James Wilson 1820 Martyr

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James Wilson 1820 Martyr

13 April 2012, 16:20

James �Purlie� Wilson was born in Kirkyard Street (now Castle Street), Strathaven, on 3rd September 1760 and died on Glasgow Green 1820 after being hung, drawn and beheaded and is regarded as many as a Martyr to the cause of Scottish freedom.

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13 April 2012, 22:25

Re: James Wilson 1820 Martyr

We have an account of the 1820 rising at http://www.electricscotland.com/hist...820_rising.htm

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