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3rd October 1853
BIRTHS [02]
At 68 Cumberland Street, Hutchesontown, on the 2d instant, Mrs John Paton, a son.#
At 18 Saltmarket Street, on the 2d instant, Mrs James Frew, a son.
At 123 Grafton Terrace, on the 1st instant, Mrs Henry Hutchison, a daughter.
At 1 India Street West, in the 1st instant, Mrs Allan Arthur, a son.
At 3 Great Kelvin Terrace, on the 1st instant, Mrs Houstoun, a daughter.
At 317 Sauchiehall Street, on the 1st instant, Mrs AG Brown, a daughter.
At 12 North Coburg Street, on the 1st instant, Mrs Thomas Hutcheson, a daughter.
At Craigmaddie, on the 1st instant, the wife of James Spens Black Esq., of Craigmaddie, a son.
At 40 West Street, Glasgow, on the 29th ultimo, Mrs Duncan Clark, a daughter.
At 102 South Portland Street, on the 29th ultimo, Mrs John McKendrick, a son.
At 107 Green Street, Calton, on the 30th ultimo, Mrs William Cochran, a son.
At Beith, on the 30th ultimo, Mrs Dr. Miller, a daughter.
At 189 George Street, on the 28th ultimo, Mrs Maclay, a son.
At Little Mill, Dumbartonshire, on the 28th ultimo, Mrs James Baird, a son.
At St Audries, on the 26th ultimo, Lady Acland Hood, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 154 Cowcaddens Street, Glasgow, on the 29th ultimo, by the Rev. Hugh McDougal, of Milton Free Church,
Mr Robert Forbes, late of Latherton, Caithness-shire, to Jessie Gibson, second daughter of the late Mr John
Patterson, late of Grangehall, Lanark.
At Irvine Place, Stirling, on the 27th ultimo, by the Rev. J Ferguson, Bridge of Allan, Mr Robert S Shearer,
bookseller, Stirling, to Maria Louisa, eldest daughter of the late Mr John Elliot, of Stirling, formerly of
Sheffield.
At Christ Church, Demerara, by special license, on the 16th August, by the Rev. William Fox, Thomas Rowat
White Esq., Berbice, to Marion Williams, daughter of James Irvine sen., Esq., merchant, Demerara.
DEATHS [02]
At Glasgow, on the 2d instant, Mary, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Watson Esq., merchant, Glasgow. –
Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 35 St Vincent Crescent, on the 1st instant, Mr Daniel Ferguson, merchant. – Friends will please accept of
this intimation.
At London on the 27th ultimo, Mr Alexander McIntyre. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At Kirklee, on the 1st instant, Hopeton Guthrie, wife of Mr John McConnell, Kirklee.
At 11 Buccleuch Street, on the 30th ultimo, Mr John Jamieson.
At Fulbar Street, Renfrew, on the 30th ultimo, Miss Pollok.
Suddenly, at Lochgoilhead, on the 30th ultimo, Mary, relict of Mr B Cassity, clothier, Trongate.
At Govan, on the 29th ultimo, Mary, youngest daughter of the Rev. James Hay.
At 12 Battery Place, Rothesay, on the 28th ultimo, Mrs Jane Wood, relict of Robert Alexander Esq., Glasgow.
At London, on the 28th ultimo, the Hon. Lord Anderson, one of the Judge of the Court of Session.
At her sister’s house, in Rothesay, on the 28th ultimo, Agnes Wyllie, wife of Mr S Girdwood.
At her brother’s house (Mr Samuel Williams), Mountpottenger, Belfast, on the 27th ultimo, Mary Williams,
aged 53 years, relict of Mr William Cox, flesher, Glasgow.
At grange Loan, Newington, on the 26th ultimo, Thomas Compton Esq., late of the Ordnance Department, aged
66.
At Balloch Hotel, on the 24th ultimo, Mary, third daughter of Mr Malcolm McFarlane.
At Wardie, near Edinburgh, on the 24th ultimo, Mrs Dalziell Colquhoun of Garscadden Esq., and youngest
daughter of the late Sir Islay Campbell of Succoth, Bart., Lord President of the Court of Session.
At New Orleans, on the 24th August of yellow fever, Mr Thomas Barr, aged 33 years, a native of Renfrewshire,
Scotland.
BIRTH: -At the Free Church Manse, Hutt Valley, New Zealand, on the 4th October 1853, the wife of the Rev. William
Dron, a son.
7th October 1853
BIRTHS [02]
At 10 Rose Street, Hutchesontown, on the 6th instant, Mrs William Cumming, a son.
At Daisybrae, Maryhill, on the 6th instant, Mrs David Swan jun., a son.
At 13 Woodside Place, on the 5th instant, Mrs William Auld, a daughter.
At Maryhill Free Church Manse, on the 5th instant, Mrs Wilson, a son.
At 41 Oxford Street, on the 3d instant, Mrs John Drinnan, a daughter.
At 62 Great George’s Street, Belfast, on the 5th instant, Mrs William Bell, a daughter.
At 3 County Place, Paisley, on the 4th instant, Mrs James Stewart, a daughter.
