RBS contract of employment for Rosemary Omand, 1970
Photocopy of Rosemary Omand`s employment contract from when she first started working for the Royal Bank of Scotland on Tiree on 22 June 1970.
RBS contract of employment for Rosemary Omand, 1970
Photocopy of Rosemary Omand`s employment contract from when she first started working for the Royal Bank of Scotland on Tiree on 22 June 1970.
Order form and letter from Hoggs of Fife, 1954
Blank order form and typed letter from A T Hogg `Fife` Ltd of Strathmiglo to A. MacLean, Scarinish, dated 28th Oct. 1954, regarding his order for a pair of shoes.
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Pier log book 1869/70
Hardback log book of names, freight and charges for the ferry and pier at Scarinish Harbour from 27th Dec. 1869 to 21st Nov 1870. Ferries named are Clydesdale, Staffa and Clansman. Entries handwritten in script using fountain pen and pencil. (possibly from Skye – Donald Meek pers. comm. 2014)
Internet page about the SS Empire Eland, Captain Donald Sinclair of Sandaig`s ship
Printed page from the internet about the steam ship Empire Eland (1920-1941), a cargo ship captained by Capt. Donald Sinclair of Sandaig, who was instrumental in saving lives when the HMS Sturdy was wrecked off Sandaig in 1940. He died when the Empire Eland was struck by a U-boat torpedo in the Atlantic on 15th September 1941.
Copied pages from the 1779 Census of Tiree
Printed photographs of a selection of pages from the original 1779 census of Tiree held in the archives at Inveraray Castle, listing the inhabitants of Salum, Caoles and Ruaig. Photographed during a visit by Glenda Franklin in 2013. Digital copies stored on An Iodhlann computer.
Copied pages from the 1792 census of Tiree
Printed photographs of a selection of pages from the original 1792 census of Tiree people held in the archives of Inveraray Castle, including total numbers of inhabitants for each township and lists of inhabitants’ names for Caoles, Salum, Kirkapol and Ruaig. “Total inhabitants [in Tiree] 1881; increase 583” since 1779 census. Subsection “Caoles-Ardeas” photographed during a visit to Inveraray by Glenda Franklin in 2013 (probably contains duplicates). Digital copies stored on An Iodhlann computer.
Copies of pages from the 1792 census of Tiree inhabitants
Printed photographs of a selection of pages from the original 1792 census held in the archives at Inverary Castle including total numbers of inhabitants for each township and lists of inhabitants’ names for Caoles, Salum, Kirkapol and Ruaig. “Total inhabitants [in Tiree] 1881; increase 583” since 1779 census. Subsection “more 1792 census”, photographed during a visit by Glenda Franklin in 2013 (probably contains duplicates of 2013.152.2). Digital copies stored on An Iodhlann computer.
Letters to Colin MacPhail and John MacDonald, both Crossapol, from Scottish Airways regarding car hire, 1938
Original (and photocopy) of a typed letter, enclosure and envelope from the Director of Scottish Airways, Mr Nicholson, to Colin MacPhail, Crossapol, regarding John MacDonald`s (15 Crossapol) proposal to hire out his car to passengers. A second photocopy is included in the Colin MacPhail Collection 2013.36.6.
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Documents linking Campbells and MacKinnons to An Caladh, Balevullin, 1879-1987
Collection of photocopies of birth, marriage and death certificates for Campbells and MacKinnons associated with the house `An Caladh` at Balevullin. (1) birth certificate for Janet MacKinnon, 1889 at Balevullin, daughter of John and Margaret MacKinnon (nee Kennedy), (2) birth certificate for Archibald Campbell, 1892, son of Duncan Campbell and Flora Campbell (nee MacLean), (3) marriage certificate for Archibald Campbell (1892-1954) to Janet MacKinnon (b.1890) in 1923, daughter of John MacKinnon, Balevullin, and Margaret Kennedy, (4) birth certificate for Chirsty MacKenzie, 1926, (5) birth certificate for Alastair Ian MacKinnon Campbell, 1924, son of Archibald and Janet Campbell. “Alastair inherited An Caladh from Mary Ann MacKinnon”, (6) death certificate for Archibald Campbell, 1954, (7) marriage certificate for Alastair Ian MacKinnon Campbell to Christy or Chirsty MacKenzie in 1950, “they lived in An Caladh 1977-1987”, (8) death certificate for Chirsty or Christy Campbell in Wales 2001. Of all these document, Tiree is mentioned only on the marriage certifcate of crofter Duncan Campbell and Flora Campbell (nee MacLean) in 1879, and the place of birth of Janet MacKinnon in 1889. A photograph of a school medal (S137) shows that Mary Ann MacKinnon attended Heylipol School. Plus a poor print of a photograph of a MacKinnon headstone at Soroby Cemetery.