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Old Photograph Stotfield Scotland
Old photograph of Stotfield, Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. Stotfield has now been absorbed into Lossiemouth but originally it was a small farm town in Moray that was established in the Middle Ages. Stotfield's close proximity to the sea eventually led it to develop a small fishing fleet. A storm struck the Moray Firth on 25th of December 1806. The village lost its entire fleet of three fishing boats. More importantly, it lost all of its able bodied men and youths in one afternoon hour. Those who perished in the first boat, Joseph Young Senior, Skipper, Joseph Young Junior, son to aforementioned, Alex Young, also son to Joseph Young, William McLeod, Elder, John McLeod, son of the aforementioned, Alex Edward, Junior, Robert Edward, brother of aforementioned. Those who perished in the second boat, Alex Edward, Skipper, William Edward, son of aforementioned, William Edward, Senior, brother to Alex Edward, John Edward, son to “Little” John Edward, William Baikie, James Edward, Boatswain, James Edward, son of aforementioned. Those who perished in the third boat, James Mitchell, Skipper, William Crocket, cousin by marriage to James Mitchell, John Young, John Edward Junior, Alex Main, from Nairn, James McLeod, from Nairn, John Edward, Senior.
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