F. Wilkins
Articles by this author
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The Role of Wigtownshire in Eighteenth Century Smuggling Recent, Recent (Social), History TDGNHAS Series III, 77 (2003), 181(1.68 MB)
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According to the Board of Customs in Edinburgh, 'very considerable' quantities of contraband goods were landed in Wigtownshire during the eighteenth century. Only 1.3% of Scotland's population lived here at the time so that the region could not provide cu |
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Robert Douglas, 'Collector' of Customs and Master Smuggler [Lecture to the Society, 21st November, 2003] Proceedings, Recent, Recent (Social), History TDGNHAS Series III, 78 (2004), 154(4.91 MB)
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Summary of a lecture delivered to the Society on 21st November 2003 regarding life and times of Robert Douglas 'Collector' of Customs and Master Smuggler. Douglas married Margaret Corbet, daughter of a Glasgow merchant. He obtained credit on the Isle of m |
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Smuggling and Kirkcudbright Merchant Companies in the Eighteenth Century TDGNHAS Series III, 83 (2009), 105(WARNING large file size: 5.11 MB) |