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Our Records: Lord George Sanger’s Circus
15/12/2022
Discover the story of the circus based in Carnoustie on the evening of the 1921 census
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News article: 1921 census records released
30/11/2022
4.8 million individual records can now be searched
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Scotland's History: Dame Margaret Henderson Kidd QC
30/11/2022
Scotland's first female Advocate, King's Counsel and Sheriff Principal
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Our Records: Mairi Chisholm (1896-1981), ambulance driver and first aider in the First World War
11/11/2022
We celebrate the life of Mairi Chisholm to commemorate Remembrance
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Our Records: Private William Thomson (1820-1914), 93rd Sutherland Highlanders
10/11/2022
From ploughman to private: the story of a Crimean War hero from Aberdeenshire
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Our Records: Louis Bruce (1875-1958), first black British Olympian born in Scotland
11/10/2022
We celebrate the first black Olympian's life for this year's Black History Month
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Our Records: Peter McLagan (1823-1900), British Liberal Party politician and Scotland’s first black MP
11/10/2022
Peter McLagan was Scotland’s first and, to date, only black MP. We celebrate his life for this year's Black History Month.
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Our Records: The Reverend Dr Andrew Mitchell Thomson (1778-1831), Church of Scotland minister
15/08/2022
A minister, family man and advocate for the abolishment of slavery
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Our Records: Ian Glen Collins (1903-1975), tennis player
20/06/2022
A member of the Collins publishing dynasty, his sporting success and bravery in WW2.