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Alexander Selkirk was the son of a shoemaker and tanner in Lower Largo, Fife, Scotland, born in 1676. [3] In his youth, he displayed a quarrelsome and unruly disposition. He was summoned before the Kirk Session in August 1693 [4] for his "indecent conduct in church", but he "did not appear, being gone to sea".
Originally from Selkirk, Manitoba [1] Sinclair is the son of judge and senator Murray Sinclair.. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of Winnipeg, a Master of Arts in Native- and African-American Literatures from the University of Oklahoma, and a Doctor of Philosophy in First Nations and American Literatures at the University of British Columbia.
Lord Selkirk's Diary, 1803–1804: A Journal of His Travels in British North American and the Northeastern United States. Toronto: Champlain Society Publications. Campey, Lucille H. (2003). The Silver Chief: Lord Selkirk and the Scottish Pioneers of Belfast, Baldoon and Red River. Natural Heritage Books. ISBN 1-896219-88-8. Bumsted, J. M. (2008).
Growing up in Scotland in the wake of the Jacobite rising of 1745, Lord Selkirk was constantly troubled by the plight of his Scottish kin. [3] Selkirk was influenced by humanitarians including William Wilberforce and, following the forced displacement of Scottish farmers that took place during the Highland Clearances, decided that emigration was the only viable option to improve the livelihood ...
History records that this initial meeting was a great success. A committee was formed and an opening game against Hibernian was arranged to launch the new venture. [4] The kick-off was arranged for March 1881, the venue the cricket club, the result a 0–14 reverse, and so was born the oldest football club in the Borders. [4]
The first usage of the office appears in 1288, as Clerk of the Rolls of the Kings Chapel. [2] In 1291 it was termed "Keeper of the Rolls of the Kingdom of Scotland" [3] After the Wars of Independence, a similar office appeared with the title of "Clerk of the Rolls", which was altered about 1373 to "Clerk of the Rolls and Register", the "register" being the record of charters (i.e.: grants of ...
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Selkirk is a town and historic royal burgh in the Scottish Borders council district of southeastern Scotland. It lies on the Ettrick Water , a tributary of the River Tweed . The people of the town are known as Souters, which means cobblers (shoe makers and menders).