Ayrshire

Burns & the Sugar Plantocrats of Ayrshire

Burns & the Sugar Plantocrats of Ayrshire
Ayrshire Monographs 36
ISBN 978-0-9542253-8-4

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September 2009, paperback, illustrated (including genealogy charts), 123 pages, fully referenced and indexed, £6 (including P&P within the UK).

Available from:

Ronald Brash
Publications Distribution Manager AANHS
10 Robsland Avenue
Ayr
KA7 2RW

AANHS Honorary Life Member

Date: 
10 Jun 2009

At the Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society AGM in March 2009, Eric was unanimously elected an Honorary Life Member for his longstanding service to the Society.

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New publication: Burns and the Sugar Plantocracy of Ayrshire

Date: 
7 May 2009

Ayrshire Archaeological & National History Society
Published Autumn 2009.

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Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary,
And leave auld Scotia's shore?
Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary,
Across th' Atlantic roar?

1786, Robert Burns

If Robert Burns went to Jamaica

Start : 
6 Jun 2009 (All day)
Type: 
Talk

Troon Walker Hall
South Beach
Troon
Ayrshire
KA10 6EF

Tel: 01292 313555

Troon History Fayre

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The Ayrshire Sugar Plantocrats

Start : 
7 Jun 2008 (All day)
Type: 
Talk

Walker Halls, Troon.

South Ayrshire Local History Fair

The Early Transatlantic Trade of Ayr 1640-1730

(with Tom Barclay)
Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society, Monograph 30, 2005. Paperback, illustrated, 102 pages.

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This account describes in detail the families, vessels, cargoes, and destinations involved in Ayr's early transatlantic trade, set against a background of upheaval: the Civil War, the Restoration of Charles II, the Wars of the Three Kingdoms that ended the reign of James VII (or II), and the Union of the Parliaments of England and Scotland in 1707.

The Shipping Trade of Ayrshire 1689-1791

Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society, Monograph 8, September 1993, 48 pages.

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The first regional study of its kind, it covers all aspects of maritime activity along this coast – from lighthouses to harbours and transatlantic traders to smugglers.

The Shipping Trade of Ayrshire 1689-1791 is out of print but may be available from Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society.

The Port of Ayr 1727-1780

Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society, Monograph 15, April 1995, Paperback, 47 pages.

Image of book cover: The Port of Ayr 1727-1780 by Eric Graham

The revival of Ayr as an international port during the 18th century, the ships involved in the trade and the commodities imported and exported are revealed in this study based on extensive examination of the letter and day books of the Customs Collectors at Ayr and Irvine.

Clyde Built in the American Civil War

Start : 
13 Nov 2008 (All day)
Type: 
Talk

Carnegie Library, Ayr.

Illustrated talk hosted by Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society.

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