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18/05/16
By 1930 only 36 inhabitants, forming 10 households, remained on the island.
18/05/16
Dr Edward Pritchard, the Glasgow Poisoner, who killed his wife and mother-in-law in 1865.
18/05/16
Learn about the death records of Scottish seafarers online at ScotlandsPeople.
18/05/16
What was life like in Scotland on the night of the 1901 census?
18/05/16
The story of Britain's richest man and a world famous designer and their Highland retreat
06/05/16
Valuation rolls for 1930 have been added to ScotlandsPeople.
12/01/16
Valuation rolls recorded a uniform valuation of landed property across Scotland from 1855