Saltcoats - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
26 MARCH 1841

DEATH - REID

At his house, Saltcoats, on the 21st instant, Boyd Reid, Esquire, in his 85th year.

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GLASGOW HERALD
26 MARCH 1847

BIRTH - LECKIE

At Saltcoats, on the 19th instant, Mrs William Leckie, baker; a son.

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GLASGOW HERALD
26 MARCH 1852

MARRIAGE – WALLACE and McDONNELL

At Parkend, Saltcoats, on the 24th instant, by the Rev. Mr Bryce, Robert Wallace, Esquire, surgeon, to Maria, third daughter of Hugh McDonnell, Esquire.

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GLASGOW HERALD
26 MARCH 1912

DEATH - HAMILTON

HAMILTON: At Saltcoats, on the 24th instant, Edith, youngest daughter of the late John Lennox Lumsden, shipbuilder and engineer, wife of William Hamilton, junior.

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GLASGOW HERALD
26 MARCH 1912

DEATH - MANSON

MANSON: At Bankside, Caledonia Road, Saltcoats, on 24th instant, Susan Margaret Manson, daughter of the late John Manson, tailor, Kilwinning.

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GLASGOW HERALD
27 MARCH 1968

DEATH - MULGREW

At 1 Links Road, Saltcoats, on 26th March, Provost John Mulgrew, aged 59 years, beloved husband of Maria Grimley; fortified by rites of the Holy Church; R.I.P.

DEATH OF PROVOST JOHN MULGREW

Mr John Mulgrew, Provost of Saltcoats, died yesterday at his home at 1 Links Road, Saltcoats. He was 59.

Mr Mulgrew, who had been ill for some time, served on Saltcoats Town Council for 14 years. He was elected Provost in 1966, and previously served two years as treasurer.

He was a member of Ayr County Council for six years, and served as their representative on the North Ayrshire Hospitals' Board for two years.

He is survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.

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GLASGOW HERALD
28 MARCH 1851

FOUL PLAY

On Saturday last, a young woman residing in Saltcoats was apprehended and sent to Kilmarnock to be tried by the Sheriff Substitute there, charged with using foul play to her infant child, lately deceased. Its body was opened and submitted to medical inspection. It was said to have received an undue quantity of laudanum.

She was recently married to an Irishman.

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GLASGOW HERALD
29 MARCH 1841

DEATH - FULLERTON

At Saltcoats, Mary Brown, wife of James Fullerton.

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GLASGOW HERALD
30 MARCH 1911

BIRTH - McALLISTER

At Ruby, 25 Gladstone Road, Saltcoats, on the 27th instant, to Mr and Mrs A. McAllister; a son.

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GLASGOW HERALD
30 MARCH 1912

WILLS AND ESTATES

Mrs Agnes Menzies or Cairns, who resided at Trafalgar, Montgomerie Crescent, Saltcoats, widow of Robert Webster Cairns, wine and spirit merchant in Glasgow - £8,111 14s 2d.

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Kilmarnock Herald and Ayrshire Gazette
March 30, 1951

Death of Well-known Saltcoats Lady
Mrs Agnes Allen, one of Saltcoats most respected citizens, has died at her home, 7 Hirst Place. She was 70 years of age. Born in Ballymena, she first settled in the town of Stevenston in 1907. "Granny Allen" as she was called, was well known and respected in the towns of Saltcoats, Stevenston and Ardrossan.

Many children have first seen the light of day at the capable hands of "Granny" and her services were appreciated by all the doctors in the district. Her advice and cures for many ailments are still used to this day. and she was never happier than when attending to the sick or doing some old person's washing. In times of trouble she was a friend to many, and all this she did without thought of reward.

Her funeral was attended by a large company of mourners, who paid a last tribute to a grand old lady.
Mrs Allen is survived by 2 sons and 2 daughters.

If you find a headstone, let us know.

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GLASGOW HERALD
31 MARCH 1848

ADJOURNED SALE OF LAND – SEQUESTRATED ESTATE

To be sold by public roup within the Eglinton Arms Inn, Kilwinning, on Friday, 14th April, 1848, at one o’clock afternoon – a small garden at Kyleshill, Saltcoats, possessed by Thomas Burns.