At Bothwell, on the 4th instant, Mrs Robert Hamilton, a daughter.
At Gray Street, Coupar-Angus, on the 4th instant, Mrs James Watson, a son.
At 5 Palmerston Place, on the 3d instant, Mrs RM Geddes, a son.
At 23 Taylor Street, on the 3d instant, Mrs Joseph Finlayson, a son.
At 10 Bellgrove, on the 1st instant, Mrs William Robertson, a daughter.
At Invererne House, Morayshire, on the 1st instant, the wife of John Peter Grant Esq., a son.
At Oban, on the 27th ultimo, the wife of Dr. Campbell of Lerags, a daughter.
At Galston, on the 21st ultimo, the wife of William Rodger Esq., surgeon, a daughter.
At Union Bank, Galston, on the 18th ultimo, Mrs Hendrie, a son.
BIRTH: - At the Free Church Manse, Hutt Valley, New Zealand, on the 4th october 1853, the wife of the Rev. William Dron, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Brandon Place, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Bar of St. Enoch’s, Malcom Macdonald Esq., Glasgow, to
Annabella, daughter of William Aikman Esq.
At Hillend Villa, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. Andrew Morton, Douglas Brymner Esq., merchant, Greenock, to
Jane, second daughter of the late William Thomson Esq.
At 4 Woodlands Road, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Forbes, of Free St. Paul’s, George Gordon Dustan(?)
Esq., merchant, Glasgow, to Jane Logan, second daughter of William Moffat Esq., MD.
At 88 Cambridge Street on the 3d instant, by the Rev. John Kirk, Edinburgh, Mr James Bicket, painter, to
Margaret, eldest daughter of the late Mr James Marshall, watchmaker, Wishaw.
At St. Flannin House, parish of Kirkintilloch, on the 3d instant, by the Rev. Dr. Marshall, John, eldest son of
John Fulton Esq., 10 Killermont Street, Glasgow, to Mary, eldest daughter of William Dunsmore Esq.,
coalmaster, Shirva.
At Kilwinning, on the 3d instant, by the Rev. Dr. Campbell, Mr James Muir, carpet manufacturer, Stewarton, to
Mary, only daughter of Mr Robert Calderwood, Kilwinning.
At 1 Brighton Place, on the 30th ultimo, by the Rev. Matthew Cochrane, of St. Peter’s, Mr James Boag,
headmaster of Omoa Academy, to Jessie, only daughter of the late John James Esq., Craigmore, Rothesay.
At Melbourne, on the 1st June, by the Rev. Mr Herington, Mr Robert Scott, of Glasgow, to Isabella Lawson,
daughter of Mr Alexander Mackie, from Sorbie Village, Wigtonshire, Scotland.
DEATHS [02]
At Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, on the 4th instant, Mr David Shanks, road surveyor. – Friends are requested to
accept this intimation.
At 6 Lynedoch Crescent, Glasgow, on the 6th instant, William Kerr, Esq., of Cunninghamhead, Ayrshire.
At 15 Macfarlane Street, Glasgow, on the 6th instant, Mr John Ramsay, late of Georgetown, Demerara.
At Nitshill, on the 6th instant, of scarlatina, aged 3 years, Margaret Riddell, youngest daughter of Mr Alexander
Dick.
At 35 Hutcheson Street, on the 6th instant, Hugh, aged 23 years, third son of the late Mr Robert Jeffrey, wine
and spirit merchant.
At 114 Hill Street, Garnet Hill, on the 5th instant, Euphemia Robertson, aged 5 months, youngest daughter of
Joseph Swan Esq.
At 7 Park Place, Stockwell Street, on the 5th instant, Mr James Miller, Superintendent of Lighting.
Suddenly, on the 5th instant, John Findley Esq., spirit-dealer, Cowgate, Kirkintilloch.
At Stormont Street, Glasgow, on the 4th instant, Ann, second daughter of Mr George Brookman, printer, late of
Glasgow.
At Perth, on the 4th instant, Arthur Barclay Esq., aged 72 years, formerly merchant in Glasgow.
At Glasgow, on the 4th instant, Elizabeth Mary Bunten, youngest daughter of Daniel Macnee Esq., RSA.
At Viewfield Place, Hamilton, on the 2d instant, Janet, only daughter of John Graham Esq., of Kittochside.
At Kielator, Perthshire, on the 1st instant, Robert Grieve Esq.
At Shandfield, Wishaw, on the 25th ultimo, Mr Stewart Shand, late of the Excise.
At Mobile, US., on the 7th ultimo, of yellow fever, Mr Joseph Goodsir sen., late of Glasgow.
At Trinidad, on the 25th August, of yellow fever, Alexander Brown Cleland, MD., Surgeon 69th Regiment,
formerly of Port Glasgow, son of James Cleland Esq., of Freemantle Square, Kingsdown, Bristol.
10th October 1853
CHOLERA – IMPORTED CASE (abbreviated)
Yesterday morning, a labourer named James McDade, temporarily residing in the house of Patrick Carr, 45 Canon
Street, died, after exhibiting, according to the statements of the inmates of the house, all of the symptoms of cholera.
