Harrower Family Tree » John Harrower (1816-1887)

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1. Scotland. Select Births and Baptisms. Ancestry,com. 1564 -1950, Ancestry.com, 1816 Record for John Harrower Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. FHL Film Number: 1040355

   Record for John Harrower
   Name: John Harrower
   Gender: Male
   Baptism Date: 26 Mar 1816
   Baptism Place: Clackmannan, Clackmannan, Scotland
   Father: George Harrower
   Mother: Isobel McArthur
   FHL Film Number: 1040355
   

2. 1881 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Harrower Parish: Clackmannan; ED: 3; Page: 5; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1881_130 1881 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1881 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online

   Record for John Harrower
   Name: John Harrower
   Age: 62
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819
   Relationship: Head
   Spouse's Name: Jane Harrower
   Gender: Male
   Where born: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire
   Registration Number: 466
   Registration district: Clackmannan
   Civil parish: Clackmannan
   County: Clackmannanshire
   Occupation: General Labourer
   ED: 3
   Household schedule number: 23
   Line: 14
   Roll: CSSCT1881_130
   Household Members Age Relationship
   John Harrower 62 Head
   Jane Harrower 50 Wife

3. 1851 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for George Harrower Parish: Clackmannan; ED: 8; Page: 17; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1851_96; Year: 1851 1851 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.

   Record for George Harrower
   Name: George Harrower
   Age: 63
   Estimated birth year:abt 1788
   Relationship: Head
   Spouse: Isabella Harrower
   Gender: Male
   Where born: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire
   Parish Number: 466
   Civil Parish: Clackmannan
   Town: Clackmannan
   County: Clackmannan
   Address: Vennel
   Occupation: Assistant Grave Digger
   ED: 8
   Page: 17
   Household schedule number: 75
   Line: 7
   Roll: CSSCT1851_96
   Household Members:
   Name Age
   George Harrower 63
   Isabella Harrower 63
   Isabella Harrower 35
   John Harrower 33
   James Harrower 23
   George Harrower 19
   Isabella Harrower 16 Grandaughter
   

4. 1841 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John McArthur Parish: Clackmannan; ED: 9; Page: 7; Line: 1200; Year: 1841 1841 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following information was requested: name, age, gender, profession, and birthplace. Database online.

   Record for John McArthur
   Name: John McArthur
   Age: 30
   Estimated birth year:abt 1811
   Gender: Male
   Where born: Clackmannan, Scotland
   Civil Parish: Clackmannan
   County: Clackmannan
   Address: Clackmannan (Town of)
   Occupation: Agricultural Labourer
   Parish Number: 466
   Household Members:
   Name Age
   John McArthur 30 Head
   Isabella McArthur 70 Mother
   Catherine McArthur 28
   John Harrower 22
   

5. 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Harrower Parish: Alloa; ED: 7; Page: 13; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1871_80 1871 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.

   Record for John Harrower
   Name: John Harrower
   Age: 52
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819
   Relationship: Head
   Spouse's Name: Jane Prentice
   Gender: Male
   Where born: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire
   Registration Number: 465
   Registration district: Alloa
   Civil parish: Alloa
   Town: Alloa
   County: Clackmannanshire
   Address: Broad Street
   Occupation: Labourer
   ED: 7
   Household schedule number: 69
   Line: 11
   Roll: CSSCT1871_80
   Household Members Age Relationship
   John Harrower 52 Head
   Jane Prentice 40 Wife
   Andrew Lennox 17 Stepson
   John Alexander 29 Visitor
   Anne Gilmour 30 Visitor
   Margaret Gilmour 10 Visitor Daughter
   James Gilmour 8 Visitor Son

6. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1863 HARROWER, JOHN, PRENTICE, JANE, 1863, 465/ 10, Alloa (Clackmannan) Downloaded from Ancestry @ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/mediaui-viewer/tree/23949161/person/12743982680/media/122c4ea5-d148-44f0-a46a-372221269281

