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Repository	Scottish Catholic Archives
Ref No	SCA/PG/2/1/274
Title	Mgr James Clapperton, Diocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh
Date	[19th cent]
Level	Item
Description	This faded photograph shows an unsmiling Mgr James Clapperton in a formal studio portrait, seated in a chair and with his left arm leaning on a vase of flowers; Mgr Clapperton was born at Fochabers in 1813; on his ordination, he was appointed one of the professors in Blairs College; a short time afterwards, he was sent to the Scots College in Valladolid as professor, where he remained for five years; on his return to Scotland, he was placed in Portobello; from Portobello he was removed to Peebles, where he laboured for forty years; his hearing having failed him, he was compelled to retire from active mission life and returned to the north, to Aberlour and latterly in his native town of Fochabers; he died at Fochabers on 19th July 1901, aged 87.
Physical Description	Sepia photograph mounted on card; 6.25 x 10.5cms
Format	Photograph
AccessConditions	Open for consultation, some sections closed as they hold personal data subject to the Data Protection Act

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