Armour Family Bible

This bible belonged to the family of Burns's wife, Jean Armour.  For several generations the Armour family followed the custom of recording the births and deaths of family members in the family bible.  One of the entries is by Jean's father James who wrote; "We had a Daughter born 26th Febry 1765 called Jean".
Object no :
EABN015n
Collection :
Jean Armour
Creator :
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Place of Production :
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Location :
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Related site :
Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy
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