   HARROWER, JOHN, PRENTICE, JANE, 1863, 465/ 10, Alloa (Clackmannan)
   Marriages in the Parish of Alloa in the County of Clackmannan 1863.
   1863 April Twenty First
   New Entry (Lodge), Alloa
   After Banns according to the Forms of the Primitive Methodist Church
   Signed
   John Harrower
   his X mark
   Signed
   William Prentice, Witness
   Pipe Maker at Brickwork, Bachelor
   Age 44. Alloa
   Parents: George Harrower
   Labourer Deceased
   Isabella Harrower
   M.S. McArthur
   Signed
   Jane Prentice
   Domestic Servant
   Spinster
   Age 33. Alloa
   Parents: William Prentice, Labourer
   Catherine Prentice
   MS Miller, Deceased
   Signed
   John Ford, Minister
   Signed
   William Prentice, Witness
   Cathren Syme, Witness
   Registered
   1863 24th April, Alloa
   Robert Simpson
   Assistant Registrar
   MDB
   

7. 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Isabella Harrower Parish: Clackmannan; ED: 1; Page: 7; Line: 23; Roll: CSSCT1861_62 1861 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.

   Record for Isabella Harrower
   Name: Isabella Harrower
   Age: 73
   Estimated birth year:abt 1788
   Relationship: Head
   Gender: Female
   Where born: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire
   Registration Number: 466
   Registration district:Clackmannan
   Civil Parish: Clackmannan
   Town: Clackmannan
   County: Clackmannan
   Address: 32 High St (St Side)
   ED: 1
   Household schedule number: 46
   Line: 23
   Roll: CSSCT1861_62
   Household Members:
   Name Age
   Isabella Harrower 73
   Isabella Harrower 46
   John Harrower 44
   

8. 1861 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1861 HARROWER, ISABELLA (Census 466/ 1/ 7) Parish: Clackmannan 1861 Scotland Census [scotlandspeople.com] The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.

   1861 HARROWER, ISABELLA (Census 466/ 1/ 7)
   1861 Census
   Name: Isabella McArthur Harrower
   Age: 73
   Estimated birth year:abt 1788
   Relationship: Head
   Gender: Female
   Where born: Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire
   Registration Number: 466
   Registration district:Clackmannan
   Civil Parish: Clackmannan
   Town: Clackmannan
   County: Clackmannan
   Address: 32 High St (st Side)
   ED: 1
   Household schedule number: 46
   Line: 23
   Roll: CSSCT1861_62
   Household Members:
   Name Age
   Isabella McArthur Harrower 73
   Isabella Harrower 46
   John Harrower 44
   

9. 1841 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1841 MCARTHUR, JOHN (Census 466/ 9/ 7) Parish: Clackmannan 1841 Scotland Census [scotlandspeople.com] The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following information was requested: name, age, gender, profession, and birthplace. Database online.

   1841 MCARTHUR, JOHN (Census 466/ 9/ 7)
   Name: John McArthur
   Age: 30
   Estimated birth year: abt 1811
   Gender: Male
   Where born: Clackmannan, Scotland
   Civil Parish: Clackmannan
   County: Clackmannan
   Address: Clackmannan (Town of)
   Occupation: Agricultural Labourer
   Parish Number: 466
   Household Members:
   Name Age
   John McArthur 30 Head
   Isabella McArthur 70 Mother
   Catherine McArthur 28
   John Harrower 22

10. Newspaper Article, 1864 HARROWER, JOHN Alloa Advertiser 17 Sept. 1864 17 September 1864 Place: Throsk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Description: John Harrower and Wife Jane Prentice charged with breach of peace. Source Alloa Advertiser 17 Sept. 1864

    Date: 17 September 1864 Place: Throsk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Description: John Harrower and Wife Jane Prentice charged with breach of peace. Source Alloa Advertiser 17 Sept. 1864
    
    Prentice or Harrower, Jane, disturbance. 17 Sept 1864
    Alloa Advertiser
    Robert Bain, & quarryman, residing at Clackmannan; John Harrower, a labourer, Throsk, Stirling County; and Jane Prentice or Harrower, wife of and residing with John Harrower, were charged with having committed a breach of the peace at Clackmannan on the 10th day of August last. Bain pled guilty, and the Harrowers not guilty, but after evidence had been led were also found guilty, and sentenced-Bain to pay a fine of 10s, or 16 days in jail with hard labour; and the others 7s 6d each or 8 days' imprisonment.

11. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1887 HARROWER, JOHN (Statutory Registers Deaths 466/ 84 Clackmannan)

    1887 HARROWER, JOHN (Statutory Registers Deaths 466/ 84 Clackmannan)
    Deaths in the Parish of Clackmannan in the County of Clackmannan 1887
    John Harrower
    Labourer
    Married to Jane Prentice
    1887 November Thirteenth 6h. A.M.
    Westfield, Parish of Clackmannan M 54 Years
    Parents: George Harrower, Labourer, dec.
    Isabella Harrower M.S. McArthur, dec.
    COD: Dropsy, 3 Months
    As cert. by John Dunlop LFP&S G
    Inf. Jane Harrower, Widow, Present
    Registered
    1887 November 14th, Clackmannan
    Thomas Gibson
    Registrar
    

12. Newspaper Article, 1866 HARROWER, JOHN Alloa Advertiser 27 Jan.1866 Harrower, John presents a gift Alloa Advertiser 27 Jan.1866

    Harrower, John presents a gift 27 Jan.1866, Alloa Advertiser
    CLACKMANNAN
    PRESENTATION - On Wednesday evening Mr John Harrower, Clackmannan Brick Work, waited on James Wyllie, second son of Mr Wyllie, Clackmannan, and in the name of the workmen and his companions presented him with a handsome pocket bible and other books as a token of respect on the occasion of his leaving the work for another avocation.
    Date: 27 Jan 1866
    Place: Clackmannan
    Description: John Harrower presents a bible on be-half of the workers in Clackmannan brick works.

13. Newspaper Article, 1868 HARROWER, JOHN, JEAN Prentice Alloa Advertiser, Saturday October 24, 1868 Involved in the Case of Committal of John Hogg, to Harcross Asylum, Musselburgh, Reported in The Alloa Advertiser, Saturday October 24, 1868

