Home Life

South-West Scotland has a wide and varied selection of home life from country cottages and farming communities, town dwellers living in close proximity to one another, to country mansions and castles. Many types of work was carried out in the home, therefore the way of life had to accommodate this.
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Childhood
Childhood was a time of various experiences; depending on your parentage and community, events in ...
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Death & Mourning
Death and mourning in the south west of Scotland had traditions and customs that were ...
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Education
The story of education in Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway goes back many centuries. Prior to ...
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Folklore
The folklore of south-west Scotland is rich and varied. It combines the customs and traditions ...
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Housekeeping
Housework in the nineteenth century was no easy task. Preparing even a simple meal was ...
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Marriage
The time-honoured tradition of marriage is one of the integral aspects of social history all ...
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Religion
Religion is one of the largest influences on social history; from birth to death, lives ...
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