…Secession Churches. It eventually led to the Great Disruption of 1843, when the Free Church was formed. It was common for younger sons of landowners, i.e. those who would not…

…Otter his disposal as he thought fit From which it appears plainly to ————————– The Memorialist from his Brothers Unaturall behaviour When he began to Un mask his Intentions Mentioned…

Ormidale Memorial Below we bring you, bit by bit, a memorial that Ormidale wrote in 1798 laying out his grievances against his brother (“the late Otter”) in an attempt to…

Ormidale Memorial Below we bring you, bit by bit, a memorial that Ormidale wrote in 1798 laying out his grievances against his brother (“the late Otter”) in an attempt to…

…might have been caused by ongoing pain. We weren’t sure at first about the word “nodes”, down towards the end of the extract, then realised that Ormidale must have meant…

…own estate, concentrating instead on ensuring that Otter was run properly. “Paitty Children” presumably means “small children”, from the French “petit”. 18 Which Gauves the Memorialist unto his Death That…

…power to do so. We also have another phrase that we can’t quite work out – “and Furlage lent” appears to be what is written above “Boisterous Dispositin”, but that…

…might have been self-inflicted. He believed that he had finally inherited Otter, as promised by his father decades before. “Jamie” is another word that we’re not completely sure about. We…

…internal defence as a supplement to the Regular Army. For information about military records please see https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/research-guides/research-guides-a-z/military-records 12 About the year 1777 there was raised ane Regiment Of Fencibles where…

Ormidale Memorial Below we bring you, bit by bit, a memorial that Ormidale wrote in 1798 laying out his grievances against his brother (“the late Otter”) in an attempt to…