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Kaye McAlpine

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 Lifecycle (birth, marriage, death) customs in Scotland, Early Modern Scottish social customs, modern Scottish social customs, Border March laws and procedures, criminal processes and judicial execution practices, social history in Early Modern Scotland, ephemera printing in Scotland. While I have some knowledge of the clan system and function of the clan society (Highland and Lowland), I am not a an expert in clan genealogy. Having traced back my own family over a couple of centuries, and traced others due to academic research, I do know how the system works, however. This doesn't mean that I'm a genealogist. Please note that I do not speak Gaelic.

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2012-01-08 Jesus:

Dear Ian    As I mention in my biog., I don't speak Gaelic, so I have no knowledge about the etymology of Gaelic words. I don't speak any Arabic languages either - however, as I understand it, the common

2011-12-18 accents:

Dear Sandra    I don't know if it's the best queen's English - that is in terms of gammatical accuracy -  but it is generally accepted that Invernesians have  very clear inflections, making them some of

2011-12-06 Tartans:

Dear Henry    I think the best place to look would be The Scottish Register of Tartans ( http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/). It is the official registry, operated by the National Archives of Scotland (a

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