Ardrossan - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
20 MAY 1873

VESSEL FOR SALE AT ARDROSSAN

To be sold by public auction on Tuesday next at 1.p.m. at Ardrossan Quay, the brigantine, “JAMES.” She is well found, and carries about 170 tons on a light draught of water, and sails with 10 ton ballast. Had a thorough overhaul in dock end of February last.

Terms cash and 5 per cent auction fees.

For further particulars apply to Captain on board, or William Crawford, shipbroker, Harbour, Ardrossan.

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CASUALTY OF WAR
20 MAY 1916

Died on service, Sergeant WILLIAM MOFFAT, Service No. S/4657, 9th Battalion Black Watch – Theatre of war, France and Flanders – born at Paisley; enlisted at Ardrossan.

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GLASGOW HERALD
21 MAY 1873

SCOTCH BANKRUPT – SEQUESTRATION

ARCHIBALD NICOL, spirit dealer, Harbour Street, Ardrossan, in the county of Ayr. Creditors to meet within the Eglinton Arms Hotel, Ardrossan, 30th May, at eleven o’clock.

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GLASGOW HERALD
21 MAY 1877

THE RIVER STEAMBOAT TRAFFIC

The fine steamer ROTHESAY CASTLE continues to occupy and satisfactorily discharge her work between Ardrossan and Arran in connection with the Glasgow & South-Western Railway.

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GLASGOW HERALD
21 MAY 1945

DRILL COMPETITION FOR A.T.C. SQUADRONS

A drill competition open to squadrons of the Air Training Corps in the counties of Bute, Ayr, Kirkcudbright, Wigtown, and Dumfries was held at an R.A.F. station in the South of Scotland on Saturday afternoon. In all ten teams comprising 18 N.C.O.s and cadets under the charge of an N.C.O. competed, and a silver challenge cup presented to the winner was secured by the No.1138 Squadron, Ardrossan.

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GLASGOW HERALD
22 MAY 1889

ARDROSSAN – DROWNED WHILE BATHING

Yesterday, shortly before one o’clock, a navvy named JOHN GREEN, aged 19, a native of London, went into bathe behind Montgomerie Pier. The shore is sandy and safe for bathing on but at this particular place it is supposed he fell into a rut or hole made by a dredger, and being unable to swim sank.

The body was recovered about an hour afterwards.

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GLASGOW HERALD
23 MAY 1878

LAUNCH AT ARDROSSAN

There was a launch from the yard of Messrs Dobson & Charles yesterday, a steam yacht, built by the late firm of Adamson & Company.

She is 61 feet by 10 feet, and was named ISABELLA.

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GREENOCK ADVERTISER
24 MAY 1831

DEATH

William Lade, writer in Port Glasgow, died at Ardrossan on 18th May, 1831 – he was returning from the election at Ayr.

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GLASGOW HERALD
24 MAY 1870

MATE DROWNED

The schooner LOTUS, of Fleetwood, which sailed from Ardrossan on Saturday, returned on Sunday forenoon, in consequence of having lost a hand overboard off Ailsa Craig.

About half-past seven o’clock on Sunday morning a heavy sea was running and the hands were engaged reefing the mainsail. The ship was rolling a good deal at the time, and the mate, who went overboard, was standing aft on the topsail. Though no one observed how the accident occurred, it is supposed he was struck by the mainboom.

As soon as he was observed going over two fenders were thrown out, the anchor dropped, and the vessel hove to. The sea was so heavy, however, that a boat could not be launched, and the unfortunate man was only observed for a few seconds ere he sank.

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GLASGOW HERALD
24 MAY 1870

AGRICULTURE – ARDROSSAN

A great deal of rain has fallen during the last ten days, and the hopes of agriculture have risen accordingly. Though the temperature has not been so mild as could have been desired the growth has been something wonderful during the last ten days.

Potatoes, which were scarcely visible, now exhibit a healthy braird of six or seven inches high, and a great deal of sickly-looking wheat has grown quite strong and healthy looking. In fact, many patches of the latter cereal, which then seemed wholly barren, now exhibit a freshness and strength of the most cheering nature.

In fact, on all fields where the slightest protection has been afforded by hedgerows or “dykes,” the wheat is looking better than it has done for many years, and some of the farmers who re-sowed on winter-sown fields are now regretting their haste, as the first crop is coming up and keeping pace with the second, thus producing a strong mixture which cannot be agreeable.

Pasture fields are looking beautiful, corn is coming away nicely, and all that is now wanted to satisfy even the most fastidious agriculturist is heat.

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GLASGOW HERALD
24 MAY 1870

MARRIAGE

At Ardrossan, on the 23rd instant, by the Rev. John Steward, Free Church, James Stevenson, of Kingston, New Brunswick, to Maggie, youngest daughter of Captain McDermaid, Ardrossan.

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GLASGOW HERALD
25 MAY 1875

BIRTH

At Princes Street, Ardrossan, on the 24th instant, the wife of James Clark, merchant; a son.