the Greenvale Chemical Company, Glasgow, to Marianne, third daughter of Mr William Smith, of Tynemouth, Northumberland.
At Greenock, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. Dr. McCulloch, William Edwin Cotton Fell, Esq., to Rosina, daughter of James Tasker Esq.,
At Montreal, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. Robert McGill, John Morison Esq., of Eldon and Mariposa, to Agnes, second daughter of the late Captain James Seath, of Greenock.
DEATHS [02]
At No. 1 Claremont Street, on the 25th instant, William Sharpe Esq. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At Cliff Cottage, Dunoon, on the 25th instant, Mrs Mary Anne Hunter, relict of John Robertson, jun., Esq., merchant in Greenock. – Friends at a distance will be pleased to accept of this intimation.
At Woodland Terrace, Clifton Park, Birkenhead, on the 23d instant, Joseph Robertson, aged 5 months, only son of Mr Joseph Constantine jun. – Friends at a distance will please accept of this intimation.
At 166 Hope Street, on the 25th instant, Margaret Eisten, wife of Mr James Alexander, writer.
At 40 Grove Street, Glasgow, on the 27th instant, Mary Williamson, aged 72, wife of Mr Jonathan Dawson.
At 41 London Street, Glasgow, on the 26th instant, Mary Robertson, wife of Mr George Ross, boot and shoemaker, Glasgow.
At 120 South Albion Street, on the 25th instant, Mr Archibald Mitchell, wine and spirit merchant.
At the house of her son-in-law, 25 North Albion Street, on the 27th instant, Jean Macpherson, relict of Mr James Crawford, builder.
At 151 Eglinton Street, on the 26th instant, Thomas McNaught Esq., builder, aged 45 years.
At 42 Commerce Street, Glasgow, on the 24th current, Mr Robert Millar, formerly of Maxwellton, Paisley.
At Woodburn Cottage, Dunoon, on 27th October, Agnes Forrest, wife of Mr Robert Gray.
At Milton of Denny, on the 27th instant, Mr John Hutchison.
At East Coats, Cambuslang, on the 25th instant, Mr Allan Mason, farmer in the 25th year of his age.
At Strone, Glenfruin, Dumbartonshire, on the 23d instant, Sarah McLellan, in her 88th year, relict of Mr Duncan McFarlan.
At the UP Manse, Eaglesham, Mrs Cuthbertson, in the 80th year.* At Hallhill, Baillieston, on the 26th instant, Mary, third daughter of Mr Thomas Bowman.
At Old Cathcart, on the 23d instant, Mr Robert Carswell, aged 82 years.
At 29 heriot Row, Edinburgh, on the 23d instant, Sir William Newbigging, FRSE., in the 80th year of his age.
At St Andrews, on the 19th instant, Mrs Henrietta MacLaine, widow of John Stewart Esq., of Fasnacloich.
At Arbroath, on the 27th instant, Hannah Dalgety, aged seventy-seven, wife of Mr peter Findlay, senior.
At Greytown, Nicaragua, South America, on the 27th November, 1851, Mr John Anderson, son of the late Mr James Anderson, and grandson of the late Thomas Mitchell Esq., Glasgow.
DEATH OF JOHN BRAND ESQ., ANNAN [abbreviated][02]
We have this week the painful and melancholy duty of recording the sudden death, by accident, of John Brand Esq., writer in Annan, and agent for the British Linen Company. On Thursday last, about 5 o’clock p.m., Mr Brand left his house in Arran with the intention of proceeding to Lockerbie...in a dog-cart accompanied by his groom. Mr Brand was himself driving. It is believed his horse was frightened, took a rapid turn to the left...made contact with a wall...was thrown with dreadful violence out of his vehicle upon the road. He was taken into the blacksmith’s cottage at Howes, and medical assistance procured...he lingered for a few hours...he died a little after 11 o’clock at night... – Dumfries Courier.
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