Saltcoats - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
17 FEBRUARY 1905

DEATH

WEBSTER: At Sidney Street, Saltcoats, on the 15th instant, William Webster, aged 85 years, late teacher of navigation, Glasgow.

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GLASGOW HERALD
18 FEBRUARY 1842

DEATH

At Hamilton Street, Saltcoats, on the 14th instant, W. H. Stewart, Esquire, aged 72 years.

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GLASGOW HERALD
19 FEBRUARY 1904

DEATH

SERVICE: At 21 Hamilton Street, Saltcoats, on the 18th instant, William Service, senior, aged 85 years.

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GLASGOW HERALD
19 FEBRUARY 1904

MARRIAGE

BEVERIDGE – KERR: At 19 Stanley Road, Saltcoats, on the 17th February, by the Rev. Charles Lamont, South Beach U.F. Church, Robert Beveridge, Renfrew, to Mary, second daughter of the late Daniel Kerr, Saltcoats.

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GLASGOW HERALD
19 FEBRUARY 1906

LOSSES BY FIRE

On Saturday night about eleven o’clock fire broke out in the shop at Dockhead Street, Saltcoats, tenanted by Messrs Robertson & Company and owned by Mrs. Thomson.

The block, which is situated in the narrowest part of the street, consists of two shops and dwelling-houses.

One of the shops where the outbreak occurred is a tailors and clothiers’, and the other a general draper’s tenanted by Mrs. Crawford. The fire spread with great rapidity, and when the front door was burst open the flames extended nearly across the street.

The contents of the tailors’ establishment were entirely consumed and the draper’s stock damaged. The dwelling-houses in the second flat caught fire, and part of the furniture was destroyed. The building itself also suffered considerably.

The shops on the other side were in great danger, a large plate glass window being cracked from top to bottom and the doors and shutters were blistered by the heat.

Through the active exertions of the brigade, under Mr. David Robertson, the fire was prevented from spreading and ultimately extinguished.

The damage is believed to be covered by insurance.

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GLASGOW HERALD
19 FEBRUARY 1907

DEATH

THOMSON: At Londonderry (at the house of her son-in-law), on the 16th of February, Elizabeth Shedden, widow of Donald Thomson, butcher, Saltcoats.

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GLASGOW HERALD
19 FEBRUARY 1908

MUNICIPAL MEETING – SALTCOATS

At a meeting of Saltcoats Town Council – Bailie A. S. Millar presiding – it was intimated that Provost Donaldson was making good progress towards recovering from his recent illness.

Arrangements were made for opening the swimming pond at the North Pans for the season, but the proposal to open a stall for the season for providing tea and coffee for bathers was remitted back to the Shores Committee for further consideration.

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GLASGOW HERALD
20 FEBRUARY 1815

MARRIAGE

At Paisley, on the 13th instant, Alexander Milroy, Esquire, M.D., to Miss Mary Kelso, both of Saltcoats.

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GLASGOW HERALD
20 FEBRUARY 1905

DEATH

KERR: At 24 Hamilton Street, Saltcoats, on the 18th instant, Martha Kerr, milliner.

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GLASGOW HERALD
20 FEBRUARY 1905

DEATH

McKILLOP: At Chapelbrae Cottage, Saltcoats, on the 19th February, Robert McKillop, in his 77th year.

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GLASGOW HERALD
22 FEBRUARY 1900

BIRTH

CAMERON: At Annifield, Sidney Street, Saltcoats, on the 21st instant, the wife of John Cameron; a son.

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GLASGOW HERALD
22 FEBRUARY 1901

DEATH

RUSSELL: At 12 Countess Street, Saltcoats, on the 20th instant, Agnes Clark Russell, eldest daughter of the late Hugh Russell.