    The Alloa Advertiser, Saturday October 24, 1868
    
    LUNACY INQUIRY.
    In the Alloa Sheriff Court, on Tuesday last, John Hogg. labourer, Tullibody, was brought before W. Bennet Clark, Esq., Sheriff-Substitute of the County, at the instance of the Procurator Fiscal of the County, on a complaint setting forth that the said John Hogg was a lunatic and in a state threatening danger to the lieges, and praying that the Sheriff would grant warrant for his committal to an asylum until he be cured, or until caution be found for his safe custody.
    The Procurator-Fiscal explained that the person into whose condition inquiry was now to be made was apprehended on a criminal charge on the night of Saturday the 10th inst. On Monday be was brought up for trial, but the case was adjourned. During the interval between the first and second diets, the question arose to be considered whether the accused was a fit subject for punishment, and in consequence of the further investigation which be (the Fiscal) had instituted, he found it to be his duty to make the present application. The petition having been duly presented and the medical certificate now produced having been signed by Dr Brotherston and Dr Syme, the inquiry would now be proceeded with.
    The first witness called was, - Jean Prentice or Harrower, wife of John Harrower, pipe maker or labourer, West Vennel, Alloa, who, examined by the Procurator-Fiscal, deponed - In the course of the afternoon of Saturday the 10th inst., something occurred betwixt me and the man John Hogg. I am not aware of having seen the man before that day. I was in the open Court to William McPherson's public house, in the act of taking down from the ropes some clothes which had been hung up to dry. Hogg was speaking to my husband and another man. I went into the house. Hogg followed me, and I beard him leaping, dancing, and swearing. I live but and ben with Mrs Ramsay or Gall. Hogg came into my apartment, rushing after me as if he were the worse of drink, put his arms round my waist, and threw me down on the bed. He tried to lift my clothes and he did so so far. I cried to Mrs Gall to come ben, and she cried upon my husband. My husband came and asked Hogg what he was doing there.
    Hogg rose and struck my husband on the face. The two got into grips and fell; the struggle went on, but my husband got up and the police were sent for. I thought at the time that Hogg was barely not in his right mind, but he spoke very little. 'I never saw the man before to my knowledge.
    John Harrower, pipe-maker or labourer residing in West Vennel, deponed -
    I saw this man Hogg on Saturday week. I have seen him before, but had never spoken to him till that day. When I was at my back door speaking to Jack Maule, Hogg came forward and spoke to me. My wife was taking clothes off the ropes. When she went away into the house, Hogg made a race after my wife, making at the same time, a very disgusting remark. I stood outside for a few minutes, paying no attention but Mrs Gall cried to me to come in to the house. When I want in, Hogg had my wife thrown down on the bed, and he was beside her. I asked him what be wanted there, and said to him don't you know that is my wife? "Your wife!" he said, and then rose up and struck me between the eyes, knocking me up against a door. Police officers were sent for, and when they came they took him into custody. My opinion at the time was that Hogg was not right. He was wild-looking, and not like what he used to be when I first knew him. I don't know what brought Hogg to the West Vennel that day, I live near to John McPherson's. Hogg may have had some drink but I think not much.
    Eliza Arthur or McLaren, examined by the Procurator-Fiscal, deponed - I have known John Hogg for about a twelvemonth. He has resided during that time in Tullibody and I live near him. My brother-in-law and Hogg sometimes worked together, and they occasionally went in company to the Tullibody fishings. I remember in July last of my brother-in-law telling me that Hogg was not at his work, and he asked me to go one day and ascertain the cause. I went down, and found Hogg in bed. He was beneath the coverlet, and had his trousers on. I asked him what was wrong that he was not at his work, and he gave no answer. I asked his wife and she could give no explanation. I then said "you should really rise and go to your work, you have been off three tides already." His wife asked him if he would rise, and he said he would try. I then told him where be would meet my brother-in-law. I came away, and his wife accompanied me to the door. I then said to her you should give John a good scolding. She commenced to cry, and said "I think I'll send for Dr Brotherston." I said to her "What could Dr Brotherston do? She said “Woman, you don't understand him. The doctor might put a blister on his head" I said " You should wait a little before doing that, as it would be heaping expenses on your head." We then parted but Mrs Hogg asked me to come down at 8 o'clock at night, and see to get her husband to rise and go to his fishing. I said I would. I went, and at 8 o'clock he came downstairs. When I saw him as he came into the kitchen I was frightened at his appearance. His eyes seemed glazed in his head, and be bad a wild-like look. I asked him if he was going away to his work. He said there was little peace where he was. I said something about there not being much peace required. He said " we must look after the salvation of our souls." I remarked that was all right enough but we must also look after our bodies. He then said "We must be doing something for the world to come." Very true, I said, but you cannot allow your wife and children to starve. He stated his willingness to take good advice from any one. I said, John, the good advice I have to give you is to go away to your work, and study the Bible occasionally at a leisure hour. I then left him at that time as I was glad to get away. I was rather frightened at his appearance, and his language and manner struck me as remarkable. He went to his work that night. I have since seen Hogg repeatedly. I have worked in the same field with him at harvest work, and have seen him stand and stare for ten minutes at a time. I remember in August last of a trifling quarrel having taken place in the field when he struck a person. Hogg conducted himself very excitedly - just like a raised rout. It seemed to me that there was something peculiarly wrong with him. One day he commenced to speak to me about ordination - not the ordination of ministers, but ordination in events or accidents. I told him I did not believe in ordination, and I farther told him that I did not believe that ever God would make man and then damn him.