The patient was not seen alive by any medical man, but such of these gentlemen as have heard the particulars of the
case, and seen the body, entertain little of no doubt that McDade died of cholera. The man had been engaged at harvest
work for some time past in the counties of Northumberland and Berwick and thense came on to Danse, where the
malady exist. On Thursday he moved to Bathgate, where there have been some cases of cholera, and slept the same
night along with a companion, on the ground, near the grave yard, as he had no money to pay for his lodgings. On the
following afternoon (Friday) he arrived in Glasgow and gave the above details of his hardships to his landlady….the
appearance of the first undoubted case, viz., that of William Burton, the Calton police officer, who was seized on
Thursday week…
BIRTHS [02]
At 68 Rottenrow Street, on the 13th instant, Mrs Robert Liddell, a son.
At 42 South Wellington Street, on the 13th instant, Mrs George Gourlie, a son.
At Falkirk Manse, on the 13th instant, Mrs Begg, a daughter.
At 39 Adelphi Street, on the 12th instant, Mrs John Niven jun., a son.
At 19 Elmbank Crescent, Glasgow, on the 12th instant, Mrs Gemmell, a daughter – still born.
At Kirkintilloch, on the 9th instant, Mrs John Maitland, a son.
At Culzean Castle, on the 6th instant, the Marchioness of Ailsa, a son.
At her mother’s house, Baker Street, Stirling, Mrs Robert Scott, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Hayburn Cottage, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. Thomas M Lawrie, Mr A Anderson, Partick, to Elizabeth
Buchanan, second daughter of Mr David More, builder, Partick.
At Inverary, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Smith, the Rev. Hugh McDairmid, AM., minister of Callander,
to Christina Brooks, daughter of the late Daniel Stewart Esq., Rector, Irvine.
At Saint Peter’s Church, Sheffield, on the 11th instant, by the Rev. T Sale, MA., Vicar, Alexander Denny Esq.,
iron ship builder, Dumbarton, to Antoinette, eldest daughter of Thomas Jowitt Esq., steel manufactirer there.
On the 11th instant, by the Rev. Mr Brown of Rutherglen, Duncan Lennox esq., writer, Glasgow, to Jane,
daughter of David Dunn Esq., Dunoon.
At Hamilton Crescent, Partick, on the 11th instant, by the Rev. William Welsh, Falkirk, Hugh Kennedy Esq.,
builder, Partick, to Agnes, daughter of Moses Hunter Esq., timber merchant.
At 143 West Campbell Street, on the 7th instant, by the Rev. JR Anderson, Mr Peter Doig, cabinetmaker,
Glasgow, to Susan, only daughter of the late John McFie, Greenock.
DEATHS [02]
At 36 Stockwell Street, on the 9th instant, Margaret Dougall, wife of Mr John Buchanan. – Friends will please
accept of this intimation.
At 15 Buccleuch Place, on the 12th instant, Margaret Macara Buchanan, second surviving daughter of John
Macmillan, MA., High School, Edinburgh.
At 15 Ronald Street, on the 10th instant, William, aged 10 years, second son of Mr John harper.
Suddenly at Bogside Farm, Glasgow, on the 10th instant, the Rev. David M Cameron.
At Coltness House, Lanarkshire, on the 10th instant, Henry Houldsworth Esq., of Coltness, in the 80th year of his
age.
At Auchtertool Manse, on the 9th instant, John Welsh Esq., of Liverpool, in the 70th year of his age.
At Campbeltown, on the 7th instant, David, son of Mr John Huie sen., merchant there.
INFANT KILLED [02]
A wretched young woman named Margaret McFarlane was found lying asleep in a state of intoxication on a stair in
New Wyndam at an early hour on Tuesday morning, with her infant of six months’ old lying dead beside her. Whether
the child died from cold and hunger, or had been smothered remains yet to be ascertained by a medical examination; but
either of these causes does not lessen the culpability of the unnatural mother, who is in custody.
UNSOUND MEAT [02]
A flesher named Walter Mitchell was fined on Tuesday in five guineas for having in his possession and offering for sale,
on the previous day, two rumps of meat, which was unsound and unfit for human food. He had brought the meat into the
city from the neighbourhood of Kirkintilloch.
10th October 1853
BIRTHS [02]
At 32 Melville Street, Edinburgh, on the 15th instant, Mrs John Boyd, jun., a son.
At 653 Gallowgate, on the 15th instant, Mrs James Neilson, a daughter.
At 49 Love Street, Paisley, on the 15th instant, Mrs Alexander Fullerton, a son.
At 26 George Street, on the 14th instant, Mrs William Herkless, a daughter.
At the Manse, Lauder, on the 12th instant, the wife of the Rev. William Smith, a son.
At 166 Hyde Park Street, on the 12th instant, Mrs John McAnsh, a son.
At 4 St James’s Street, Kingston, on the 11th instant, Mrs James Logan, a daughter.
At 79 South Portland Street, on the 11th instant, Mrs Thomas Kennedy, a daughter.
MARRIAGES [02]
At 240 Main Street, Bridgeton, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. George Simpson, James Patrick Esq., surgeon,
Springburn, to Jane, only daughter of Mr Henry May, merchant.
