by Robin Thompson | 5 Jan 2026 | Articles
by Dr Jean Barclay David Paton is a somewhat neglected member of the famous Paton family of artists, sculptors and designers but according to his friend, Dr. Ebenezer Henderson, astronomer and historian of Dunfermline, he was a `great mechanical genius` (1). David was...
by Robin Thompson | 2 Oct 2025 | Articles
by Dr Jean Barclay In 1779 a Carnock widow, Janet Kirk or Boswell, compiled this receipt for the sale of three slaves in Jamaica whom she inherited from her son. A few details about Janet and what little is known about the slaves can be found at the end: `I...
by Robin Thompson | 3 May 2025 | Articles
by George Beattie Daniel Alexander Fraser was born on 19th June, 1874, at Monastery Street, Dunfermline, the younger son of Alexander Fraser and his wife, Catherine. His career was spent in the family firm of Fraser and Carmichael, the large Dunfermline firm whose...
by Robin Thompson | 7 Jan 2025 | Articles
Printers, Booksellers, Bookbinders and Stationers, 1780-1883 by Dr Jean Barclay The early 19th century saw a revolution in the art of printing as the wooden hand presses with moveable type that had been in use since Gutenberg and Caxton`s time in the 15th century...
by Robin Thompson | 15 Sep 2024 | Articles
By George Robertson, FSAScot. At the end of my article on Thomas Henry Tuckett, I made an appeal for assistance in identifying the stone masons’ marks on Rumbling Bridge and, at last, a part answer has been provided. The information was provided by Andrew Medley, who...
