Transcript of a Police Report against Flora Campbell on the charges of theft in April 1860. Flora Campbell (daughter of Mary Ferguson, Taoslin, Ardtun; residing with Malcolm Black, sailor, Lower Ardtun) is charged with stealing peats from a peat stack belonging to Hugh McKinnon (crofter, Heanish, Tiree) on the shore of Lower Ardtun, Isle of Mull.
Statements are provided from Dugald Douglass (pauper, Lower Ardtun), Janet McLucas (residing with Widow McLucas, Lower Ardtun), Meron Smith (general servant, Lower Ardtun) and Constable John MacFarlane.
Transcript of a police report submitted to Tobermory Procurator Fiscal regarding the theft of items from a trunk on board the steamer Islesman travelling between Lochboisdale and Tiree in October 1858. Statements are provided from Mary Maclean (daughter of Donald McLean, Kenovay), and Mrs Catherine Maclean or MacDonald (wife of Neil MacDonald, Kilbride, South Uist). Maclean reports a previous theft on board a steamer between Tiree and Lochboisdale.
Transcript of a police report accusing Lachlan McInnes of assault in October 1859. McInnes (seaman, Arinagour, Island of Coll) is accused of assaulting Archibald McNeil (mason, Breachacha, Island of Coll) at Beg Field near Fouterailt [?] Isle of Coll. The report is submitted by Finlay Fraser, police constable in Tiree. Statements are provided from:
Archibald McNeil (mason, Breachacha) Neil Galbreath (mason from Campbeltown, residing at Breachacha) John Kennedy (foreman, Breachacha) Robert Laird (gardener, Breachacha) John McPherson (son of Peter McPherson [Innkeeper], Arinagour parish, Coll)
Digitised copy of Newspaper cuttings on the Tiree riots, 1886. Contains cuttings from The Daily Mail, The Morning Post, The Scotsman, The Glasgow Herald, The Daily News, The Oban Times, and The Standard reporting on the riots of 1886. There is no transcript for this item.
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From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle, made available through the Written in the Landscape project.
Digitised copy of Letter from Malcolm McLaurine, chamberlain of Tiree, to the Duke of Argyll, 15 Dec 1801. In this letter McLaurine expresses gratitude to the Duke of Argyll for giving him the farm at Balephuil and agreeing to build a house on it; the factor; the division of the farm at Crossapoll into crofts; instructing the people of Tiree in farming; enclosing and subdividing the farm at Balephuil; plans to develop a large garden and nursery; using the Volunteer Company to maintain the social order of the island and to supress smuggling and distilling; the Argyllshire Companies.
Transcript of a Police Report submitted to Tobermory Procurator Fiscal by John MacDougall (Constable) charging Flora MacLean or MacMillan with Breach of Peace and Assault on 2 July 1872. Flora MacLean (wife of Niel MacMillan, Balevullin) is charged with assaulting Ann Lamont or MacLean (wife of Archibald MacLean, Balevullin).
Ann Lamont or MacLean (above), John MacDougall (cotter, Balevullin), and Niel Kennedy (crofter, Balevullin) are named as witnesses and provide statements.
Transcript of a Police Report submitted to Tobermory Procurator Fiscal by John MacDougall (Constable) charging Margaret MacFadyen with theft in June 1873. MacFadyen (daughter of and residing with Donald MacFadyen, Arinagour, Coll) is accused of plucking the fleece off a dead wedder with intent to steal on the farm of Arintluich [Arinthluich], Coll, occupied by the Proprietor John Stewart Esquire of Coll. Margaret MacFadyen is also referred to as ‘black Peggy’ in the report.
Alexander MacLean (joint tenant, Caolisinellan, Coll), Archibald MacNeilage (servant to Malcolm Gilchrist, Totaronald, Coll) and Donald MacNeilage (shepherd to John Stewart Esquire, Acha, Coll) are named as witnesses and provide statements.
Transcript of a Police Report submitted to Tobermory Procurator Fiscal by John MacDougall (Constable) charging John MacDougall and Malcolm MacKinnon with Breach of Peace on 5 December 1873. MacDougall (fisherman, Vaul) and MacKinnon (cottar, Vaul) are accused of fighting upon sea shore in Vaul. Hugh MacKinnon is accused of striking Ann MacFadyen or MacDougall.
Donald Brown (fisherman, Mannal) and Donald MacDougall (crofter, Vaul) are named as witnesses and provide statements.
Transcript of a Police Report submitted to Tobermory Procurator Fiscal by John MacDougall (Constable) charging Margaret Campbell or MacFarlane (widow, Balinoe) with assault and breach of peace in July 1873. Margaret Campbell is accused of attacking and assaulting Angus MacDonald (labourer, Moss) with iron tongs, and with using threatening language towards Angus MacDonald and John MacFadyen (labourer, Balemartine) and Hector MacDonald (joiner or cartwright, Heylipol).
Angus MacDonald, Hector MacDonald and John MacFadyen are named as witnesses and provide statements.
