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Irregular marriage and the kirk session in Scotland
01/10/2021
Our feature on Scottish forms of marriage, the impact on people’s lives and how they were recorded by the church.
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Our Records: The Kirk Session and The Poor
21/06/2021
Discover more about the history of poor relief in Scotland
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Love lost and found in the Kinnoull kirk session minutes
16/06/2021
We find glimpses of the love lives of the Pre-Raphaelite circle in the kirk session minutes.
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Our Records: Scottish Births in 1920
06/01/2021
Lyall Stuart Scott, urologist, was amongst those born in 1920.
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Our Records: Scottish Births in 1919
06/01/2020
The fifth set of live quadruplets to be registered since 1855 were born in 1919.
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Scotland's History: Emigration from St Kilda
27/02/2019
The story of 36 islanders who sailed to Australia on the 'Priscilla' in 1852
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Scotland's History: Emigration to Australia 1852-1857
27/02/2019
How Scottish migrants to Australia were helped by the Highland and Island Emigration Society
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Scotland's History: Scots on the Titanic
22/07/2016
The stories of a 1st Officer, a passenger and a violinist on board the fated ship.
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Scotland's History: The Balmoral Estate
18/07/2016
Discover two royal births, a munshi, and a will full of treasures connected to the Balmoral Estate