At Bath Street, Largs, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. William Steven, Mr James Allan, engineer, to Jane, only
daughter of the late Mr William Morris, builder, Largs.
At Marylebone Church, London, on the 12th instant, by the Rev. KEA Miney, MA., brother-in-law of the bride,
WH Lamond Esq., of Glasgow, to Rosa Caroline, fourth daughter of H Smith Esq., of Nottingham Terrace,
Regent’s Park.
At 195 Great Eastern Road, Glasgow, on the 11th instant, by the Rev. Mr Fraser of the Free Middle Church,
Paisley, Mr Robert Abercrombie, engineer, Paisley, to Mary, only daughter of the late Mr Rodney Drummond
Robertson, teacher, Bridgeend, Perth.
DEATHS [02]
At 36 St Andrew Square, on the 16th instant, Mr John Marshall, senior, baker.
At 80 Finnieston Street, on the 15th instant, Elizabeth Stenhouse, wife of the late Mr John Gemmell, grocer,
Finnieston, in the 54th year of her age.
At 3 Lynedoch Street, on the 15th instant, Marion Vannan, wife of William Goodwin Esq.
At Coatbridge, on the 15th instant, James Thomson, aged 6 years, son of Mr James T Morrison, wine and spirit
merchant.
At 321 Hamilton Place, Partick, on the 14th instant, Thomas R, in the 39th year of his age, son of the late Mr
John Wilson of Glasgow.
At 30 Robertson Lane, on the 14th instant, Christina McPherson, wife of Mr James Bolton.
At 7 Bridge Street, on the 14th instant, John Adam, aged 16 months, son of Mr David Manwell, contractor.
At Kempock, Gourock, on the 14th instant, Mrs Dr. Crawford.
At the Dumfries Arms Hotel, Cumnock, on the 13th instant, Mr James Murray.
At 37 Bedford Place, London, on the 13th instant, aged 25 years, Henry Mackenzie Esq., of Trinity College,
Cambridge, eldest son of the late Lord Mackenzie of Belmont, one of the Senators of the College of Justice.
At Campbeltown, on the 9th instant, Mrs D Montgomery, aged 74 years.
At Calcutta, on the 31st October 1852, on board the Zenobia steam frigate, James, youngest son of the late
Captain Thomas Callender, Port Glasgow.
10th October 1853
BIRTHS [02]
At 79 Bell Street, on the 20th instant, Mrs John Campbell, a son.
At 9 Greenhill Street, on the 19th instant, Mrs Alexander Ramsay, a daughter.
At Bank of Scotland, Paisley, on the 19th instant, Mrs Dalziel, a daughter.
At Johnstone Cottage, Cadder, on the 17th instant, Mrs John Craig, a daughter.
At 206 Gallowgate Street, on the 16th instant, Mrs Alexander Gleig Baxter, a son.
At Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, on the 17th instant, Mrs David Shanks, a daughter.
At 108 South Portland Street, on the 17th instant, Mrs George Robertson, a daughter.
At 20 St Andrew’s Square, on the 17th instant, Mrs Peter McArthur, a daughter.
At 63 Abercrombie Street, on the 16th instant, Mrs Robert Barclay, a daughter.
At Randolph terrace, Garnet Hill, on the 15th instant, Mrs John Steel, a daughter.
At Boghall, on the 14th instant, Mrs Jno, Turnbull, a daughter.
At Cross Arthurlie Inn, on the 14th instant, Mrs James Gillies, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At St Mary’s Episcopal Chapel, on the 19th instant, by the Rev. RS Oldham, Thomas H Gallie Esq., merchant,
Glasgow, to Jessie, second daughter of the late William Gibson Esq., merchant, St Thomas.
At 9 Orr Square, Paisley, on the 19th instant, by the Rev. Alexander Rennison, MA., Dr. James Paterson,
Partick, to Agnes Rollo, daughter of Mr David Taylor.
At Cumbrae, on the 19th instant, by the Rev. Alexander Marshall, Mr Alexander Brown, seed merchant,
Glasgow, to Isabella Lang, youngest daughter of the late William Stalker Esq., Millport.
At 24 Forth Street, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Beattie, Mr Alexander Allan, upholsterer, Laurieston, to
Elizabeth, only daughter of Mr Thomas Lindsay, Bottle Works, Port Dundas.
At Arndilly, Banffshire, on the 13th instant, Hamilton Forbes Esq., Bengal Cavalry, to Elizabeth, third daughter
of the late Hon. William Fraser of Saltoun, and sister of the present Lord Saltoun.
At Kamptee, on the 1st July, Mr Joseph Olive, Madras Civil Service, to Robina, daughter of the late Mr Robert
Highet, baker, Ayr.
DEATH [02]
At Aix La Chapelle, on the 18th instant, Fanny Orr, wife of the late Rob. Bennett Esq., 223 St Vincent Street. –
Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At Musselburgh, on the 18th instant, Robert Brown Esq., of Gilston, in his eighty-fifth year.
