VIEW OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ST KILDA ON THE BEACH DIVIDING UP THE CATCH OF FULMAR

STUDY OF A GROUP OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN SHOWING CLOTHING DRESS AND DOMESTIC IMPLEMENTS BY DOORWAY

These excerpts come from a record of municipal affairs in Aberdeen since the Burgh Reform Act was passed in 1833.

These excerpts provide brief biographies of Aberdeen Members of Parliament between 1820 and 1886.

This page illustrates that in 1884, meetings, speeches and demonstrations in support of Reform were held all over the north east of Scotland. In 1884, radicals were trying to obtain the same right to vote in the counties as in the burghs.

The 1884 Reform Demonstration, organised by the Trades' Unions, was the largest demonstration to have taken place in Aberdeen since 1832. It was held as part of a campaign to equalize the county and burgh franchises. At this time, there were…

This pamphlet, compiled from a selection of local papers, gives a description of the full proceedings of the demonstration. Included are lists of the groups represented and names of marshals. There is an account of the procession, which gives the…

The author believes that the Assembly that rules over the British Empire is less capable of coping with its problems than it should be. The solution, the writer believes, would be to give Home Rule to both Ireland and Scotland.

McCombie of Tillyfour, MP for West Aberdeenshire in 1868, was better known as an originator of the Aberdeen Angus breed of cattle. This little anecdote relates to him being better known as a farmer than a politician.

Image and biography of Peter Esslemont (1834-1894), Lord Provost of Aberdeen between 1880 and 1883 and Liberal MP for Aberdeen from 1885 to 1892.