Experts poring over censuses and newspaper archives have built up a rich picture of their lives.
Ross Russell found a bottle containing a 132-year-old letter deep inside the walls of Corsewall Lighthouse
Now experts from genealogy firm Findmypast have pored over censuses and newspaper and archives to uncover the story of the the workers who left the intriguing time capsule. By the time he wrote the secret note they had seven children under the age of 14 and were living on Tannahill Place, Paisley.The corner of Fox Street in Edinburgh where David Scott once lived
In 1821 they fitted the author Sir Walter Scott's Melrose home, Abbotsford, with an oil-gas plant and by 1837 they were making gas meters. The bottle containing the note was found by Ross Russell, a Northern Lighthouse Board mechanical engineer, during an inspection. "From just a name, date and location, we've been able to trace some of their stories back in time and build up a rich picture of their lives and the world around them.
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