his Bible is in the Perth Museum archives.
It consists of Volumes 2 and 3 of a 3-volume set. The condition of both volumes is good to fair; internal pages are in good condition, but all covers, end papers and spines are either torn, loose or missing.
On the first blank page before the title page of Volume 2 is hand printed in small letters: AGNES R. TODD
On the last blank page of Volume 2 is written the signature: Agnes Reid Hislop Perth
Eight pages at the end of Volume 2 are provided for family information. Pages have a printed heading “FAMILY RECORD”, under which is “MARRIAGES”, “DEATHS”, etc.
The title pages of both volumes reads:
THE
H O L Y B I B L E,
CONTAINING THE
O L D A N D N E W T E S T A M E N T S,
ACCORDING TO THE AUTHORISED VERSION;
WITH
EXPLANATORY NOTES, PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS,
AND
COPIOUS MARGINAL REFERENCES.
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BY THOMAS SCOTT,
RECTOR OF ASTON SANFORD, BUCKS.
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FROM THE LATEST LONDON EDITION, WITH THE AUTHOR'S LAST CORRECTIONS
AND IMPROVEMENTS
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TO WHICH IS ADDED,
A CONCORDANCE
TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS,
BY THE REV. JOHN BROWN, OF HADDINGTON.
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VOL. II. [or III]
NEW YORK:
W. E. DEAN, PRINTER & PUBLISHER
NO. 2 ANN STREET.
1852.
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// Second volume
// First page
FAMILY RECORD
MARRIAGES
James Todd and
Allison Wilson
married Friday
May 7th 1847
// Second page
FAMILY RECORD
MARRIAGES 1874
James Hislop and
Agnes Reid Todd
married Wednesday
Nov. 4th 1874
Robert Armour and
Agnes Reid Hislop
married Wednesday
Dec 29th 1886
// Third page
FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS
John Calven Todd
Born Tuesday Faby [sic] 15th
1848
Agnes Reed [sic] Todd
Born Tuesday July 15th
1851
George Wilson Todd
Born Thursday
August 16 1855
// Fourth page
FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS
Alison Marion Hislop
Born Saturday April
29th 1876
Ethel Scott Armour.
Born Thursday April 10th
1890
// Fifth page
FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS
[no entries]
// Sixth page
FAMILY RECORD
DEATHS
Georg [sic] Wilson Todd
Died Wensday [sic] June 30th
Aged 1.10 mounth [sic] 1857
John Calven Todd
Died Monday Nov 6th
Aged 17.9 mounth 1865
James Todd
Died Wensday April 26
Aged 55 1876
Alison Todd
Died Tuesday Jan 26th
Aged 59 1876
// Seventh page
FAMILY RECORD
DEATHS
Allison Marion Hislop
Born Saturday April
29th 1876
[above item scratched out]
James Hislop
Died Monday June 17th
1878
// Eighth page
FAMILY RECORD
DEATHS
[no entries]