1870s

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]

BMD
1870
GROS page 2 503/00 0005

1871
21st March 1871 HRH Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria, marries Marquis of Lorne, later 9th Duke of Argyll.
a piece of their wedding cake was sold in 2009 [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/5158418/Royal-wedding-cake-from-1871-goes-on-sale.html]]

GROS page 3 509/00 0008-10

1873
GROS page 3 Statutory Births 526/00 0008
14th January Neil McCallum 1873 - was born in Lochgilphead : Parents - Archibald McCallum 1835 - 1923 & Catherine Dewar 1837 -
GROS page 7 Cumlodden Statutory Death 509/00 0019 - 21

1874
GROS page 7 Cumlodden Statutory Death 509/00 0020 - 22

1875
Queen Victoria visited the area, staying with her daughter Princess Louise who was married to the Duke of Argyll. Her diaries are remarkably detailed, and describe trips in the area. You can read them online - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/imgsrv/image?id=aeu.ark:/13960/t4hm5v545;seq=347;width=1020`

1876

  • 20th November saw the marriage of Malcolm Munro, son of Donald and Mary Munro, & Mary McCallum, daughter of Edward McCallum and Isabella McLarty in Auchindrain

1877
GROS page 8 Cumlodden Statutory Death 509/00 0022 - 24

1878
GROS page 3 Inveraray Statutory Death 513/00 0008

1879

  • 19th January Isabella Munro is born in Auchindrain : parents Malcolm Munro, and Mary McCallum