GLASGOW HERALD 9 APRIL 1912 ARRAN SAILING ABANDONED With the exception of the great storm of mid-December last, yesterday’s gale was the worst which has been experienced at Ardrossan for some years. At 10 a.m. the wind was sufficiently strong to prevent the Arran steamer from sailing at her usual ti...

GLASGOW HERALD
9 APRIL 1864

TRADE REPORT

The shipments of pig iron from Ardrossan Harbour for the week ending Thursday, 7 April, were: -

Coastwise, 4030 tons; Foreign, 996 tons; Total, 5026 tons.

GLASGOW HERALD
9 APRIL 1838

COAL PRICES

The price of coal at Troon and Ardrossan has been reduced this last week to: -

Fire coal – 10s 6d per waggon of 28 cwt.; and
Blind coal – 10s 6d per 30 cwt.

GLASGOW HERALD
9 APRIL 1856

MARRIAGE – FERGUSON and AITKEN

At Saltcoats, on the 7th instant, by the Rev. Mr Giffen, Mr Robert Ferguson, of the ship THOMAS FIELDING, to Jean, fourth daughter of James Aitken, Esquire.

GLASGOW HERALD
9 APRIL 1855

DEATH - FERGUSON

At Saltcoats, on the 6th instant, Elizabeth Gray Knox, aged 60 years, relict of Mr Alexander Ferguson.

GLASGOW HERALD
9 APRIL 1852

MARRIAGE – McCALLUM and FRASER

At 122 South Portland Street, Glasgow, on the 6th instant, by the Rev. John Bryce, Saltcoats, Mr D. McCallum, merchant, Manchester, to Anne, eldest daughter of the late Mr Peter Fraser, Paisley.

EVENING TIMES 9 APRIL 1959 SMOKE ALARM – THEN WIDOW FOUND DEAD An elderly widow was found dead in a smoke-filled room at Stevenston today. She was Mrs Margaret Bell, who lived alone at 54 Caledonian Road. Neighbours became alarmed when they saw smoke coming from the house and saw that the curtain ha...

GLASGOW HERALD 9 APRIL 1913 THE ARDEER EXPLOSION At a meeting of Irvine Town Council last night – Provost Borland presiding – Police Superintendent Happell, in a report which was submitted, stated that a great deal of damage was done in the burgh by the explosion at Ardeer on March 10. As far as cou...

GLASGOW HERALD 9 APRIL 1864 CONCEALMENT OF PREGNANCY The Circuit Court for the shires of Ayr and Wigtown, opened in Ayr yesterday – the Hon. Lord Ardmillan presiding. Martha Reid was charged with concealment of pregnancy, in so far as, on 4th September, 1863, in or near the house in Boglemart Street...

GLASGOW HERALD
8 APRIL 1865

SHIPPING CASUALTY

Almeria, April 5 – The HANOVERIAN, from Ardrossan for Marseille, with coals, is supposed to have foundered at sea off Majorca; the crew have arrived safe here.

GLASGOW HERALD
8 APRIL 1862

VESSEL SPOKEN WITH

NELSON (ship), of Ardrossan, steering to south, 25th ultimo, in latitude 50 10N, longitude 9 42W.

GLASGOW HERALD
8 APRIL 1912

ARDROSSAN AND SALTCOATS GOLF CLUB – MONTHLY COMPETITION

Stewart Medal – Hugh Wylie, (8) 84; George McGregor, (7) 84; William Ness, (8) 84; R. H. Watt, (14) 85.