Letters of William Richard Grahame, His Ancestors and Descendants, 1782-1923
Letters of William Richard Grahame, His Ancestors and Descendants, 1782-1923

Author: William Richard Grahame

Publisher: Dundas, Ont. : Magra Pub.

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13:

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William Richard Grahame (1807-1867) was the son of James Grahame of Glasgow and Janet (Grahame) Grahame of the Moat in Annan, Scotland. William had one sister, Hannah and one brother, Thomas. In 1833 the two brothers left Scotland for America on different ships. Thomas went to New York, and William Richard to Quebec. By 1835 Thomas had returned to Scotland. In 1835 William Richard Grahame married Otilia Nighswander in Vaughan, Ont., Canada. They had eight children born between 1838 and 1853. He married (2) Elizabeth Morrison. They had four children born between 1859 and 1865.

When Scotland Was Jewish
When Scotland Was Jewish

Author: Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-05-07

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0786455225

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The popular image of Scotland is dominated by widely recognized elements of Celtic culture. But a significant non-Celtic influence on Scotland's history has been largely ignored for centuries? This book argues that much of Scotland's history and culture from 1100 forward is Jewish. The authors provide evidence that many of the national heroes, villains, rulers, nobles, traders, merchants, bishops, guild members, burgesses, and ministers of Scotland were of Jewish descent, their ancestors originating in France and Spain. Much of the traditional historical account of Scotland, it is proposed, rests on fundamental interpretive errors, perpetuated in order to affirm Scotland's identity as a Celtic, Christian society. A more accurate and profound understanding of Scottish history has thus been buried. The authors' wide-ranging research includes examination of census records, archaeological artifacts, castle carvings, cemetery inscriptions, religious seals, coinage, burgess and guild member rolls, noble genealogies, family crests, portraiture, and geographic place names.

Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa
Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa

Author: Andrew W.M. Smith

Publisher: UCL Press

Published: 2017-03-01

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1911307746

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Looking at decolonization in the conditional tense, this volume teases out the complex and uncertain ends of British and French empire in Africa during the period of ‘late colonial shift’ after 1945. Rather than view decolonization as an inevitable process, the contributors together explore the crucial historical moments in which change was negotiated, compromises were made, and debates were staged. Three core themes guide the analysis: development, contingency and entanglement. The chapters consider the ways in which decolonization was governed and moderated by concerns about development and profit. A complementary focus on contingency allows deeper consideration of how colonial powers planned for ‘colonial futures’, and how divergent voices greeted the end of empire. Thinking about entanglements likewise stresses both the connections that existed between the British and French empires in Africa, and those that endured beyond the formal transfer of power.