Documents and information about the Lamont family of Ruaig, 1862-1945
Photocopies of certificates and information about the Lamont family of Ruaig: (1) birth and death certificates for Captain John Lamont (1862-1926) seaman & crofter, son of Charles Lamont, general merchant & crofter, and Ellen Lamont (nee Munn), (2) letter from Argyll County Council regarding Charles D Lamont`s application for a coal merchant license, 1951, (3) honorary membership card to Buenos Aires social clubs for Charles D Lamont, (4) National Union of Seamen membership book for Charles D Lamont 1941, (5) newspaper obituary for Flying Officer Ian Lamont (Charles D Lamont`s brother) who was killed testing a jet meteor plane in the south of England, (6) certificate of qualification as first pilot for Ian Lamont, 1942, (7) summary of escort sorties flown by Ian Lamont for August 1943 in spitfires and tiger moths, including details of bombing runs by marauders in France, (8) summary of escort sorties by Ian Lamont for March 1945 in spitfires, oxfords, DH82s.
Two copies of Tiree High School Community Business reports 1986/7 & 1988/9
Two copies of Tiree High School Community Business reports: Tiree Young Printers company report 1986/7 and Kids Industry in Tiree Enterprise company report 1988/9.
School attendance registers for Heylipol School 1930-1968
Loose sheets from school attendance registers for each class at Heylipol School from October 1930 to June 1968. Signed by teachers and approved by headteachers. Includes the names of all pupils, their dates of birth and addresses (but not their attendance records).
This, and all other school admission registers that we held, has now been returned to Argyll & Bute Council archives
Certificates and photographs for the Lamont family of Balemartine, 1874-1939
Birth, death and marriage certificates for the Lamont family of `Seaview` Balemartine: Neil Lamont married Christina McFadyen 1874, son Neil Lamont (1875-?) married 1916, son Archibald Lamont (1881-1951), John Lamont (1885-1941), Flora Lamont (1891-?), Mary Lamont (1893-?) married 1921. Mary Lamont was Lorna Murdoch`s grandmother. Includes printed emails from Lorna Murdoch to An Iodhlann with information.
Certificates and census records relating to people associated with the development of Vaul golf course, early 1900s
Census record and marriage certificate for James Hobbens, the greenkeeper of Vaul Golf Course in 1911. Census record for the McNeil family including Charles McNeil who funded the development of the Vaul Golf Course in the early 1900s. Death certificate for John McNeil, Charles McNeil`s father, in 1927. His death is one of the reasons the funding dried up.
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.
Receipted, stamped (3d) invoice for 8 hours of sowing lime at Mannal from Hector Campbell, Corrairigh, Cornaigbeg to A & E MacDonald, Mannal House. Dated 29/04/1960. Includes original and photocopy.
Documents relating to the record high jump by Tiree school girl Flora McBain, Balinoe in 1949
Photocopies of newspaper cuttings about the High Jump record achieved by Tiree school girl Flora McBain (now MacKinnon) of Balinoe, at the British Legion`s Sports at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, in 1949, a letter from the Corporation of Glasgow Eastbank Secondary School congratulating her on her success (4/7/1949), and a telegram dated 20/7/1949 inviting her to compete.
Printouts from RAAF War Records regarding fatalities on Tiree during WWII
Four printouts from the Commonwealth War Graves records for RAAF personnel that died whilst serving on Tiree during world war two: William Arthur Graham, Reginald Richard Hinton, John Henry William McDonagh, Thomas Stephens. Includes summaries of the incidents in which they died and other personnel involved.
