Transcript of Police Report and Precognition of Witnesses regarding the sudden death of Archibald MacInnes and Charles MacLean in February 1860. MacInnes and MacLean drowned when a wave hit their boat while fishing for lobsters on an open skiff near Bealach na Ciste on the Isle of Soay. Duncan MacInnes (brother of Archibald MacInnes, Ruaig) survived the accident. The report contains descriptions of clothing on the bodies of the sailors. Copies of the registrations of the deaths are also included.
Statements are provided from:
Duncan McInnes (fisherman, Ruaig) Alexander MacLean (shoemaker, Ruaig) John McInnes (tailor, Ruaig. Father of the deceased) Niel McLeod (fisherman, Ruaig) John Lamont (fisherman, Ruaig) Donald McInnes (fisherman, Ruaig) Archibald McInnes (fisherman, Ruaig) Finlay Fraser (Detective Constable, Tiree) Malcolm Livingstone (Registrar, Tiree) Flora McKinnon or McLean (wife of John McLean, Ruaig) Hugh McKinnon (fisherman, Ruaig)
Colour photograph of the boat ‘Tiree Maid’ built by the father of Duncan Cameron, Scarinish, for Nick Turnbull for fishing lobsters from Croig, Mull in 1973.
Coloured photograph of two men from Clachan, Cornaig, creel-fishing off the north coast of Tiree, near the Ringing Stone. The photo was found in ‘The Captain’s House’ in Cornaigbeg, and is printed from a hand-painted glass slide.
Letter dated 11th January 1966 from B Witt, Fish Salesman, London, requesting that the unknown recipient “send all possible [lobsters] whilst prices are high”.
Photograph of creels stack by the beach at Caoles aroudn 1950.
Black & white photograph of lobster creels stacked by the beach at Caoles around 1950, with Gunna in the background. (original stored on CD in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1)
Photograph of Lachie MacFarlane, Hynish, with his lobster boat at Hynish pier, ca 1980.
Black & white photograph of Lachie MacFarlane (b. 1920), Hynish, launching his boat at Hynish pier to go bring-up/drop lobster creels, around 1980. Several creels can be seen in the front of the boat.
Booklet “Practical Hints for Lobster Fishermen”, ca. 1980
Paper-covered blue booklet produced by the Fisheries Board for Scotland containing advice for lobster fishermen. Belonged to the uncle of Alasdair Sinclair, Brock.
