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I got interested in family history because of this man. Robert Dunlop His name is Robert Dunlop, he was born in Ayrshire in 1848, the oldest of seven children born to a colliery engineman and his wife, and he was my great-grandfather on my father’s side of the family. I never met him (he died in 1921 [... to continue reading click on the post title] One of the hardest things to do when we find an ancestor in an unfamiliar state, county or country is to get an idea of how the physical locations relate to each other – or it is for me, but then I could get lost in my own back garden! Online and paper-based modern maps can [... to continue reading click on the post title] We’re all familiar with the stories about WWII parachutes being made into underwear or wedding dresses, but a new twist to this tale has appeared. A Scottish airman who was shot down over Belgium buried his parachute and escaped through France to re-join the RAF. Two years later, a family who sheltered some of his colleagues [... to continue reading click on the post title] The Mitchell Library in Glasgow The Mitchell Library in Glasgow is running a series of family history lectures starting on 14 November and running through into December as part of the Archive Awareness Campaign. The lecture subjects are: An introduction to Irish family history To find [... to continue reading click on the post title] Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium William McKenzie Combe, son of Angus McDonald Miller Combe and Mary Ann McKenzie; husband to Isabella Rankine and father of Mary McKenzie Combe. Born on 12 March 1895 at 11 St John Street, Edinburgh. Enlisted on 19 July 1915 in Edinburgh Private 251006, 5/6th Battalion Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). First entered active service on [... to continue reading click on the post title] Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal Since Remembrance Sunday is tomorrow, now seems a good time to pull together a summary of the World War One records that are available online. Medal Roll Index Cards These were generated by the Army and list a man’s entitlement to campaign medals. There are over 5 million cards and they are [... to continue reading click on the post title] Anyone who used to search the census returns for England and Wales at the old Family Records Centre in London before its closure in 2008 would have been used to the large binders of street indexes to the 1841-1891 census returns which were such a valuable finding aid. The old Family Records Centre in Myddelton [... to continue reading click on the post title] |
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