Free Scottish prison database link

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Here’s a link to a free Scottish prison database, records range from 1828 to 1878 and at the moment the database covers Selkirkshire, Berwickshire, Roxburghshire and Peeblesshire although people in the prison can be from further afield.

The free database gives: Name, Occupation, residence, age, birthplace, prison and year.

You can search by surname alone or add more information to narrow down your search.

Hope you find it useful: http://www.maxwellancestry.com/ancestry/resources/prisonsearch.aspx

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