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Certificate of good character of Agnes Burnes and her Children

Key details

Archive number
NTS/02/25/BRN/03/03/04
Alt. number
3.6005
Date
4 August 1784
On display
No
Creator
Kirk Session of Tarbolton
Recipient
Burnes, Agnes Brown

Description

Certificate of good character of Agnes Brown and her Children. By the Kirk Session of Tarbolton, 4th August, 1784. These certificates, signed by church officials, were often required for new residents of an area to join their new local church.

This certificate by the Kirk Session of Tarbolton testifies to the good character of Agnes Burnes and her children is dated 4th August 1784.

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Hierarchy

  1. Letters, documents and ephemera regarding the family of Robert Burns ( )
  2. Letters and Documents Related to William Burnes ( )
  3. Certificate of good character of Agnes Burnes and her Children
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