At 97 North Frederick Street, on the 20th instant, Isabella Abercromby, eldest daughter of Mr Alexander Laurie,
manufacturer.
At 184 West Nile Street, on the 20th instant, Mr Thomas Gillies, son of the late Mr Thomas Gilles, wine
merchant.
At 116 Stockwell Street, on the 20th instant, Mrs Robert Watson.
At Canal Bank, Paisley, on the 20th instant, Mr William Giffen, in the 79th year.
At Milnbank, on the 18th instant, Mary, daughter of John Adam Esq.
At his residence, Bath, in the 83d year of his age, General Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Bart. GCH, GC, St Jan.,
of Fairburn, Ross-shire, the senior General of her Majesty’s service,
At Bridge-of-Weir, on the 17th instant, Margaret, youngest daughter of William Speirs Esq., tanner, Bridge-of-
Weir.
At his residence, Aigburth, Liverpool, on the 16th instant, Rear-Admiral Bell, CB.
At Manchester, on the 13th instant, Mr William Dixon Cocker.
At Dieppe, on the 12th instant, Anne Augusta, aged seven months, only child of Lord and Lady Gilbert Kennedy.
At La Petite Fosse, St. Severn, France, on the 8th instant, Archibald L Cuthill Esq., late writer in Glasgow, at the
advanced age of 90. – He was the oldest member of Faculty.
Drowned, on the 29th ultimo, off the coast of Barra, by the wreck of the Annie Jane, Mr William Corbet, smith,
late of Glasgow, also Catherine Reekie, his wife, and Helen Millar, aged 9 years and William aged 7 years, their
children.
Drowned near Mouhnein, on the 12th July instant, Mr Richard Todd, chief officer of the ship Isabella of London
and son of the late Mr James Todd sen., Pittenweem, Fifeshire.
DEATH: -On the 19th of October, near Sydney, NSW, G.H.M. Alexander Esq, Civil Service, Bengal, only son of the
late Major-Gen. James Alexander, H.E.I.C.S., leaving a widow and eleven children. -20th October 1853 -The New
York Times
DEATH: -At Sydney, Australia, on the 20th October, Archibald, third son, and on his way to Port-Philip on the 9th of
November following, Colin, eldest son of John Campbell Esq. of Glenmore in Argyllshire. -20th October 1853 -The
New York Times
MARINE INTELLIGENCE: -Arrived -Ship Statira Morre, Lawton, Glasgow and the Clyde, Aug 26, mdse and 301
passengers to Durham & Dimon. Been 29 days from the Banks; experienced westerly winds the whole passage. Mr
George Graham of Scotland, and Miss Mary Gallacher or Ireland died on the passage. -20th October 1853 - The New
York Times
GEORGE MCKINLAY [02]
A person in Greenock, named George McKinlay, applied lately to her Majesty’s Emigration Commissioners for a free
passage to Australia. East certificate requires signatures from five parties to the character and health of the applicant –
two householders, a magistrate, clergyman and surgeon. Such a document McKinlay forwarded, but the Commissioners
suspected some irregularity, and sent the case to Captain Keele, RN., Government Emigration Officer for Clyde, to
ascertain the authenticity of the signatures, when it was discovered that three of the five names were forgeries, those of
Provost Martin, the Rev. Mr. Cole, and Mr. Bryson, surgeon. McKinlay was apprehended and tried for the offence on
Friday last, when, having pled guilty, he was sentenced by Sheriff Marshall to pay the minimum fine of £2 and all
expenses, or suffer 30 days’ imprisonment. The extreme penalty if £50 or three months’ imprisonment.
DIED: At No. 5 Lewis Street, on the 14th instant, after four day's sickness, Barbara, only surviving daughter of John
and Barbara Buckie, late of Glasgow, Scotland. The friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully invited to
attend the funeral, on Saturday 15th instant, a 2 o'clock PM. - 15th October 1853 -The New York Times
DEATH: - On the 19th of October, near Sydney, NSW, G.H.M. Alexander Esq, Civil Service, Bengal, only son of the late Major-Gen. James Alexander, H.E.I.C.S., leaving a widow and eleven children.
DEATH: - At Sydney, Australia, on the 20th October, Archibald, third son, and on his way to Port-Philip on the 9th of November following, Colin, eldest son of John Campbell Esq. of Glenmore in Argyllshire.
21st October 1853
FATAL AND MOST DISTRESSING ACCIDENT [abbreviated][ 02]
It is our painful duty this week to announce the death, on Sunday morning last, of Mr Robert Bryden, wine merchant,
here in consequence of an accident which occurred on the night og the preceding Friday. Mr Bryden had on that day
attended a coursing meeting at Hallydayhill, and after the conclusion of the day’s sport, had dined with a friend in the
parish of Dalton…he was travelling on horseback… called while passing through Collin village, at the house of Mr
Eskdale. The Cullin toll bar stands a few yards beyond Mr Eskdale’s house…made of iron and not easily seen on a dark
night and was shut….the horse had made no effort to clear the gate…fell to the ground…Mr Bryden was thrown a
considerable distance, his head and face coming first in contact with the road…severe wounds and abrasions on the
face, concussion of the brain…passed away at four o’clock on Sunday morning….deep sympathy with his widowed
mother. - Dumfries Courier
21st October 1853
BIRTHS [02]
At Hope Lodge, Garngad Hill, Glasgow, on the 23d instant, Mrs William Murray, a daughter.
