1850s

1850

• 26 April - John McCallum born, parents : Edward McCallum & Isabella McLarty
• 22 May - John McCallum baptised, (where?)

1852

• 6 Feb - Angus Munro born, Inveraray & Glenaray parents : John Munro 1828 - 1868 & Isabella McArthur 1815 - bef 1855¹
• 16 Oct - Mary McCallum born, Inveraray, parents : Edward McCallum & Isabella McLarty

Edward and Isabella also had a daughter Jessie (Janet), (from newspaper clippings) but not found her birth yet.

sometime between 1852 and 1855 Isabella Munro (nee McArthur) died probably at Achindrain, leaving husband John Munro with 4 young children.

1856

• 23 February death Duncan McCallum 1765 - 1856 Strachur²

1857
14 Aug : Duncan Munro 1857 - 1937 born in Lochgilphead, parents : John Munro 1828 - 1868 and Mary McAlpine 1834 - 1868³
28 Aug : John Munro 1828 - 1868 of Auchindrain married Mary McAlpine 1834 - 1868 of Carmichael, Lanark in Lochgilphead.⁴
GROS-D1857 509-00-0013/14/15 JB

• 1st October : Death of Mary McCallum (nee McKellar) at Auchindrain (inflammation of the bowels)
• 12th November : Death of Duncan Munro 1786 - 1857 (Senior) at Auchindrain (debility 6 months)
• 5th December : Death of Christina Crawford 1837 - 1857, at Inverae (smallpox)

1859
Annabel Munro was born sometime in Glasgow, parents : John Munro 1828 - 1868 and Mary McAlpine 1834 - 1868⁵
GROS D1859_509-0007/8/9 JB

• 27th July : Death of Janet MacGilp 1793 - 1859 (a bit unclear) Inverae (consumption 6 months)
• 24th August : Isabella Sinclair at Achindrain (consumption 6 months)
• 4th Sept : Duncan MacInnes 1838 - 1859 at Goatfield

1858 - 1870
ABC FH103: Customer’s names in the Ledger of Donald Munro, merchant in Sandhole, Furnace 1858-1870

• Alexander Campbell, Auchendrain
• Edward MacCallum, Auchendrain
• Duncan Munro, Auchendrain
• Malcolm Munro, Auchendrain

[Note - from Sinclair notes, and only have the index, the original record has more details]

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from http://auchindrain.maripo.com/ (Ted Lollis old website)

1851 -
Clearances Elsewhere.
Auchindrain was never cleared or deserted.
This webpage (http://www.inveraray-castle.com/argyll.htm) describes clearances elsewhere on the estate of the 8th Duke of Argyll who wrote in 1851:
"I wish to send out those whom we would be obliged to feed if they stayed at home. To get rid of that class is the object."

1856 -
Harriet Beecher Stowe (the famous American abolitionist and author of Uncle Tom's Cabin) visits Inveraray to gather information about the Highland Clearances.
Article called "Sunny Memories".

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Footnotes

1. GROS 513/00 0050 0222 ??

2. SP-S1856 534-02 0003 JB

3. IGI C115261 1855 - 1875 6035516

4. IGI M115261 1855 - 1875 6035516

5. 1861 census, poor image