    Hogg, being interrogated by the Court whether he bad any questions to put to Mrs McLaren before she left the witness-box, replied, "No-let her pass,"
    Elizabeth Ramsay or Gall. Went Vennel, Alloa, examined by the Fiscal, deponed - I remember of seeing Hogg on Saturday week at about six o'clock in the back court close to where I live, near Mr John McPherson's. I reside, as it were, but and ben with Mrs Harrower. I saw and heard very little of Hogg until Mrs Harrower called upon me to come to her assistance. I did not go into her
    house at that time. I went the length of her door and looked in. I saw the feet of some person on chair, and I called immediately to John Harrower. He came, but I did not follow him, and though I heard some disturbance I saw nothing of Hogg until he was in the charge of the police.
    Janet Masterton or McDonald, examined by the Fiscal, deponed - I am the wife of Robert McDonald, labourer, Tullibody, and have lived but and ben with John Hogg's family for nearly a twelvemonth, I'm sure I never saw anything wrong wi' the man. I have seen Hogg often gaun out and in just us a neebor. He sometimes stopped in his house awa' frae his wark, but ither folk sometimes stay awa' frae their wark. I didny ken the cause, and didna speir. The folk were aye good friends to me. I had frequently heard him read the Bible, and what for no? I could see nae faut wi' that. I had little conversation with him on what he read, or conversation o ony kind, for indeed I dinna keep meikle correspondence wi' onybody. I never seed onything wrong with the man-deed no, and that's telling you the truth. He was aye quiet and civil, and I never heard a heigh word in the folk's house. The wife never made ony complaint to me about her gudeman, I can tell ye that.
    Mr James Scott, examined by the Fiscal, deponed - I am pastor of the Baptist Church, Alloa. I live in Tullibody, and have known Hogg for some time, but it was only in July last that I began to speak to him. The particular circumstance that brought me into contact with him was simply this. He sent for me one day about mid-day to have a conversation with him, and I went and saw him. A great deal of conversation passed between him and me; and I may state that when I entered the house I found him sitting at a table with the family bible before him. He was reading in the book of Revelation, and he wished to know from me something of the meaning of the contents of that book. stated that so far as I knew, I rather feared he was too far on, and that he had better go back to the third chapter of the gospel according to John. "Oh," said he, " that is about being born again." I said “Yes." We turned to that gospel, but he insisted on going back to the Revelation. He wished me to explain the meaning of the visions and the Seven vials. I said it was of no use speaking of those things at that time. He then told me he would like to know what was the unpardonable sin or the sin unto death. Before I had time to make any reply, he directed my attention to a child of his own which was sitting on its mother's knee. He said that the child's head was wrong, that half of it was soft and half of it bard. He next spoke of his birth-day, and remarked that it was on the same day as that on which our Saviour or John the Baptist, I forget which, was born. He then turned to a Monthly Visitor" tract which he had been reading, the last page of which contained several stanzas of poetry. These he read to me, but during the reading of them be got very much excited, so much so indeed, that I begged him to stop. I counselled him to go to his work, but he said he had to look after his soul's salvation. I assured him that to provide things honest for the maintenance of one's household was a very important religious duty. Such is the substance of my conversation with the man, I was nearly an hour with him so a great deal passed between us. When he made the remark about his child's head I was very much struck with it, but when I suspected there was something wrong with Hogg himself I made no allusion to it, and rather tried to avoid exciting him. The impression on my mind by the interview was that mentally there was something wrong with the man. It did not seem to me that there was anything wrong with the child. When I saw him Hogg was not in least under the influence of drink. The orginality of some of his remarks surprised me, and I thought him labouring under some form of religious melancholy, yet earnest and excited. I never had any subsequent conversation with Hogg, and never till now did I mention the conversation to any one out of my own household. Hogg is not given to drink so far as I know
    Alexander Glass, bar-officer and keeper of the County prison, examined by the Fiscal, deponed-
    Hogg was apprehended on a charge of assaulting a woman in the West Vennel on the 10th inst. having been brought to the county by the Burgh police. When I first saw Hogg, he did not seem to be sober, but I cannot say that I felt any smell of drink on him. He had the appearance as if he had been drinking. When put into his cell, he lay quiet for about half-an-hour; then he roused up, and commenced to smash the pitcher or pail in the apartment and injure portions of the wood work there. He fought for about two hours with the zinc pitcher till he got it broken to shreds and the perspiration was pouring over his face, I several times remonstrated with him, and he asked if I
