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CaledonC · 22-11-2006, 08:20 AM

My ancestor Thomas Tulloch c 1675 was a chapman in the Royal Burgh of Stirling . In the days prior to shops , the chapman seemed to be an important aspect of rural society . Thomas was elected a Burgess of the Burgh ( a member of a particular trade Guild ) which would be a sign of social acceptibility . Sometimes referred to as packmen - they would visit the outlying villages especially at Fair time ( eg Michaelmas in October ) . They travelled with as many as a dozen pack horses in a line and bridled together . You can still find " pack bridges " in many of the outlying villages in rural Stirlingshire and Perthshire . These were beautifully constructed in random rubble with a small single arch and only about a metre to a metre and a half wide .

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CaledonC New Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Crieff Perthshire Posts: 22	Re: Hawking My ancestor Thomas Tulloch c 1675 was a chapman in the Royal Burgh of Stirling . In the days prior to shops , the chapman seemed to be an important aspect of rural society . Thomas was elected a Burgess of the Burgh ( a member of a particular trade Guild ) which would be a sign of social acceptibility . Sometimes referred to as packmen - they would visit the outlying villages especially at Fair time ( eg Michaelmas in October ) . They travelled with as many as a dozen pack horses in a line and bridled together . You can still find " pack bridges " in many of the outlying villages in rural Stirlingshire and Perthshire . These were beautifully constructed in random rubble with a small single arch and only about a metre to a metre and a half wide .