Dundee History Archive
How to use the archive
Just keep scrolling down to see the most recent posts, and click previous at the bottom of the page to see more – be warned there are over 130 stories here! If you’re looking for something specific, use the search bar (there’s one in the footer on every page if you keep scrolling down, you’ll find it!) or click on any category (like crime and death, or wars and battles – the ones with the coloured backgrounds below each post) or one of the words in the tag cloud below to see all posts in a specific theme.
We hope you enjoy reading all the stories about Dundee’s dark history we’ve put together for you, but if you’re looking for things to do in Dundee why not take one of our walking tours!
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The Other Woman!
On Friday 13th March 1914, Agnes Culley, resident at 248 Hilltown, Dundee, took her husband of 24 years to Court for an action of separation and aliment at the rate of 6s per week. Her husband, James Culley, who was resident at 10 Isla Street in Dundee did not appear and was not defended. Agnes […]
An Unhappy Honeymoon
On Friday 7th June 1878, The Dundee Evening Telegraph reported on a man from whom, they felt, had fallen foul of a hasty marriage: “A HASTY MARRIAGE AND ITS RESULTS. AN UNHAPPY HONEYMOON. A young man named William Ballantyne, described as a chemist or commercial traveller, residing in Thorter Row, Dundee, was brought before Baillie […]
