Tag Archives: sailors

1998.89.14

Photograph of Donald Archie MacLean, Millhouse, Cornaigmore, and family ca. 1910

Black & white photograph of L-R: Neil MacLean, Donald MacLean, Annie MacLean, and Donald Archie MacLean, Millhouse, Cornaigmore, in his sailor`s uniform around 1910. Neil was the father of Neil Beag, Kenovay, and of Lachie MacLean, Corrairigh, Cornaig(?). Annie was the mother of Ailig Beag, Heylipol. Donald Archie was the father of Archie Dubh, Kenovay (?) and possibly also of Donald Archie MacLean, butcher, Kenovay.

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1998.150.1

Photocopied newspaper cutting about local news on Tiree in 1912.

Local news about harvesting, teachers` examinations, the Rev. D. MacPherson, the death by drowning of Archibald MacDonald aged 25 of Balemartine and Tiree School Board.

1997.226.25

Book `A Grammar of the Portuguese Language` by Alfred Elwes.

Portuguese grammar inscribed `James Guy S.S. Jacu . . .Port Glasgow Feb, 3 1885`.

2000.28.19

Black and white photograph of Dougall Lamont, Cornaigmore.

Dougall Lamont, son of Archie Lamont (Eairdsidh Mor) of Cornaigmore, died as a result of an accident aboard the `Baron Polwarth` on 3/1/1916. His remains were brought home to Tiree and interred in Kirkapol cemetery. His fellow crew members (see T16) clubbed together and bought a marble book which was placed on Dougall`s grave.

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2000.28.20

Black and white photograph of the crew of the `Baron Polwarth` around 1916.

The crew of the Baron Polwarth around 1916. Front row: John MacKinnon, Balephetrish (1st left); possibly Walter MacDonald, Moss (2nd left); Hugh Cameron, Cornaigmore (4th left); Hector MacMillan, Cornaigmore (5th left). Back row: Charles MacDonald, Middleton (2nd left); John MacArthur, Middleton (4th left) .

 

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