Crofting Centenary mug 1986
Pottery mug commemorating the centenary of Tiree crofting 1886-1986. Beige with green logo and text.
2011.90.3
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Dates: 1880s
2011.90.1
Glass fishing float
Large green glass ball. These were used as floats for fishing nets and lobster creels before plastic floats were made. The ball would have been encased in rope mesh.
2011.75.2
Photograph of Anne MacPhail MacLean and her daughter Flora MacLean, ca. 1925
Black & white photograph of Anne MacLean (nee MacPhail, b. 1869), mother of Capt. John MacLean and Alexander Archiebald MacLean, Kilmoluaig, and her daughter Flora MacLean around 1925. Anne`s parents were Archie MacPhail and Christine MacKinnon (married Tiree 1894). The family is registered in the 1901 census, schedule no.79, Balevullin. See also 2011.75.4 Filing Cabinet 9, drawer 3 for birth/marriage/death certificates.
2011.75.4
Documents and notes relating to the family of Capt. John MacLean (1899-1962), Kilmoluaig.
Photocopies of birth, marriage and death certificates relating to Capt. John MacLean (1899-1962), Kilmoluaig, and his parents Anne MacPhail and Archibald MacLean. Includes notes by genealogist Duncan Grant and Christine (MacLean) Klein, great niece of John MacLean, in 2011. See also photographs P126-P128.
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2011.64.2
Extract from “The Scottish Historical Review” 1904
Extract from journal “The Scottish Historical Review”, 1904, entitled “On a Legend from the Island of Tiree” by RC Graham, about collections of stories of Highland Folk-lore, particularly by Rev. John Gregorson Campbell, Tiree.
2011.42.1
Information about Malcom Alexander MacLean of Tiree and Vancouver
Information and documents about the family history and life of Malcolm Alexander MacLean (1844-1895), who was born in Kilmoluaig/Cornaigbeg, emigrated to Canada with his family in 1848, and became the first mayor of Vancouver in 1886. Includes copy of his death certificate, ancestry, copy of article about the death of his wife`s mother, Mrs Donald Cattanach, and correspondence between Glenda Franklin, Louise MacDougall and An Iodhlann.
2011.21.1
Book extract from “The China Clippers” by Basil Lubbock, 1919
Extract from “The China Clippers” by Basil Lubbock, 1919. Captain Donald MacKinnon (1827-1867) of Heanish was commander of the `Taeping` when it won the 1866 Great China Tea Race.
2011.18.5
Information about Captain Archibald MacLean, Tiree and Sydney, 1880s
Extract from a book about a house in Sydney, Australia, belonging to Captain Archibald MacLean a native of Tiree who ran a successful shipping business in Australia during the 1880s. The house was named `Tiree` on the corner of Tiree Avenue and Prince Edward Parade.
2010.76.1
Framed photograph by Erskine Beveridge of Taigh a` Charabhanaich, Scarinish
Framed black & white photograph of Taigh a` Charabhanaich, Scarinish, taken by Erskine Beveridge in 1880-1920 and used in an exhibition of his photos by RCAHMS.
2010.53.7
Admiralty chart sheet 111, 1867
Admiralty chart of west coast of Scotland from Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan, including Tiree. Scale 1:177,000.