Linlithgow 1851: A Moment In Time: A portrait of a Scottish burgh in the middle of the Nineteenth Century - Paperback

by Abigail Daly (Author), Alex Adamson (Author)

Who lived in Linlithgow in 1851? What did they do? Where did they come from?Linlithgow is a traditional burgh in central Scotland. This book traces the people of the town from the end of the Eighteenth Century through to 1851. That year saw the most detailed census to that date. Interwoven with information from other contemporary sources, this reveals a wealth of detail about the residents and their way of life.

Author Biography

Alex lives in Linlithgow with his wife and two children. He is a historian at the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, specialising in the history or urban areas. For six years he ran the Scottish Buildings at Risk Register. He has an honours degree in history from Edinburgh University and a post graduate diploma in European Urban Conservation from Dundee University.