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An engraving of The Reverend Andrew Thomson, nd. Credit: William Walker
Featured article Our Records: The Reverend Dr Andrew Mitchell Thomson (1778-1831), Church of Scotland minister

A minister, family man and advocate for the abolishment of slavery

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Photograph of Edward Pritchard
Our Records: The Glasgow Poisoner
18/05/16

Dr Edward Pritchard, the Glasgow Poisoner, who killed his wife and mother-in-law in 1865.

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Photograph of Lieutenant Douglas Hume
Our Records: Deaths of Scottish Seafarers
18/05/16

Learn about the death records of Scottish seafarers online at ScotlandsPeople.

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Detail from a page from the 1901 census
Did You Know? Facts from the 1901 Census
18/05/16

What was life like in Scotland on the night of the 1901 census?

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A photograph of Coco Chanel and The Duke of Westminster
Our Records: Coco Chanel and the Duke of Westminster in the Highlands
18/05/16

The story of Britain's richest man and a world famous designer and their Highland retreat

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News: Valuation Rolls for 1930 Go Online
06/05/16

Valuation rolls for 1930 have been added to ScotlandsPeople.

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Title page of the valuation roll, Burgh of Aberdeen, 1860-1
Our Records: Valuation Rolls
12/01/16
Valuation rolls recorded a uniform valuation of landed property across Scotland from 1855
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