At 63 Brown Street, Glasgow, on the 23d instant, Mrs Robert McLae, a son.
At 3 Woodside Place, on the 22d instant, Mrs William McEwan, a son.
At 46 Abbotsford Place, on the 22d instant, Mrs James Anderson, a daughter.
At 91 West Regent Street, on the 22d instant, the wife of Dr Thomas Watson, a son.
At 97 North Frederick Street, on the 21st instant, Mrs Alexander Laurie, a son – which survived only a few
hours.
At Hamilton Place, Partick, on the 21st instant, Mrs James Walker, a son.
At Alexandria, on the 21st instant, Mrs Duncan McNaught, merchant, a daughter.
At Partick, on the 20th instant, Mrs Alexander Wright, twin sons – one still-born.
At Oakbank, Greenock, on the 19th instant, Mrs David Johnstone, a son.
At Melbourne Place, Grace Street, Finnieston, on the 18th instant, Mrs David McCron, a daughter.
At Newton Villa, Northumberland, on the 17th instant, Mrs JT Nicholson, a son.
At Saltcoats, on the 16th instant, Mrs William Lekie, twins – daughters.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Geggan Bank, Irvine, on the 20th instant, by the Rev. Mr Wilson, Mr William Reid, upholsterer, to Elizabeth
George, eldest daughter of James Wyllie Esq.,
On the 18th instant, by the Rev. Principal McFarlane, Mr John Dewar, victualler, Glasgow, to Mary Arkle,
daughter of Dr. McKellar, Glendaruel, Argyllshire.
At 29 Kent Street, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. Henry W Crosskey, Mr Adam Knox, engineer, to Elizabeth,
daughter of Mr Robert Megget, muslin manufacturer, Glasgow.
At Glasgow, on the 11th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Graham, Mr James Varner, boot and shoemaker, to Esther,
eldest daughter of Mr Andrew Fleming, late of Glasgow.
DEATHS [02]
At Cadogan Street, on the 23d instant, Thomas aged 23, second son of Mr George Ogilvie, Geelong, Australia –
Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At No. 4 Steel Street, on the 23d instant, Mr James Nesbit, house-factor.
At Maryhill Manse, on the 21st instant, of fever, the Rev. RL Johnstone. – Friends will please accept of this
intimation.
At Balloch Hotel, on the 20th instant, John, aged 4 years, only son of Mr M Macfarlane. – Friends will please
accept of this intimation.
At Estancia de San Jorge, South America, on the 18th August, Mr Peter Shanklie, late of Leith Walk Nursery,
Edinburgh. – Friends at a distance will please accept of this intimation.
At 17 Bedford Street, on the 22d instant, Agnes, aged 65 years, wife of John Manson.
At 58 Taylor Street, on the 22d instant, William Andrew, second son of Mr James Hair, grocer.
At 13 Woodside Place, on the 21st instant, Mrs William Auld.
At 29 Jamaica Street, on the 21st instant, of apoplexy, Mrs Stalker.
At 448 Argyll Street, on the 21st instant, Margaret Forsyth, eldest daughter of Mr George McPhail.
At 29 Elmbank Place, on the 20th instant, Mary Ritchie, wife of Mr George Lamb, builder.
At 77 Taylor Street, on the 20th instant, Euphemia Niven, wife of Mr Archibald Murphy, stair railer.
At 1 Holmhead Street, on the 20th instant, Isaballa Macfarlane, wife of Mr Walter McDougall.
At John Street, Bridgeton, on the 19th instant, Mr Robert Welsh, aged 78 years.
At 3 Carnarvon Street, Glasgow, on the 19th instant, Elizabeth Thorne, relict of Mr Mark Broadley, merchant,
Glasgow.
At 42 Greenhill Street, on the 19th instant, Martha Trotter, aged one year and nine months, youngest daughter of
Mr John Neill.
Suddenly, at Rothesay, on the 13th instant, Miss Elizabeth Moir of Stirling.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE: - Arrived - Ship Statira Morre, Lawton, Glasgow and the Clyde, Aug 26, mdse and 301 passengers to Durham & Dimon. Been 29 days from the Banks; experienced westerly winds the whole passage. Mr George Graham of Scotland, and Miss Mary Gallacher or Ireland died on the passage. - 20th October 1853 - The New York Times
DIED: At No. 5 Lewis Street, on the 14th instant, after four day's sickness, Barbara, only surviving daughter of John and Barbara Buckie, late of Glasgow, Scotland. The friends and aquantances of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Saturday 15th instant, a 2 o'clock PM. - 15th October 1853 - The New York Times
28th October 1853
BIRTHS [02]
At 100 Brunswick Street, on the 27th instant, Mrs Alexander Dick, junior, a daughter.
At 35 Rutherglen Road, on the 26th instant, Mrs George Leggat, a daughter.
