SCOTTISH BASTARDS, Exploring the lives of Scotland’s illegitimate children through history, written by Alex Wood, will be published later this month.

The book examines a subject which has intrigued me throughout my life and starts with my grandmother whose character was shaped by her illegitimacy.  The book uncovers the often-overlooked stories of  Scotland’s illegitimate children, including Keir Hardie, Ramsay MacDonald, Sir George McCrae and George Douglas Brown, and provides illuminating case-studies of many more individuals.

UPDATE: the Edinburgh launch of the book, SCOTTISH BASTARDS, Perceptions of Illegitimacy in Scotland, will take place at 6:00 pm, Thursday 20 November, in the Scottish Genealogy Society premises at 15 Victoria Terrace.