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Wilton kirk session minutes 1833-1887

Posted on November 9, 2023 by vivdunstan

Just spotted that ScotlandsPeople now includes free to view digitised (but unindexed) Wilton (Hawick) kirk session minutes for 1833-1887. That’s much later than the site normally has online. These are probably online because the same manuscript volume includes 18th century … Continue reading →

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Bible presented to Catherine Dodds in 1919

Posted on August 2, 2013 by vivdunstan

In my maternal side of the family, through the Dodds side, there is a long tradition of ancestors being beadles or church officers for Melrose parish. The earliest was Alexander Dodds (1816-1877), the first of the family to settle in … Continue reading →

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