Stevenston - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
7 NOVEMBER 1889

BIRTH

THOMSON: At Ardeer Terrace, Stevenston, on the 5th instant, the wife of James M. Thomson, chemist; a son.

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GLASGOW HERALD
8 NOVEMBER 1889

POLITICAL AFFAIRS
SIR WILLIAM WEDDERBURN AT STEVENSTON

Last night Sir William Wedderburn, Liberal candidate for North Ayrshire, addressed a public meeting in Woodside Hall, Stevenston.

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CASUALTIES OF WAR
8 NOVEMBER 1918

Died in service, Private FRANK DONNACHIE, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers – died in an Australian clearing station – son of John Donnachie, 13 Thistle Cottages, Stevenston.

Died in service, Driver WILLIAM FERGUSON, (26), Royal Horse Artillery – Theatre of war, home – husband of Margaret Walker or Ferguson, 124 Ardeer Square, Stevenston.

Died in service, Private THOMAS NEILL, (21), 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers – Theatre of war, France and Flanders, son of Michael and Kate Neill, 26 Station Square, Stevenston.

[John Donnelly]

GLASGOW HERALD
8 NOVEMBER 1889

POLITICAL AFFAIRS
SIR WILLIAM WEDDERBURN AT STEVENSTON

Last night Sir William Wedderburn, Liberal candidate for North Ayrshire, addressed a public meeting in Woodside Hall, Stevenston.

Woodside Hall, anybody ?? JD.

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JD,

This query cropped up before and I think it was decided it was a former church hall, half way down New Street, opposite the cemetery.

[hahaya2004]

Hi JD
You can see the location on this map. Left side, centre. Stevenston Burn is written in the margin.
https://maps.nls.uk/view/75494354

It used to be the Free Church until a new one was built.

[John Donnelly]

Thanks PT and Hahaya.
Now I see it, I remember the previous thread.
Just spent nearly half an hour going over that map, (just like I did the last time).
I found our first house in Townhead St. and my grandparents' house which was on the other side of the road.
There are two stones marked on there, next to the burn. Wonder what happened to them.
There was no mention of anything like that when we were weans.
And would you look at all the railway lines that there were. Stevenston was a real hive of industry then.
God, what they could have made of it with a bit of foresight.

JD.

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GLASGOW HERALD
9 NOVEMBER 1889

BIRTH

VEREL: At Kerelaw, Stevenston, on the 7th instant, the wife of J. B. Verel; a daughter.

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GLASGOW HERALD
10 NOVEMBER 1884

STEVENSTON – WATER SUPPLY

At a meeting of the Local Authority on Friday night – Mr. Adam Wilson, of Broom, in the chair – it was resolved to ask the Irvine Corporation what the water proposed to be supplied to Stevenston will cost for the first six years and for the four succeeding years; and that the Town Clerk of Irvine be advised that the Local Authority protest against the heads of agreement as they at present stand, they not being in accordance with the Irvine Burgh Act, and not being based on fair and equitable terms.

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CASUALTY OF WAR
10 NOVEMBER 1918

Died in service, Private WILLIAM MURDOCH, (23), 6/7th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers – Theatre of war, France and Flanders – died as a prisoner of war at Friedrichfeld, Germany.

Family resident at 12 Schoolwell Street, Stevenston.

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GLASGOW HERALD
11 NOVEMBER 1918

COURT OF SESSION – DIVORCE

Decree of divorce was granted yesterday by the Lord Ordinary after proof in the following undefended action: -

MARGARET McLELLAND or PATERSON, 36 Townhead, Stevenston, against ROBERT PATERSON, some time dynamite worker there, whose present address is unknown. Desertion.

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GLASGOW HERALD
11 NOVEMBER 1889

FOOTBALL
STEVENSTON THISTLE v. LUGAR BOSWELL

Played at Stevenston and resulted in favour of Thistle by 2 goals to 1.

MAUCHLINE v. STEVENSTON
(Undecided Ayrshire Cup Tie)

Played at Mauchline, and resulted in favour of the home team by 5 goals to one.