Astrid Hess
Astrid is the great grand-daughter of Alice Smith Thiele, whose diaries form the basis of the excellent book "Children of the Manse" Edited by Astrid Hess and Gordon Booth, Bellfield Press 2004, ISBN 0 9526554 7 0 which describes a childhood spent in Keig in the late C19th.
Former United Free Church at Keig Shown as photographed by Astrid in the presence of Rev John Cook (first right) just prior to its dem...
New Farm, Keig William Pirie Smith and family rented this cottage until the Free Church Manse at Keig was ready for...
New Farm Keig William Robertson Smith was born at New Farm Keig, a property rented by his family whilst they waite...
New Farm Keig As it is today....has the original cottage, where William Robertson Smith was born, been demolished?
Stained Glass Window Dedicated to WRS A beautiful stained glass window in King's College, Aberdeen, dedicated to the memory of William Rob...
Timepiece Originally Presented to W P Smith This timepiece was presented to William Pirie Smith, the father of William Robertson Smith (see imag...
Brass plate on William P Smith's Timepiece The inscription says: "Presented to Rev W.P.Smith DD by his congregation and friends at Keig, Tough ...
Caricature by Bailie of WRS Caricature of William Robertson Smith, 29th May 1878. He had worked on the Encyclopaedia Britannica ...
Inscription to Charles Michie Smith at Keig Charles Michie Smith was William Robertson Smith's brother and famous in his own right as an astrono...
Tombstone of Alice Smith Thiele at Keig Alice Smith Thiele was the sister of William Robertson Smith and the author of a detailed diary of l...Latest Pics
