It’s rare that you see a nickname appearing in Ancestry.com. So when we saw 12th Great Grandfather Alexander irvine listed as Alexander “Little Breeches” irvine, we had to find out more.
The Swedish Bishop – and Torturer
Annette’s 11th-great aunt married a man who seems to have been… well, let’s just say he wasn’t husband of the year.
The Scottish Diplomat
Sir Adam Otterburn, 15th Great Grandfather Thanks to the Dictionary of National Biography, we know quite a lot about Sir Adam. He was an important […]
Flodden Field
A battle that did not go well for us. The Battle of Flodden Field, which happened on September 9th 1513, did not go well for […]
Rev John Knox, theologian and reformer
16th Great Uncle Rev John Knox is our 16th great uncle – his father, Sir Uchtred Knox of Ranfurly is our 16th great grandfather. He […]