Admiralty chart sheet 111, 1867
Admiralty chart of west coast of Scotland from Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan, including Tiree. Scale 1:177,000.
2010.53.7
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Dates: 1870s
2010.30.1
Photograph of Alexander Campbell (Alasdair an `ban`), Barrapol ca. 1900.
Retouched black & white photograph of Alexander Campbell (Alasdair an `ban`) of Barrapol ca 1900, on large canvas. Found in the loft of Netta Gunn`s Barrapol house in spring 2010.
2009.161.1
Ambrotype photograph of an unidentified man in the mid-1850s. Ambrotype photography involves the creation of an image on a plate of glass that has been coated with a thin layer of collodion then dipped in sliver nitrate, before being exposed to the subject whilst still wet. Includes 4-page Wikipedia.org printout explaining ambrotype.
2009.139.1
Ordnance Survey map of Tiree 1871-75
Black and white photocopy of 1871-75 Ordnance Survey map of Tiree.
2009.141.1
CD-ROM labelled “Duke of Argyll” containing scanned pages of an 18th century notebook
CD-ROM from Linda Brackenbury, Coll, labelled “Duke of Argyll” containing digital images of 11 hand-written pages from a personal notebook (belonging to the Duke?). Style of writing and page quality suggests 18th century. Content unclear.
2009.122.1
List of Tiree mariners 1867-1913
List of the names of mariners from Tiree, their ages, addresses, position/rank, names of the ships served on and voyage dates.
2009.116.1
Email about Charles MacKinnon who emigrated from Tiree to Australia in 1862
Printed email from Allison McKinnon, Canada, to Alasdair Sinclair, An Iodhlann, regarding her research into Captain Charles McKinnon of Sydney, who emmigrated from Tiree to Australia in 1862, and the ships that he sailed with, including the Bungarie, Melrose and Woodbine. Includes information on his descendents.
2009.111.1
Newspaper obituary from 1909 for Ann MacKinnon, Canada, formerly Tiree
Photocopy of an obituary from a Canadian newspaper dated June 1909, for Mrs Ann MacKinnon (formerly Clark, nee MacDonald) who was born on Tiree in about 1836. Ann emmigrated to Brock township, Ontario, with her father Donald MacDonald and seven siblings shortly after her mother Eliza Lamont died. Ann moved to Bruce County with her first husband, Malcolm Clark, with whom she had two children, then to Brandon Hills with her second husband Hugh MacKinnon (also originally from Tiree), with whom she had eight children.
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2009.111.4
Photocopies of two black & white photographs relating to Tiree MacKinnons who emmigrated to Canada in the 1800s.
Two photocopied photographs relating to the family/descendants of Hugh MacKinnon born 1841 Ruaig who emmigrated to Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Probably taken in the late 1800`s: (1) unknown group of two men and one woman, and (2) a barn/homestead.
2009.105.1
Birth certificate of George MacFadyen, Scarinish Inn, 1876
Photocopies of original and later extract of birth certificate of George MacFadyen, born 11th February 1876 at Murrow Park, Govan. George`s mother died when he was young and he was brought up by his grandparents, Alan and Amelia MacFadyen of the Scarinish Inn.
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