    did not know he was the Saviour. I told him it was time at any rate to go to sleep, but he said that he intended to imitate Paul and Silas when they were in prison and sing praises to God during the night. He insisted on me opening the doors to let him out, and on my refusing to comply with his request, he stated that he believed there would be an earthquake before morning which would burst open the prison doors and let him go free. I thought he was wrong in the head, but not from drink. Next morning, I asked him how he was and he said he was "in the same spirit as before, " - whatever that meant. Throughout Sunday he indulged much in the same sort of vein though a little more subdued. On Monday morning, I asked him if he wished any breakfast, and he replied that he had spiritual food to partake of. Hogg certainly led me to form the opinion that he considered himself being of a superior order to what he is. Throughout Monday. Hogg spoke very little. He told me that he had no recollection of the circumstances which occurred on Saturday night causing him to be apprehended on a charge of Assault with intent, and that be was quite ignorant as to what he was put in prison for.
    Janet Robb or Hogg, examined by the Procurator-Fiscal, deponed - John Hogg, regarding whose condition the present inquiry is making, is my husband. We have been six years married. When I first knew him he was a farm-servant with Mr George Henderson of the Haugh. He was a twelvemonth there. He next went to Mr Moubray: he was afterwards two years with Messrs Mitchell, working with each of these employers as farm servant, and now he has been residing for a twelvemonth in Tullibody, working, when he did work, as a labourer. During part of the time he was in the service of Messrs Mitchell, we resided in Mar Street, Alloa, and while there my husband left me for ten weeks, and went to reside in Lochgelly. One night he came home in a passion, and his conduct was so violent that I had to leave the house. It was not caused by drink so far as I know but he did not seem to be himself. Jealousy was the cause of his anger, and he blamed me in connection with other men, specially mentioning one name, that of a lodger who resided in the house. He had no ground whatever for his suspicions. I left the house on the Saturday, went to Tullibody, and returned on the Monday, by which time my husband had gone back to Lochgelly. About eight or ten days after that I received a letter from him, which I have not now, I don't recollect very much what was in it. It was filled with quotations from Scripture, it was just a jumble of nonsense. But he sent me some money. I left Mar Street and went to Tullibody before the Martinmas term, and he came there, and we have been living there ever since. I have three children to him. The youngest one was born in Mar Street, Alloa. On the night when my husband first returned to Tullibody, I let him in, but he afterwards went out again, and I refused to open the door. Interrogated - Why did you not admit him? Well, he wanted to see the child, and I was somewhat afraid. I think he was three months with Mr McNab of the Dulls. And while there he took a lazy fit and remained in the house for several days. He was right in his body. I think, but not in his mind. He had frequently strange thoughts and strange ideas, and at times took little food. He said the Lord would feed him. He generally kept his bed and read the Bible or religious tracts. It had occurred to me that his mind was giving way. He spoke a good deal about what he read. He often exclaimed, " And I, John." He oftentimes just talked nonsense. He has frequently taken fits of indolence, working by fits and starts - not working like any ordinary working man. He has been prosecuted for desertion of work. He remained one day in Tullibody wood, and came home with his face, and especially his mouth, cut and bleeding. He said be had done it himself. He sometimes supposed himself to be Christ. I have no doubt he is wrong in his mind. I remember of the conversation with Mr Scott, for I sent for him, and was present while they were together. He said the serpent had bruised the head of his child. It had got a fall few days before that. My husband is a native of Lochgelly, and his father is alive. I remember of a meeting sister of his in July Inst. She said that she had an aunt that had died in an asylum, and that her father was in an asylum before she was born. My husband does not drink much, but I don't think drink makes very much difference on him.
    Dr Brotherston deponed that he considered Hogg to be in a state of mind dangerous to the lieges and a proper subject for being committed to place of safe custody. Hogg is very excitable and a casual contradiction might lead to violence. Indulging in drink would certainly have a tendency to increase the violence.
    Dr Syme deponed that he had had two conversations with Hogg in prison. The man's mind appeared to have been disturbed on religions subjects, and he (Dr Syme) came to the conclusion that there was insanity. His opinion was that Hogg was not a sane person to be at large.
    This closed the evidence, and the Procurator Fiscal held that it was conclusive.
    The Sheriff having considered the evidence adduced, found that the said John Hogg was a lunatic, and in a state threatening danger to the lieges, and granted warrant for his committal to Hallcross, Musselburgh, as craved in the petition, and the Sheriff further granted warrant for Hogg's detention in the prison of Alloa as a place of safe custody ad interim. [We understand that Hogg was conveyed to Hallcross on the following day, in terms of the Warrant.]
    

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• Birthday March 26, 1816
• Day of marriage April 21, 1863
• Day of death November 13, 1887

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