Ardrossan - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
12 APRIL 1858

DEATH - McJANNET

At Kilmahew House, Ardrossan, on the 6th instant, Isabella, youngest daughter of the late Mr Robert McJannet, farmer, in Myre Mill, Maybole.

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GLASGOW HERALD
12 APRIL 1858

SHIPPING NEWS

Lamlash, April 8 – The HUMA, from Ardrossan for Genoa, put in here on the 5th instant, leaky, and with cargo shifted.

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GLASGOW HERALD
12 APRIL 1859

SHIPPING CASUALTY

Island of Sanda, April 10 – The steam tug GLOWWORM, Brown, master, which left Ardrossan yesterday to assist the wrecks of the STAFFA and CALIFORNIA, went ashore on the rocks off the lighthouse here, and it is feared will become a complete wreck.

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GLASGOW HERALD
12 APRIL 1866

SHIPPING CASUALTY

Stranraer, April 7 – At 4 a.m., on the 5th instant, the brig EGERIA, Charnley, from Belfast for Ardrossan, in ballast, came ashore at Downan Head, close to Ballantrae, but was got off next tide little damaged, and towed into Ballantrae Fishing Harbour, where she now lies.

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GLASGOW HERALD
13 APRIL 1867

SHIPPING CASUALTY

Carrickfergus Roads, April 9 – The LILLIAN, from Ardrossan for Boston, United States, arrived here, lost jibboom when at anchor on April 5, from being run into by the schooner EMMA, of Belfast.

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GLASGOW HERALD
13 APRIL 1910

ARDROSSAN SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

At the monthly meeting of Ardrossan School Board – Mr A. J. Ritchie presiding – it was decided to ask Mr T. H. Taylor, who had resigned as a member of the Board, to reconsider his decision.

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GLASGOW HERALD
13 APRIL 1912

VIP TRAVELS FROM ARDROSSAN

Lord Haddo and party sailed from Ardrossan to Belfast last night per R.M.S. PARTRIDGE.

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GLASGOW HERALD
14 APRIL 1851

EMIGRATION TO CANADA

At Ardrossan for Quebec and Montreal, the well-known and fast sailing barque SPRINGHILL, 600 tons burthen, J. Ellicott, commander will be pointedly despatched on Friday, 18th April.

This favourite vessel presents a most desirable opportunity for passengers, being 7 feet between decks, completely ventilated, and commanded by an experienced master, who is well-known in the Canadian Trade.

Three quarts water daily, 10½ lbs bread, biscuit, flour, oatmeal, or rice, ½ lb sugar, molasses, and 2 oz. tea per week allowed each statute adult.

For freight or passage apply in Ardrossan to the Captain on board, or William McJannet, Esquire; here to John & Robert Young, 107 Buchanan Street, Glasgow.

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GLASGOW HERALD
14 APRIL 1859

SHIPWRECKS AT SANDA

The cargo of the CALIFORNIA is being saved as rapidly as possible. A lighter load has already been forwarded to Glasgow via Ardrossan. There is at present one lighter alongside, which is expected to be loaded and despatched today, and another two are in Sanda harbour ready to succeed her. As yet nothing can be said as to the saving of the hull until the cargo is landed. The vessel appears to have suffered damage.

WRECK OF STEAM-TUG GLOWWORM

The GLOWWORM, with the lighter RESCUE in tow, arrived in the Sound after dark on Saturday evening, and, after a careful but fruitless search for the wrecks of the STAFFA and CALIFORNIA, had to put into Carskey Bay for a few hours till daylight; she started early, and found the CALIFORNIA, where the RESCUE was left alongside, and the discharge of the cargo of the CALIFORNIA was commenced.

The GLOWWORM started for the STAFFA, and sighted her close upon the rocks. In rounding the point near her, she struck upon the outermost reef of the rocks, more than half a mile from the shore, and almost immediately filled with water. The vessel is very much damaged, and lies in a very exposed position, and there is very little hope of her being got off. Steps were at once taken to save everything that could be got at, and the men are now busy disconnecting the working parts of the machinery, and expect to finish in a day or so.

The GLOWWORM was built at Birkenhead nearly 20 years ago, and was for many years well known as a passenger steamer trading between Ardrossan and Belfast, in connection with the Glasgow & South-Western Railway. She was last year purchased from the Ardrossan Steam Navigation Company by the Glasgow Association of Underwriters’, and fitted up by them for a steam-tug to be employed at wrecks.

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GLASGOW HERALD
14 APRIL 1868

SEAMAN DROWNED

On Thursday, the 9th instant, the schooner ELIZA, Captain McKay, from Ardrossan for Runcorn, put into Belfast Lough, windbound.

The captain reports that on Thursday morning, while the vessel was within five miles of the Lough, a seaman named Archibald Niven, while engaged working in the foretopping-lift, accidentally fell overboard and was drowned.

The vessel was immediately spun round, but the sea was running so high at the time that before assistance could be rendered the unfortunate man sunk.

Deceased was almost 19 years of age, and belonged to Islay.

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GLASGOW HERALD
14 APRIL 1911

DEATH - MACKELLAR

At Ardrossan, on the 13th instant, Peter Henderson Mackellar, surveyor to Lloyd’s, son of the late Peter Mackellar, shipowner, Greenock.

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GLASGOW HERALD
14 APRIL 1911

ARDROSSAN TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

At a meeting of Ardrossan Town Council, the resignation of Mr Robert Boyd, Burgh Treasurer, was submitted, and received with regret.