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Allan [Allen], James [Jimmy] (1734–1810), Northumbrian piper and rogue  

Keith Gregson

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04 October 2007

Allan [Allen], James [Jimmy] (1734–1810), Northumbrian piper and rogue, was born at Hepple, Northumberland, probably in March 1734, and baptized at Rothbury, Northumberland, on 21 April 1734, the son of William Allan or Allen, also known as Wull Faa, a noted vermin hunter and performer on the Northumbrian small pipes. ...

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MacPherson, James (c. 1675–1700), thief and reputed musician  

Mary Anne Alburger

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

MacPherson, James (c. 1675–1700), thief and reputed musician, is said to have been an illegitimate son of the family of Invershie, Inverness-shire. He was described as 'the son of a gentleman … [and] a gipsy mother', who became 'the leader of one of the gangs of cattle-lifters which roamed over the Province of ...