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Sheriff Court Process

PursuerMargaret Aitchison, Lauriston nr Edinburgh
DefenderWilliam Rogers, late Butler (to Gilbert Innes Esquire of Stow), Stow
Child's Date of Birth20 June 1829
SexM
Year of Court Case/Extract1831
Sheriff CourtEdinburgh
CountyMidlothian
NRS ReferenceSC39/17/729 No. 667


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Source Citation
Sheriff Court Processes, Edinburgh Sheriff Court, Midlothian, NRS Reference SC39/17/729 No. 667; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/courtptranscript.aspx?courtpid=390729001: accessed 22 Nov 2024); Original Source: Sheriff Court Records, National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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