Mrs Cree's husband - James Cree - who is dead, was a boot and shoe maker in Saltcoats for many years. He was a prominent figure in a well remembered incident that led to the effigy of a townsman being burned.
Burning effigy in Saltcoats
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Burning effigy in Saltcoats
Can anyone elaborate on the following claim - it's from this post in "Saltcoats on this day". Page 144
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Re: Burning effigy in Saltcoats
Found this in the Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald, December 15, 1855.
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Re: Burning effigy in Saltcoats
There's a general reference to it in 'Saltcoats Old and New' chapter 14:
"No longer do the people burn witches here. They found, some years ago, a more congenial pastime in burning effigies." No explanation given. Maybe there's a reference in one of the other 10 chapters.
"No longer do the people burn witches here. They found, some years ago, a more congenial pastime in burning effigies." No explanation given. Maybe there's a reference in one of the other 10 chapters.
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Re: Burning effigy in Saltcoats
I wonder when the need for a stamp on a receipt was phased out I certainly can remember Davie Mitchell put a stamp on receipts for account customers? That would be in the 1950’s. I wonder what the amount was that required a stamp on a receipt?
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Re: Burning effigy in Saltcoats
I also remember my father doing this. No idea what the stamp cost, but I do remember that it was very little.
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Re: Burning effigy in Saltcoats
I think it was abolished in 1964 when the stamp duty was twopence for receipts £2 and over.
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