Shootings & Summary Executions in the Killing Times #History #Scotland
The “Martyrs of Tradition”, for which there is no historical evidence, have not been included in the above list.
For a PDF version of this list, see here.
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Deaths in the Killing Times 1682-85
Stewartry of Kirkcudbright 30
Ayrshire 28
Dumfriesshire 10
Lanarkshire 6
Wigtownshire 6
Renfrewshire 5
Total 85
Note Kirkpatrick Irongray is in Stewartry, not Dumfriesshire so Nos 37 and 38 have been added to Stewartry toral
alistairliv said this on January 7, 2017 at 9:33 pm |
Ha! Thanks for spotting that. I’ve corrected and updated the tables and images. Thank you also for the arithmetic. It is quite a result for Galloway — 36! There are some deaths on the list that perhaps could or should be excluded dependng on how you define Killing Times. They are: Andrew MacGill (no 8) in Ayrshire who was apparently hanged after appearing at a court. It really is not clear what went on there.
No 19 & No 20 in Renfrewshire were also hanged after a standard Abjuration oath court. They are usually put in lists, but perhaps they should be under non-field executions i.e., the other list of hangings.
No 49 John Law in Ayrshire was killed attacking the Ducat Tower. Whether that counts as “a martyr” is not clear.
drmarkjardine said this on January 8, 2017 at 3:08 pm |
Hi Alastair,
It is an interesting question of how to settle on a hard number for the Killing Times, as the definition is flexible. If we go with summary field executions (hanging and shooting) we can exclude the four cases above. We then get
Stewartry of Kirkcudbright 30
Ayrshire 26
Dumfriesshire 10
Lanarkshire 6
Wigtownshire 6
Renfrewshire 3
Total 81
However, if one includes later field shootings, which took place after the “classic” period of the Killing Times of December ’84 to July ’85 (remember there is a case in 1682 already in the figures), then we add 5 to Ayrshire and 1 to Lanarkshire.
Ayrshire 31
Stewartry of Kirkcudbright 30
Dumfriesshire 10
Lanarkshire 7
Wigtownshire 6
Renfrewshire 3
Total 87
Or, if you prefer, Galloway 36.
M
drmarkjardine said this on January 10, 2017 at 11:47 am |
Hi, The list is printed too small to read. Can it be enlarged?
Thanks!
Roberta Fagan refagan51@gmail.com
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Roberta Fagan said this on January 10, 2017 at 6:06 pm |
Hi, I will attach a large print version to the link soon.
drmarkjardine said this on January 10, 2017 at 7:17 pm |
I’ve attached a larger print version to the PDF link. I hope that helps. M
drmarkjardine said this on January 10, 2017 at 7:26 pm |
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