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I’ve just come across the Scottish Distributed Digital Library: a collection of links to digitised sounds, images and texts with Scottish themes on the internet. The collection includes books, photographs, paintings, drawings and websites covering such diverse subjects as Aberdeen-built ships [... to continue reading click on the post title] Familyrelatives.com have just announced the addition of the Slater’s Royal National Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1889 to their collection of trade directories. From their announcement: Familyrelatives is proud to announce the addition of over a quarter of a million Victorian Scottish Trade Directory records online. Familyrelatives.com continues to add to its collection of [... to continue reading click on the post title] Among the records in Edinburgh City Archives are records of passports issued by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh (class SL165, dates 1845-1916). Apparently Edinburgh Town Council issued passports, or certificates of good character, to its inhabitants from at least the 17th century. They were issued by the Lord Provost under his authority as Admiral [... to continue reading click on the post title] Although the various registers of aliens held by The National Archives in Kew have been fairly well covered in family history magazines, I’ve never heard of any similar records held in Scottish archives…. until today. As usual, I was looking for something else, and came across a mention that the Edinburgh City Archives (ECA) catalogue [... to continue reading click on the post title] 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] 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] If you’ve ancestors from Stirling you might find this useful. The Old Town Cemetery in Stirling has just undergone a £1.7 million refurbishment. The Old Town Cemetery is at the Top of the Town in Stirling, just below the castle and the Esplanade of Stirling Castle forms its Eastern boundary. The cemetery expanded outwards from the [... to continue reading click on the post title] The Scottish Old Parish Register deaths and burials are now online – a day before planned. ScotlandsPeople has comprehensive guidance notes about these records on their site at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=554&1353 And I’ve got a meeting in London tomorrow, and another commitment tomorrow night – rats! Sheena |
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