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Births, Marriages and Deaths Index: Death by Consumption

This index covers birth, marriage and death notices that appeared in newspapers
in the Greenock and Port Glasgow area from the start of the nineteenth century
until 1913. It is provided to researchers as a reference resource to aid the
searching of these historic publications which can be consulted, preferably by
prior appointment, at the Watt Library, 9 Union Street, Greenock.

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Died at Sea
Subject Entry
CAMPBELL Flora McAlpine, wife of Ronald Campbell, died at the Argyll Hotel, Port Glasgow on 22nd May 1856
of consumption (Greenock Advertiser 10.6.1856) see Mary
CUMMING Mary F. Cochran, wife of Dr J.G Cumming, editor of Scottish Journal, New York, formerly of
Greenock, died of consumption on 12th March 1841 at New York. (Greenock Advertiser 20.4.1841)
see Dr J.G
DUNCAN Captain Archibald Duncan, formerly of Greenock, died of consumption at Mauritius on 15th May
1843 (Greenock Advertiser 29.9.1843)
DUNCAN Alex Duncan, seaman, 2 East Breast, Greenock, died of consumption on the barque “Savanetta”,
Glasgow from Greenock to Trinidad on 1st May 1871 age 42. (Greenock Advertiser 22.7.1871)
DYKES Oswald Dykes, age 20, 2nd son of late James Dykes, died of consumption on 13th October 1840
at Port Glasgow (Greenock Advertiser 16.10.1840) see James: Helen
HUNTER George McNair, son of late John Hunter, Greenock, died at John Campbell, Estancia del Yerua,
Entre Rios, South America of consumption on 11th November 1850 See Archibald B; Anne J.
(Greenock Advertiser 21.2.1851)
MacDOUGALL John, 2nd son of John Macdougall, commission agent, Greenock, died at Collingwood, Melbourne
on 14th November 1858 of consumption age 23. (Greenock Advertiser 7.1.1859) see John (1871)
McDONALD James McDonald, shipbuilder, died at Barr’s brae foot, Port Glasgow of consumption on 2nd
February 1835 age 34 – twin of George. (Greenock Advertiser 5.2.1835) see George
McDONALD George McDonald, shipbuilder, died of consumption on 14th September 1835 at Port Glasgow,
twin of James. See James. (Greenock Advertiser 17.09.1835).
McQUEEN Henrietta McQueen, niece of Angus McLeod, died at 6 East Shaw Street, Greenock on 17th
January 1874 of consumption age 20. (Greenock Telegraph 17.1.1874)
ROBERTSON Captain Neil Robertson, Greenock, former master of Bangkok Mark, Siam, died of consumption at
Bangkok on 9th February 1862 (Greenock Advertiser 29.5.1862)
ROBERTSON Mary McGlinchy Robertson, died at 3 Harvie Lane, Greenock on 2nd November 1883 of
consumption age 40 (Greenock Advertiser 3.11.1883)
SPARKS Thomas Sparks, of Cornwell, former steward of the ship ‘Western Belle’, died at Greenock
Infirmary on 14th February 1880 of consumption. (Greenock Telegraph 17.2.1880)
TENNANT Robert Tennant, formerly of 33 Hamilton Street, Greenock. died at Rio de Janeiro on 27th
September 1876 of consumption age 20 years 2 months (Greenock Telegraph 28.10.18756)
THOMSON William, son of John Thomson, auctioneer, and attempted murderer of Mr Gray, Town Clerk, died
at the Poorhouse, Greenock on 3rd February 1871 of consumption. Known as ‘ White Stick’
(Greenock Telegraph 4.2.1871)
WEEKES James Weekes, formerly of Duff Street, Greenock, husband of Agnes, died at Marine Hospital, San
Francisco on 28th July 1891 of consumption age 29. (Greenock Telegraph 13.8.1891)
WILSON Archibald Wilson, seaman, Greenock, died on the ship ‘Nelson’ from Greenock to Pensacola on
17th December 1875 of consumption age 44 (Greenock Advertiser 21.3.1876)