Ardrossan - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
23 MAY 1894

THE GLEN SANNOX SAILINGS TO ARRAN

The steamer GLEN SANNOX begins her sailings between Ardrossan and Arran today, and as this is a holiday an extra sailing has been arranged in connection with the 5.7 p.m. train from Glasgow.
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GLASGOW HERALD
23 MAY 1893

ASSAULT

At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court yesterday, JOHN *******, labourer, Glasgow Street, Ardrossan, pleaded guilty to having, on the 20th instant, on Montgomerie Street, there, assaulted Hector McNeil, seaman, residing in Montgomerie Lane, there, by striking him several blows on the face and knocking him down.

The offence being aggravated by previous conviction he was fined in £2, with the alternative of 20 days’ imprisonment.
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GLASGOW HERALD
24 MAY 1893

BOWLING
ARDROSSAN v. SALTCOATS


The first bowling match of the season on the Ardrossan Bowling Green took place on Monday evening between six rinks of the above clubs.

The result was as follows: - Ardrossan, 113; Saltcoats, 105.
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GLASGOW HERALD
24 MAY 1841

STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ARDROSSAN AND BELFAST

That well-known fast boat AYRSHIRE LASSIE, Captain John Hunter, plies between Ardrossan and Belfast, leaving Ardrossan every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at nine o’clock morning, or on the arrival of the train which leaves Glasgow at half-past seven a.m. returning from Belfast on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at eight o’clock morning, so as to reach Ardrossan in time for the quarter-past five o’clock up train to Glasgow, or at latest, the quarter-past seven o’clock train from Ardrossan to Glasgow.
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GLASGOW HERALD
24 MAY 1844

ARDROSSAN COURSING CLUB

We understand that, in addition to the usual prizes at next October meeting, there will be run for, puppies of 1843, the Derby, for dogs, and the Oaks, for bitches, 3 sovereigns each, h ft., the second to receive 10 per cent for the stake it run up for. These puppies to be shown and entered at the Eglinton Arms Hotel, Ardrossan, on the 23rd instant.

We may, therefore, expect superior sport at the next meeting of this important Club.
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Sorry It has been 4 years to reply to this series of messages. Hope that you get this response. John Cullen may have been my uncle. My grand father was John Cullen of Irish decent and the family lived at 14 Alpine Terrace in Ardrossan. I think the family changed the name from Cullen to Killin My other uncle Duncan was also killed in WW1. My father was Andrew Killin and we lived in Alpine Tce. till 1961 Anyone rmembers us/me please feel free to get in touch. Killentrae13@outlook.com
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GLASGOW HERALD
25 MAY 1899

A LUNATIC AT LARGE

Late on Tuesday evening complaint was made to the police that a man had occasioned considerable alarm to residents in Kilmeny Terrace, Ardrossan, by attempting to force an entrance into one of the houses.

Yesterday morning he created some amusement at the Post Office by putting, first a padlock, and then his cap, into the letter box.

He was wandering about the streets with his head and his feet bare, when the police took him up.

At the police station he gave his name as JAMES LAWRENCE AMBROSE, and said he was a native of Aberdeen.

According to his story, he was a seaman on board a vessel called the CHARLES FLINT, which was wrecked – where or when he could not say.

He came to Ardrossan three weeks ago from Gourock by the steamer DUCHESS OF ROTHESAY, and had since then been employed as a painter at the shipyard. He was 22 years of age.

Having been certified as insane, he was removed to Ayr Asylum.
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25 MAY

ARDROSSAN DOCKERS’ STRIKE

No settlement of the Ardrossan dockers’ strike was reached yesterday. The joint meeting lasted from 11.30am till nearly 9.30pm. A report was submitted to a meeting of the men later and they decided to hold a mass meeting tomorrow morning.
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GLASGOW HERALD
26 MAY 1894

DEATH

CLEUGH: At 8 Montgomerie Street, Ardrossan, after a long and painful illness, Frances (Fanny) Cleugh, youngest daughter of the late Robert Cleugh, Northumberland Square, North Shields.
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GLASGOW HERALD
26 MAY 1892

DEATH

BUTCHER: At Eglinton Hotel, Ardrossan, on the 24th instant, of paralysis, Thomas Butcher.
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GLASGOW HERALD
26 MAY 1896

ASSAULTING HIS WIFE

At Ardrossan Burgh Court yesterday morning, WILLIAM McGILLIVRAY, labourer, was charged with having on Saturday, in his own house in Montgomerie Lane, Ardrossan, assaulted his wife.

He pleaded not guilty.

Evidence showed that McGillivray arrived home on Saturday in a quarrelsome mood and under the influence of liquor. The wife complained that he was spending on drink money that should be devoted to the maintenance of herself and two children, whereupon he committed the assault.

There were two previous convictions recorded against him. He was convicted and fined 20s.
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GLASGOW HERALD
27 MAY 1895

DEATH

STARK: At Kilmeny, Ardrossan (the residence of her brother-in-law), on the 25th instant, after a short illness, Mrs. Jessie Stark.
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