At 2 Clifton Grove Crescent, on the 25th instant, Mrs GH Gibson, a daughter.
At 11 Clarendon Place, on the 25th instant, Mrs Houston Stewart Wallace, a son.
At 93 North Frederick Street, on the 25th instant, Mrs John Forsyth, a daughter.
At 230 Holm Street, on the 25th instant, Mrs Andrew Philp jun., a daughter.
At 4 Camden Street, Birkenhead, on the 25th instant, the wife of Benjamin J Thomson Esq., solicitor, Liverpool,
a son.
At Balfour Street, Port Glasgow, on the 24th instant, Mrs Alexander Lang, a son.
At Auldhousefauld, on the 22d instant, Mrs James Gilroy, a daughter.
At Montague Street, Rothesay, on the 21st instant, Mrs John McMillan, a daughter.
At 57 South Portland Street, on the 21st instant, Mrs Alexander Drummond, a son.
At Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, on the 21st instant, Mrs Barbour, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At Bidston, Cheshire, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. J King, rector of Woodchurch, Richard, eldest son of
James Powell Esq., Cliftonpark, Birkenhead, to Elizabeth, daughter of the late Rev. Joseph Gate, incumbent of
Bidston.
At 43 Scott Street, Garnethill, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Smith, Biggar, James Gibson Esq., to
Christina, eldest daughter of David Anderson Esq.
At 28 Cochran Street, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. William Lindsay, DD., Mr Thomson T Brown, to Carlotta
youngest daughter of the late Mr James Taylor, calenderer, Glasgow.
At Kirkfield, on the 26th instant, by the Rev. AN Somerville, William Kelly jun., Esq., Glasgow, to Eliza
Johnstone, daughter of William McHaffie Esq., of Overton.
At Partick, on the 26th instant, by the Rev. George Blyth, Mr Robert Mathie, clothier, Glasgow, to Eliza
McFarlane Forrester, relict of Mr James McLeod.
At Springfield House, on the 25th instant, by the Rev. ST Porter, of Bath Street Chapel, John Latham Esq., to
Louisa, second daughter of Samuel Higginbotham Esq.
At Saucel, Paisley, on the 25th instant, by the Rev. John Thomson of Free St George’s James Muir Esq., Paisley
to Margaret, eldest daughter of the Rev. Matthew McGavin, Airdrie.
At Dunure Cottage, on the 25th instant, by the Rev. John Blair, Mr Robert Kerr, Glasgow, to Margaret, eldest
daughter of the late Mr Alexander Goodall, Maybole.
At 28 Abbotsford Place, Glasgow, on the 24th instant, by the Rev. Dr. Anderson, Mr John Stewart, Rector of the
Training Academy, Achil, Ireland, to Mary, daughter of the late Mr Peter Stewart, farmer, Gortchenenain,
Kintyre.
At 23 George Street, Glasgow, on the 25th instant, by the Rev. John Williams, Mr John Hendrie, city missionary,
Edinburgh, to Margaret, youngest daughter of the late Mr William McDonald, Springbank.
At Hackney, on the 20th instant, Mr John F Sloane, Secretary to the Monkland Railway Company, to Agnes,
eldest daughter of Francis Napier Johnstone Esq., of Laura Place, Clapton.
At the residence of the bride’s uncle, Dr. WP Smith, Montreal, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. Mr Campbell, Mr
John Stewart Millar, to Margaret Cross Smith, late of this city.
DEATHS [02]
At 324 Hamilton Place, Partick, on the 14th instant, Thomas R, in the 30th year of his age, son of the late Mr John
Wilson of Glasgow. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At 4 Viewfield Terrace, Hillhead, on the 25th instant, Jessie Shannan, wife of Charles Livingston Esq. – friends
are requested to accept of this intimation.
Suddenly, at Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia, on the 4th July last, Isabella Ramage, wife of Mr Joseph
Barnett, late of Glasgow. – Friends will please accept of this intimation.
At his residence, 2 North Coburg Street, on the 27th instant, Mr John Reid, aged 60 years, late Lieutenant 54th
Regiment.
At 5 Blythswood Square, on the 26th instant, Patricia Morris, wife of Andrew Orr Esq.
At Clyde Street, on the 26th instant, John Baird Miller.
At 3 Brighton Place, on the 26th instant, Joseph Alexander, aged 10 days, son of Mr William Ker.
At 420 Gallowgate Street, on the 26th instant, Mrs William Stewart, after a protracted illness.
At 6 South Wellington Street, on the 25th instant, Mr D Buchanan, son of Mr Colin Buchanan, Rothesay.
At 16 Abbotsford Place, on the 25th instant, Barbara, daughter of the late Mr Robert McGavin, merchant,
Glasgow.
At 24 Robertson Street, on the 25th instant, Mr Hugh McWhirter.
At 79 Abbotsford Place, on the 24th instant, Isabella Armour, relict of Mr George Turnbull, Glasgow.
At Duke Street, Leith, on the 24th instant, Thomas Callender Esq.
At 213 St Vincent Street, on the 23d instant, Margaret infant daughter of Mr George A Tassie.
