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Dark Events at Bargarran in 1676
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Today when the name Bargarran is mentioned, we always turn our minds to 1696/7 and the last mass witch hunt in Scotland that led to the execution of seven people in Paisley on the 10th October 1697. But the events that unfolded there in 1696 were preceded by a mysterious death in 1676. In…
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Mr John Neilson of Nethercommon, Paisley
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Today the John Neilston Institution as a place of education is but a mere memory, even though the building proudly dominating the skyline of Paisley still exists. But who was John Neilson of Nethercommon? John (born 14 December 1778[1], died 12 November 1839[2]) was descended from the Neilson’s of Rashiecrook in Erskine Parish, though…