| Administrative History | The Aberdeen Journal was founded in 1747. It merged with the Aberdeen Free Press to form the Aberdeen Press and Journal in 1922. 'Aberdeen' was dropped from the title in 1935, and as the Press and Journal the paper continues today (2004). |
| Source | The extracts were made by Alexander Dingwall Fordyce at Marischal College, Aberdeen, between 1831 and 1835, and presented to the New Spalding Club in 1887. Fordyce (1810 - 1900), was born in Aberdeen, the son of a merchant, and graduated AM from Marischal College, Aberdeen in 1833. He became a merchant himself in Canada, but also took a keen interest in genealogy and the history of Aberdeen. He was not a member of the New Spalding Club but supported their work and contributed texts to their collection from his own library. He died around 1900. |
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