The Courier and Argus, Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, 16 Jul 1887, Saturday
A melancholy bathing accident occurred at Kirkcaldy yesterday morning, whereby a young man named Robert Milne, an assistant draper, residing with his mother in Tolbooth street, lost his life.
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Fifeshire Advertiser 22nd July, 1887
Fatal Bathing Accident. -- A painful bathing accident occurred on Friday morning [15 Jul 1887] at Kirkcaldy harbour. About seven o'clock a young man named Robert Milne, a draper, along with two companions, went in to bathe at the point of the West Pier. Milne, after being a short time in the water, was observed trying to catch hold of a rope attached to a small boat, but failed to do so, and fell helplessly back into the water. One of his companions, named Simpson, managed to get hold of him; but on Milne seizing him by the leg he shook himself clear and made for the pier. The grappling irons were then procured and the body of Milne brought to the shore. Restoratives were applied, but without avail. Deceased was about nineteen years of age, and was a son of Mrs. Milne, of the Temperance Hotel, of Tolbooth Street. The funeral took place on Sunday and was very largely attended. A number of Milne's comrades of the 5th batt., 1st F.A.V., [Fife Artillery Volunteers] of which he was an enthusiastic member, and of his shopmates, as well as the general public, turned out to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased. At the gate, and also inside, of the Kirkcaldy Cemetery, where the interment took place, a large number of the public gathered to witness the funeral. The Rev. Mr. Campbell, Parish Church, offered up prayer at the grave, and on the coffin, covered with beautiful wreathes of flowers, being consigned to the earth the sad ceremony was brought to a close.
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Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 about Robert Milne
Name: Robert Milne
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 9 Jun 1868
Birth Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Father: William Milne
Mother: Jane Anderson
FHL Film Number: 6035516
A melancholy bathing accident occurred at Kirkcaldy yesterday morning, whereby a young man named Robert Milne, an assistant draper, residing with his mother in Tolbooth street, lost his life.
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Fifeshire Advertiser 22nd July, 1887
Fatal Bathing Accident. -- A painful bathing accident occurred on Friday morning [15 Jul 1887] at Kirkcaldy harbour. About seven o'clock a young man named Robert Milne, a draper, along with two companions, went in to bathe at the point of the West Pier. Milne, after being a short time in the water, was observed trying to catch hold of a rope attached to a small boat, but failed to do so, and fell helplessly back into the water. One of his companions, named Simpson, managed to get hold of him; but on Milne seizing him by the leg he shook himself clear and made for the pier. The grappling irons were then procured and the body of Milne brought to the shore. Restoratives were applied, but without avail. Deceased was about nineteen years of age, and was a son of Mrs. Milne, of the Temperance Hotel, of Tolbooth Street. The funeral took place on Sunday and was very largely attended. A number of Milne's comrades of the 5th batt., 1st F.A.V., [Fife Artillery Volunteers] of which he was an enthusiastic member, and of his shopmates, as well as the general public, turned out to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased. At the gate, and also inside, of the Kirkcaldy Cemetery, where the interment took place, a large number of the public gathered to witness the funeral. The Rev. Mr. Campbell, Parish Church, offered up prayer at the grave, and on the coffin, covered with beautiful wreathes of flowers, being consigned to the earth the sad ceremony was brought to a close.
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Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 about Robert Milne
Name: Robert Milne
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 9 Jun 1868
Birth Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Father: William Milne
Mother: Jane Anderson
FHL Film Number: 6035516
The Courier and Argus, Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, 16 Jul 1887, Saturday
A melancholy bathing accident occurred at Kirkcaldy yesterday morning, whereby a young man named Robert Milne, an assistant draper, residing with his mother in Tolbooth street, lost his life.
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Fifeshire Advertiser 22nd July, 1887
Fatal Bathing Accident. -- A painful bathing accident occurred on Friday morning [15 Jul 1887] at Kirkcaldy harbour. About seven o'clock a young man named Robert Milne, a draper, along with two companions, went in to bathe at the point of the West Pier. Milne, after being a short time in the water, was observed trying to catch hold of a rope attached to a small boat, but failed to do so, and fell helplessly back into the water. One of his companions, named Simpson, managed to get hold of him; but on Milne seizing him by the leg he shook himself clear and made for the pier. The grappling irons were then procured and the body of Milne brought to the shore. Restoratives were applied, but without avail. Deceased was about nineteen years of age, and was a son of Mrs. Milne, of the Temperance Hotel, of Tolbooth Street. The funeral took place on Sunday and was very largely attended. A number of Milne's comrades of the 5th batt., 1st F.A.V., [Fife Artillery Volunteers] of which he was an enthusiastic member, and of his shopmates, as well as the general public, turned out to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased. At the gate, and also inside, of the Kirkcaldy Cemetery, where the interment took place, a large number of the public gathered to witness the funeral. The Rev. Mr. Campbell, Parish Church, offered up prayer at the grave, and on the coffin, covered with beautiful wreathes of flowers, being consigned to the earth the sad ceremony was brought to a close.
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Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 about Robert Milne
Name: Robert Milne
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 9 Jun 1868
Birth Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Father: William Milne
Mother: Jane Anderson
FHL Film Number: 6035516
A melancholy bathing accident occurred at Kirkcaldy yesterday morning, whereby a young man named Robert Milne, an assistant draper, residing with his mother in Tolbooth street, lost his life.
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Fifeshire Advertiser 22nd July, 1887
Fatal Bathing Accident. -- A painful bathing accident occurred on Friday morning [15 Jul 1887] at Kirkcaldy harbour. About seven o'clock a young man named Robert Milne, a draper, along with two companions, went in to bathe at the point of the West Pier. Milne, after being a short time in the water, was observed trying to catch hold of a rope attached to a small boat, but failed to do so, and fell helplessly back into the water. One of his companions, named Simpson, managed to get hold of him; but on Milne seizing him by the leg he shook himself clear and made for the pier. The grappling irons were then procured and the body of Milne brought to the shore. Restoratives were applied, but without avail. Deceased was about nineteen years of age, and was a son of Mrs. Milne, of the Temperance Hotel, of Tolbooth Street. The funeral took place on Sunday and was very largely attended. A number of Milne's comrades of the 5th batt., 1st F.A.V., [Fife Artillery Volunteers] of which he was an enthusiastic member, and of his shopmates, as well as the general public, turned out to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased. At the gate, and also inside, of the Kirkcaldy Cemetery, where the interment took place, a large number of the public gathered to witness the funeral. The Rev. Mr. Campbell, Parish Church, offered up prayer at the grave, and on the coffin, covered with beautiful wreathes of flowers, being consigned to the earth the sad ceremony was brought to a close.
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Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 about Robert Milne
Name: Robert Milne
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 9 Jun 1868
Birth Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Father: William Milne
Mother: Jane Anderson
FHL Film Number: 6035516
Inscription
In memory of William Milne
who died 16 April 1873 aged 43 years
also Robert his son
drowned while bathing
on the 15th July 1887 aged 19 years
also Lillias Anderson his mother in law
died 26 August 1877 aged 73 years
also her son James Anderson
died 5 March 1880 aged 43 years
Blessed are the dead who die in the lord
Gravesite Details
Robert Milne buried 17 JULY 1887 @ Bennochy Cemetery Lair number J66.
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