Stevenston - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
28 JUNE 1876

STEVENSTON SCHOOL BOARD

An adjourned meeting was held in Kyleshill School on Monday – Mr Lockhart in the chair.

The salaries of the clerk and treasurer were reduced to £20 and £10 respectively.
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GLASGOW HERALD
29 JUNE 1911

MARRIAGE – WYLIE and FREW

At Stevenston Parish Church Halls, on 27th June, by the Rev. J. R. Spottiswood, of Saltcoats, assisted by the Rev. M. Miller, of Stevenston, John Wylie to Catherine Mitchell, eldest daughter of David Frew, Stevenston.
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GLASGOW HERALD
29 JUNE 1912

MARRIAGE – LAMONT and SMITH

At Lochcraigs, Stevenston, by the Rev. R. J. Kyd, assisted by the Rev. Archibald Hunter, Robert Lamont, Flemyland, Dalry, to Mary Allan, eldest daughter of James Smith.
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GLASGOW HERALD
30 JUNE 1914

STEVENSTON UNITED FREE CHURCH BAZAAR

The bazaar held in Ardeer Halls, Stevenston, in aid of the building fund of Stevenston United Free Church has resulted in £453 being raised. The sum includes donations. The amount aimed at was £400.
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GLASGOW HERALD
30 JUNE 1951

WOMAN KILLED IN ROAD CRASH

A middle-aged woman passenger was killed and five other passengers were injured last night when a Western S.M.T. bus returning homewards with some 30 members of Ardeer Cadet Pipe Band was involved in a collision with a lorry travelling to Falkirk on the main Stirling/Glasgow road.

The woman who was killed was Miss Isabella Leishman MacKenzie, 70 Macgregor Avenue, Stevenston.

The driver of the bus, John McClymont, (37), 7 Mill Glen Road, Ardrossan, was taken to Stirling Royal Infirmary suffering from lacerations and a fractured right leg.

The other injured were removed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where two were detained. They were: -

James Cramb, (45), 4 High Street, Stevenston (pelvis injuries); and
John Millar, (19), 58 Barrie Terrace, Ardrossan (head and arm injuries).
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EVENING TIMES
30 JUNE 1965

EXPLOSION DEATHS STILL A MYSTERY

Witness after witness today told a Fatal Accident Inquiry they were unable to say what caused an explosion in which three men died.

As a result of the Inquiry – held at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court before a jury of seven -a formal verdict was returned that the three men -

Hugh Walker, (56), 52 Kirkhall Drive, Ardrossan;
Hugh Conway, (54), 4 Arran Place, Saltcoats; and
William Irvine, (45), 40 Churchill Drive, Ardrossan -

died from multiple injuries in an explosion in the blasting department of the I.C.I. factory at Stevenston on May 20.
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GLASGOW HERALD
1 JULY 1895

STEVENSTON - FATAL ACCIDENT

John Lauchran, (35), foreman in the gelatine department at Nobel's factory, had been at Saltcoats on Saturday, and walking home to Stevenston shortly before nine at night. He got on the Glasgow & South-Western Railway and was run down by a goods train opposite No. 5 Auchenharvie Pit. The driver stopped but not on time to save Lauchran, who was instantly killed.

He leaves a wife and family of five young children.
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GLASGOW HERALD
2 JULY 1912

DEATH

YOUNG: At Glendye Cottage, Stevenston, on 30th June, Mary Stewart, beloved wife of James W. Young, builder, aged 61 years.
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GLASGOW HERALD
2 JULY 1914

COURT OF SESSION – DIVORCE CASE

After hearing evidence of desertion, Lord Anderson granted decree of divorce in an action by Elizabeth Bingham or Hanna, 108 Ardeer Square, Stevenston, against her husband, Robert Hanna, dynamite worker, at present supposed to be in the United States of America.
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GLASGOW HERALD
3 JULY 1897

STEVENSTON - GIRL KILLED ON RAILWAY

Yesterday evening about half past six a girl named Sarah Dorrance, aged 19, was accidentally knocked down by the Fairlie Pier express at Dubbs Junction, about a mile and a half from Stevenston, and killed on the spot, the engine striking her on the head.

Dorrance was employed at the mills in Kilwinning, and was returning to her home at Stevenston walking on the line. It is supposed that she was crossing the down line when the accident took place.

Deceased resided with her father, Francis Dorrance, Furnaceman, Ardeer Square.
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GLASGOW HERALD
3 JULY 1900

FATAL RESULT OF ACCIDENT AT STEVENSTON

William Scott, who met with an accident in the Ayrshire Foundry, and was removed to Kilmarnock Infirmary, died there on Sunday.

He was married, lived in Raise Street, Saltcoats, and leaves a wife and family.
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Penny Tray wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2024 7:17 am GLASGOW HERALD
30 JUNE 1951

WOMAN KILLED IN ROAD CRASH

A middle-aged woman passenger was killed and five other passengers were injured last night when a Western S.M.T. bus returning homewards with some 30 members of Ardeer Cadet Pipe Band was involved in a collision with a lorry travelling to Falkirk on the main Stirling/Glasgow road.

The woman who was killed was Miss Isabella Leishman MacKenzie, 70 Macgregor Avenue, Stevenston.

The driver of the bus, John McClymont, (37), 7 Mill Glen Road, Ardrossan, was taken to Stirling Royal Infirmary suffering from lacerations and a fractured right leg.

The other injured were removed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where two were detained. They were: -

James Cramb, (45), 4 High Street, Stevenston (pelvis injuries); and
John Millar, (19), 58 Barrie Terrace, Ardrossan (head and arm injuries).
GLASGOW HERALD
3 JULY 1951

DEATH – MACKENZIE

Suddenly on 29 June, 1951 (result of an accident), Isabella Leishman MacKenzie, dearly beloved second daughter of Mrs Jean MacKenzie, 70 Macgregor Avenue, Stevenston.
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