1961, and the Balfours celebrate the birth of Robin Francis and also Lesley’s second birthday. Once again congratulations from far and near were shared, some of which can be seen on the diary PDF. Read More
Exam papers – school and university, 1949-55
In the 1950s, the usual route for pupils at Edinburgh Academy who aspired to qualify as solicitors in Scotland, was to sit the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board School Certificate at age 16/17 and then to sit the Scottish Higher Leaving Certificate at age 17/18, in order to gain qualification for entrance to the University of Edinburgh for the combined degrees of Master of Arts and Bachelor of Laws. Read More
Raxaul Newsletter 1940
When Francis Balfour sent out his last quarterly 
Newsletter, in 1940, he noted some mementos
in his diary, and the page from the diary is
reproduced here.
Balfour Family Holidays 1959-82
The Balfours continued to capture family footage on their cine film camera up until 1982. Here you can see footage from 1959 all the way through, covering family trips to the Isle Of Man, Yugolslavia, Italy, the south of France, Denmark and Germany. Read More
Tertullian – Translated Works: Volume Two
As he read various scholarly works for the Ph.D. thesis, if Ian had time and inclination he dictated, in English, some of the German and French works to his secretary in the office, who typed them on interleaved pages and often improved the English as she did so. Here are more of the resulting translated documents. Read More
1960 Ian Balfour’s Diary
1960, and the Balfours celebrate Lesley’s first birthday. Once again the family were inundated with letters and messages of support, some of which can be seen on the diary PDF. Read More
1959 Ian Balfour’s Diary
1959, and exciting news for the Balfours as baby Lesley is born at 10pm on the 5th March, weighing 8lbs 15.5oz. The family were inundated with letters and messages of support, some of which can be seen on the diary PDF. Read More
Taxation of Judicial Accounts
If a litigant is awarded ‘expenses’ against another litigant in a Court case (called ‘costs’ in England), the successful litigant’s solicitor makes up a Judicial Account of Expenses, itemizing the work done, and tries to agree it with the paying litigant’s solicitor. Read More
1958 Diary of Honeymoon Trip to Germany
April 1958, and the newlyweds enjoy their honeymoon at the Drei Konige (Three Kings) Hotel, Bernkastel, Mosel. This involved a meandering drive through Europe Read More