The execution of Baird and Hardie – value for money
On the 1st September 1820, William Galbraith, one of the two Town Clerks of Stirling, is in Edinburgh doing his best to try to find someone who will perform the […]
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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 […]
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) […]
Plans showing Stirling Burgh rights over the fishings on the River Forth 19th century
2020 is Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters and we are going to be featuring records held at the Council Archives that reflect this theme on our blog throughout the […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 16th October 1939
“If you will take my advice you will also NEVER trust men with odd facial hair. Hitler affects a “charkie(sic) Chaplin moustache of repulsive aspect. I never trusted people who […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 14th October 1939
Since his last diary entry only a few days before, two upsetting events had taken place which Thomas discusses immediately, one war related, and one outwith these events. Firstly, the […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 11th October 1939
On this date, Graham, and the rest of the country, were awaiting the response from Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to the recent approach of Hitler to the situation in Europe; […]