Drowning in Campbeltown Loch

by **JOEMAC** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:57 am

Hello you kind people in Kintyre.I live in Australia but my grandfather JOHN McMILLAN came from Campbeltown and lots of my relatives were born there.One of them JAMES ROBERTSON , the son of JAMES ROBERTSON and CATHERINE McKINVEN was accidentally drowned in Campbeltown Loch on 14 January 1920.
Would anyone be able to look up the incident in the local paper and send me the details please, it is very difficult to access that sort of information here in Australia.Any assistance would be gratefully appreciated.
Kindest regards,
joemac.

by **Ship called Dignity** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:59 pm

Joe,

E-Mail James Robertson at the Davaar Bar and he will be able to help you.

I mentioned this to him and it is a relative of his.

http://www.visitkintyre.info/Public%20H ... /index.htm

by **JOEMAC** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:21 am

Hello DAVIE P.
Thank you very much for the contact address for James Robertson at the DAVAAR BAR.I have e-mailed him and hopefully he can assist me in my research into the ROBERTSON family of Campbeltown.
If there are any descendants of JAMES ROBERTSON out there i would love to hear from you.
Kindest regard from sunny Australia
JOEMAC

by **JOEMAC** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:40 am

Hi There you good people of Campbeltown,
This is a re-posting of a message i posted a wee while ago,it concerns the accidental drowning of a relative of mine named JAMES ROBERTSON the son of JAMES ROBERTSON & CATHERINE McKINVEN.
He was accidentally drowned in Campbeltown Loch on 14 January 1920.
Could anyone check the local papers for anything on this event and send me a copy of it pleaseor alternatively can anyone supply me with the e-mail address of whoever holds copies of the newspapers of that time.
I did have a contact in Campbeltown who promised to send me this info before Christmas but i have heard nothing since so i am trying again.
Thank you in anticipation,
joemac
South Australia.