Welcome to the Harry Begg Web Site

This site will be of interest to descendants of the Begg family of Glenbucket, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. On completion this site will display the text of invoices, documents and letters sent to Harry Begg from 1807 to 1851 and letters written to relatives of Harry Begg after 1851. The site will also contain geographical information and research about the times in which the letters were written.

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Harry Begg, Robert Scott (Minister, Parish of Glenbucket) James Reabum (Session Clerk, Parish of Glenbucket)

Glenbucket

Harry is leaving Glenbucket.

Whit Sunday is the fiftieth day after Easter. It is the time of Pentecost (penta 50) when the Holy Ghost spoke to a meeting of Jews from every nation under heaven. Miraculously each Jew could understand the language of his fellow Jew.

August 7th 1808

Certificate to Harry Begg

These Certify that the bearer Harry Begg an unmarried man resided in this Parish from his infancy till Whit Sunday eighteen hundred & seven and remove from it free from Church Censure and Public Scandal so that we know no reason why he may not be admitted into any Christian Society or Congregation. Given in Name q------ and by appointment of the Parish Session of Glenbucket at Glenbucket this seventh day of August, Eighteen hundred & Eight and attended by.

Robt. Scott Min.

Ja. Reabum Sess. Clk