Margaret Stewart received a palm-sized bible, “The Soldiers Testament and the Book of Psalms,” from her uncle. It bears an inscription indicating it belonged to 12-year-old Colin McIlwraith, along with an address on Elm Street. She seeks information on its history and is willing to return it to Colin if desired.
Lorraine Brown shared these photos with me recently, mentioning she had found the old bible at St Andrews Parish Church. As can be seen from the inscription, it was the ministers bible, dating from 1880. The bible was bought by the ladies of the newly formed Stonefield Parish Church that year in Glasgow Road. […]