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GSSA
The 1820 Settler Correspondence
 as preserved in the National Archives, Kew
 and edited by Sue Mackay

Gretna Green, Old Blacksmith's Shop

Gretna Green, Old Blacksmith's Shop
25th February 2020
Sue Mackay
Old Blacksmith's Shop, Gretna Green, the traditional venue for elopements. The building dates from ca 1754. It is said that Sampson DANIEL eloped to Gretna Green with Amelia D'EGVILLE, although there is a possible marriage for Sampson in St.Cuthbert's, Edinburgh.
Photo by Robert Hoare. (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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