On the Present State of the Question, 'Where was John Knox born?'

John Richardson (Author)

David Laing (Contributor)


Keyword(s):
John Knox, Notaries, Original documents
Location(s):
Giffordgate, Haddington, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Period(s):
Sixteenth century

Abstract


John Richardson tries to reconcile the two theories about the location of John Knox's birth: Gifford, the village, or Giffordgate, the suburb or Haddington. He presents the histories of both areas during Knox's lifetime. THe paper concludes that the village was not known as Gifford at the time and a supplementary notice also concludes that Knox was born in Haddington based on Knox's work as a notary.

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Published
30-11-1862
How to Cite
Richardson, J., & Laing, D. (1862). On the Present State of the Question, ’Where was John Knox born?’. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 3, 52-63. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.003.52.63
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