I thought this was very thin and made an hour out of nothing - but it still held my interest because my grandmother supposedly went into a similar home or workhouse in this area and I wanted to know what records might be available.I
The usual misconceptions - why do the experts never correct them - she was not "brave" in naming the father of her illegitimate child, the kirk sessions were punitive and extremely concerned with sexual misbehaviour and she would have had no choice in the matter. The financial aspect of it was almost by the way, it ensured financial responsibility for the child did not fall on the kirk, that's all.
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