At 4 Morris Place, Glasgow, on the 22d instant, William aged 4½ years, only son of Mr William Taylor,
watchmaker.
At Blairloggie, on the 22d instant, Jane, youngest daughter of the late Mr Andrew Aitken, Carneil, Fifeshire.
At 613 Gallowgate, on the 21st instant, of scarlet fever, William, eldest son of William McNicol, spirit dealer.
At 126 West Campbell Street, Mr Archibald Cameron, aged 77 years.
At Biggar, on the 20th instant, Jane Gladstone, wife of Mr Adam Pairman.
At 46 Crown Street, on the 20th instant, Mr Hugh Leitch, Free Church student of Divinity, aged 34 years –
deeply regretted.
At Oldmill of Schivas, in the parish of Methlie, on the 13th instant, Helen, relict of the late Alexander Emslie, at
the advanced age of 101 years.
At George Town, Prince Edward’s Island, on the 3d instant, Mr WB Alexander, mate of HMS Devastation, only
son of the late Captain William Alexander, Greenock, and grandson of Captain William Buchanan, RN.
At Sydney, New South Wales, on the 21st June last, William, son of Mr Alexander Campbell, Saracen’s Head
Inn, Saltcoats.
At Forest Creek, Australia, in March, John, second son of Captain Thomas Muir, 17 St James Street, Kingston,
Glasgow.
FATAL ACCIDENT [02]
Yesterday afternoon, about two o’clock, a labourer named William Campbell, in the employment of the Caledonian
Railway Company, was so severely bruised, that he died shortly after. He was engaged doing something between two
engines, one of which was in motion, when , unfortunately, he got jammed between them, and only survived a few
minutes after the accident. Deceased was about 60 years of age, and has left a widow and a large family.
31st October 1853
BIRTHS [02]
At 73 Eglinton Street, on the 30th instant, Mrs Stephen A McL. Young, a daughter.
At 286 Albany Terrace, on the 30th instant, Mrs J Macnab, a daughter.
At 11 Sauchiehall Street, on the 29th instant, Mrs Alexander Bowman, a son.
At Dungeonhill House, on the 29th instant, Mrs William Pride, a daughter.
At Victoria Place, Belfast, on the 29th instant, Mrs John Ferguson, a daughter.
At 533 Gallowgate, on the 28th instant, Mrs Robert Seaton, a son.
At 15 Hill Street, Glasgow, on the 28th instant, Mrs Steven, a son.
At 12 Trongate, on the 28th instant, Mrs Andrew Crosbie, a daughter.
At 96 Garngad Hill, on the 27th instant, Mrs GW Muir, a son.
At Bishop Street, Londonderry, on the 24th instant, Mrs EJ Sherrard, a son.
At 17 Union Square, Southwark, London, on the 22d instant, Mrs William Todd, a daughter.
At 2 North Woodside Road, on the 19th instant, Mrs John Weir, a daughter.
At Bendigo, Kangaroo Flat, Australia, on the 26th July, the wife of George O’Donnell Esq., surgeon, late of
Glasgow, a daughter.
BIRTH: -At Pentridge, Port-Philip, South Australia, 3rd Nov, Mrs John C Kerr, late of Glasgow, a son.
MARRIAGES [02]
At No. 13 Newton Place, Glasgow, on the 27th instant, by the Rev. Archibald Watson of St Matthew's, Thomas
Edlington, Esq., iron merchant, Glasgow, to Robina Hamilton, daughter of George Salmond Esq., Procurator
Fiscal of Lanarkshire.
At St George’s, Bloomsbury, London, on the 26th instant, Captain Joseph Tucker Geils, EIC Service, of Geilston,
Cardross, to Hester Elizabeth, daughter of the late Colonel N Wilson, KH., and widow of the late Pierre Armand
Bessis of Boulogne-sur-Mar.
At Collingwood, near Melbourne, Australia, on the 17th June by the Rev. DM Sinclair, Donald M Spedding, to
Elizabeth Scouller, eldest daughter of Mr William Glass, late of Glasgow.
DEATHS [02]
Suddenly, on the 28th instant, Robert, third son of Mr James Gardiner, warehouseman. – Friends will please
accept of this intimation.
At Oakville, Hillhead, on the 30th instant, the infant son of Mr Johnathan Thomson.
At Edgecombe Buildings, Rothesay, on the 28th instant, Sarah Buton, wife of the late Mr Duncan
McCorkindalem innkeeper, there.
At Garland Place, Paisley, on the 27th Instant, Robert Wylie Esq., writer.
At Elgin, on the 26th instant, Joseph Collie Esq., Collie Street, Elgin.
At Strone, Lochlongside, on the 23d instant, Mr Donald McLellan, late farmer, Craggan.
At Cedar Bank, St John, New Brunswick, on the 30th ultimo, Mary Cowan, relict of Mr Samuel Steven formerly
of Glasgow.
At New York on the 14th ultimo, David, aged 24 years, eldest son of Mr John S McCall, 177 Main Street,
Anderston.
At Sydney, New South Wales, on the 21st June last, William, son of Mr Alexander Campbell, Saracen’s Head
Inn, Saltcoats.
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