A Scottish Family: The Story of Eight Generations by Willsher, Betty - 2005

Kinloss, Scotland: Librario Publishing, 2005. Soft cover. Near Fine. 14 x 12.1 x 21 cm. Betty Willshers intricate dissection of her family history is a masterful account of eight generations of a Scottish family living ordinary but interesting lives. The Russell family was well known in the North East during the early eighteenth century and in following years it was to make a significant contribution to the county of Moray, especially it capital Elgin. There the Russells guided public affairs in the nineteenth century and reported the goings on in the local paper The Elgin Courant which Alexander built up to become and influential and, to this day, a prime source of local history. Through the author we learn a wealth of local Scottish history, which many major biographies pass by. From the age of the carriage to that of the computer her eye for historical perspective is equally acute.