Who lived in Innes Street

[IBM]

Rather than go off topic on the other thread I have started this one.

I remember reading the story about snorbens great grandfather that was killed by the train but can't remember where, it might have been at the Local History forum so if it was there weeman will remind me 

My wife's great grandfather Adam McLeod a sailmaker from Wick lived in number 64 from 1898 to 1936 after a short stay at Cromwell Cottage on Lotland Street.  He was a wagon cover maker with the railway and one of his sons William started as a carriage cleaner and went on to be a plate layer with the railway.

[+weeman]

No, I don't remember. Maybe ask Dave C as he did the talk.

I was chatting to a guy from Glasgow, a while ago, whose Grandfather was killed by a train out near Balloch. I wonder if it was a fairly common thing?  

[+snorbens_caleyman]

13 hours ago, IBM said:

I remember reading the story about snorbens great grandfather that was killed by the train but can't remember where, it might have been at the Local History forum so if it was there weeman will remind me 

Right - I'm back from the dentist, so I had a look.  It was here - https://caleythistleonline.com/topic/29056-lets-go-out-of-sneck/page/81/#comment-557456

My great-grandmother was a Shand, from Speymouth, and I know that I have relatives of that name in Inverness and in the Elgin area. She was married, and widowed, twice.  Her first husband was a seaman, and was lost in the North Sea.  Her second was my great-grandfather, killed on the tracks at the station.  She had 5 children by her first husband, and 3 by her second, the youngest of which was my grandfather, the one-and-a-half year old mentioned in the report of his father's death.

Both of her husbands had the surname Smith, which means that I am related to a great number of people in Inverness called Smith, and of course other things.

My grandfather was born in Fanellan Cottages on Shore Street.  They were owned by, and stood in front of, a tar and soap works.  I've seen a map showing them, but have never worked out exactly where they were.  There are some old cottages at the junction with Lotland Place which must be strong candidates.

Edited July 18, 2024 by snorbens_caleyman

[IBM]

Thanks snorbens I remembered the story just not where I had seen it 

The old soapworks and cottages are long gone Lotland Place is opposite the old dock on the 1872 map.  There are only 5 houses left on Cromwell Street including 2 that was the Citadel Bar PH on the 1904 map and 2 behind them on Lotland Place.  3 Lotland Place is still there it is beside BM 13.3 on the 1904 map and Cromwell Cottage is the second on the right going north round the slight bend opposite the remains of the old fort which is still there.  There are not many houses in Innes Street on the 1872 map but by 1904 all the houses are built and would be full to bursting to the seams!  From the 1911 census No64 was split into two properties and the McLeod family were two adults and five children in two rooms.

 

[IBM]

13 hours ago, weeman said:

No, I don't remember. Maybe ask Dave C as he did the talk.

I was chatting to a guy from Glasgow, a while ago, whose Grandfather was killed by a train out near Balloch. I wonder if it was a fairly common thing?  

Yes it was a common thing and it is worse in the modern days and most are suicide unfortunately.  If it happens to a train driver 3 times he or she is retired on full pay which the rail unions were fighting to keep in recent years.

[IBM]

On the way down to the football today I was looking at the old houses left going along Harbour Road and at the rear of 3 Lotland there is a metal staircase to number 4 so the old house is split into flats.