Photograph of the west end of Soroby beach, ca 1930
Postcard photograph of the corner of Soroby beach at the stream outlet opposite the cemetery, with a house on the right.
2014.117.4
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2014.43.10
Photograph of a coal puffer on Soroby beach around 1950
Black & white photograph of a coal puffer beached “north of Balemartine (Soroby?)” around 1950, with horse-drawn carts transporting coal away across the machair. (original stored on CD in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1)
2013.162.1
Photograph of MacLean`s Cross at Soroby, 1867
Colour photograph of an illustration of MacLean`s Cross in Soroby Cemetery from a book `Sculptured Stones of Scotland (Vol. 2)` by John Stuart, published by the Spalding Club, Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1867. Note that the detail is clearer than today.
2013.145.1
Photograph of the grave markers of the crew of HMS Sturdy ca 1940
Black & white photograph of the temporary grave markers in Soroby Cemetery of the five crewmen of HMS Sturdy that died when their ship ran onto rocks at Sandaig in 1940.
2013.1.1
Map of Soroby cemetery 2012
Original hand-drawn map of the locations of all grave markers in the old sections of Soroby Cemetery. Researched and produced by Catriona Smyth as part of a contract with An Iodhlann to chart and photograph the headstones in Soroby Cemetery. Accompanied by a digital copy printed on hard board (2013.1.2) and a database of photographs and transcriptions of the headstones.
2013.1.2
Map of Soroby cemetery
Hand-drawn map of the locations of all grave markers in the old sections of Soroby Cemetery digitised and printed onto hard board. Accompanied by a database of photographs and transcriptions of the headstones.
2013.1.3
Printed version of Soroby Graveyard inscriptions 2012
Bound booklet of Catriona Smyth`s printed spreadsheet of gravestone inscriptions in the old section of Soroby Cemetery, with numbered references to her map of the cemetery produced in 2012.
2011.106.1
Collection of documents, histories, drawings and photographs relating to the Galbraith/MacDonald family of Balevullin and Kilmoluaig
Copies of a collection of official documents, family tree, history, hand-drawings and photographs relating to the Galbraith family of Balevullin, and the MacDonald family of Kilmoluaig, 1821-2009. James Galbraith (1821-1903) was born in Gigha, and came to Tiree from Rothiemurchus, near Aviemore, with his wife and children in 1874 to take up the position of School Master of the Parochial School at Balevullin. The factor relocated the MacLeod family to Kilmoluaig to make way for him. His third daughter Janet Wotherspoon Galbraith (b. 1872) married Donald MacDonald of Kilmoluaig in 1905. She drowned at Loch Bhasapol aged 64. Items include: a short biography of Sarah Grant Galbraith m.Donald (1886-1917) by Erica McKellar, extracts of census/birth/marriage/death records for Sarah Galbraith (1868-), John MacDonald, Cornaigmore (1869-), Mary Galbraith, Balevullin (1869-), Donald MacDonald, Kilmoluaig (1865-), Janet Galbraith, Balevullin (1874-), Angus MacDonald, Kilmoluaig (1909-), Jessie Wotherspoon MacDonald, Balevullin (1898), Mary MacDonald, Heylipol (1882-), Mary Flora MacDonald, Kilmoluaig (1910-1969), James Galbraith MacDonald, Balevullin (1908-). Report from the Sheriff Court, Oban, and correspondence between Argyll Estate, Sarah Galbraith and her solicitors regarding the legal title to the Galbraith croft at Balevullin, 1903-1913. Rental receipts for the croft at Balevullin 1907-1909, family tree for the descendants of Janet Wotherspoon & James Galbraith, hand-drawings of headstones at Soroby Cemetry and the location of the wreck of the `Vivo` by James Galbraith, transcript of the headstone for Hector, Sarah and Malcolm Smith 1835-1900, telegraph message regarding the death of James Galbraith`s `Uncle Archie` 1907. Family tree and notes for the Wotherspoon family genealogy. Information for 19 photographs.
2010.61.3
Photograph of the graves of seamen from HMS Sturdy
Colour photographs of wreaths at the graves of the five seamen who died when the HMS Sturdy foundered on rocks off Sandaig in October 1940. Taken in 2008.
2010.61.4
Photograph of Mr B Greenshields at the grave of F Greenshields at Soroby (2008)
Colour photograph of Mr B Greenshields at the grave of his father F Greenshields who was one of five seamen who died when HMS Sturdy foundered on rocks of Sandaig in Oct 1940.
