“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage – 8th March 1867
Lady Helen wrote to her husband twice on the 8th March, one letter early in the day and the other in the evening. In the first letter Helen outlines her […]
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“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage – 7th March 1867
In her letter of this date, Lady Helen speaks of a knitted finger guard that she has sent her husband, worried that it might not be the right size. One […]
“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage – 6th March 1867
There is no letter from Helen to Malcolm on the 6th March, and the one from Malcolm to Helen is full of details about what they are looking for in […]
“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage – 5th March 1867
This letter written by Malcolm Murray MacGregor to his wife is largely concerned with the couple’s search for a suitable property for their family as part of their proposed move […]
“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage – 4th March 1867
In March 1867, the MacGregor family we are featuring in this series of blog posts was separated. Helen remained at the house called Thames Villa in the village of East […]
“A perpetual state of honeymoon” – snapshots from a Victorian marriage, Sir Malcolm Murray MacGregor and Lady Helen Murray MacGregor Née McDonnell
The Council Archives holds letters between Malcolm MacGregor and his wife Helen from the year of their marriage in 1864, to the year of his death, at the relatively young […]
Helen McFarlan and her Unborn Baby – Who is the Father?
All of the records we hold here at Stirling Council Archives tell a story. While some require a bit more digging and research in order to bring them to light, […]
Scotland’s Year of Stories – tales from Stirling Council Archives
The year 2022 has been designated Scotland’s ‘Year of Stories’ by Visit Scotland. This year, we at Stirling Council Archives are going to be delving into the records that we […]
The last ships to dock at Stirling Harbour
As we reach the climax of the ‘Year of Coast and Waters’ it seems fitting to end with an overview of the last ships to dock at Stirling Harbour. In […]
Burgh of Doune Bye-Laws
A cold ice cream is probably not on the menu at this time of year in Scotland, but for November’s Document of the Month we are looking at the Doune […]