The execution of Baird and Hardie – the question of decapitation
One of the most unsettling items in the bundle of letters held at the Archives is a memorandum on the subject of how best to go about removing the head […]
Author: Stirling Archives
The Execution of Baird and Hardie – Finding an executioner
Authorisation to Alexander Littlejohn, Town Clerk of Stirling to engage an executioner for the execution of Hardie, Baird and Clelland, 30th August 1820. Stirling 30th August 1820 We hereby authorise […]
The Radical Uprising of 1820 – The execution of John Baird and Andrew Hardie
Over the next few weeks, we are going to be blogging documents relating to the execution for treason of John Baird and Andrew Hardie, the two weavers who were identified […]
Document of the Month – August 2020
Flooding in the Central Scotland Area, 18th January 1909 August’s Document of the Month features more records held at the Archives relating to our relationship with local waterways. In this […]
Burial and lair information in Kirk Session records
Trying to locate a burial pre 1855 can be hard, especially if the name you are looking for does not appear in the Old Parish Registers (Click here for more info) […]
Plan of the road from Polmaise House to St Ninians Kirk, 18th Century
Our Document of the Month for May focuses on an estate plan found in the Murray of Polmaise collection held here at Stirling Archives (PD189) The plans shows the road […]
The Radical Uprising – 8th April 1820
This is the last blog post commemorating the Radical Uprising for now. There will be more commemorations in September when we remember the sacrifice of John Baird and Andrew Hardie […]
The Radical Uprising – 7th April 1820
It is clear from three letters written on this date and held as part of the Murray Archive, that the authorities were still expecting unrest in the Central Scotland area […]
The Radical Uprising – 6th April 1820
There are two letters dated 6th April in the Murray of Polmaise family papers. The first, is from Captain Peter Speirs to Major William Murray and is interesting because it […]
The Radical Uprising – 5th April 1820
On the 5th April 1820, tensions were rising in the local area. Andrew Baird and John Hardie had been given their instructions by Duncan Turner the previous day and had […]