Tales of Crime in Fraserburgh
While she and the said George Lambe were together in the kitchen bed beside them There are many wonderful stories to investigate in our collections. The following are just a few tales of crime from our Fraserburgh Records. Church Courts From the early modern period through to the 19 th century, church courts operated alongside the civil authorities. They focused on a range of offences, many that we would no longer view as crimes today, such as: irregular marriages, sex outside of marriage, adultery, drunkenness, those swearing or slandering, abortion, and disrespecting the sabbath. These acts would have been monitored locally and discipline handed out by the local Kirk Session. The K irk Sessions acted in conjunction with other civil and ecclesiastical bodies within the parish by providing education, poor relief and public health. [Kirk Session records are available via the National Records of Scotland on their Scotland's People website: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ] T...