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Ross & Cromarty / Re: What name did widows use in Scottish Marriages in 1820s on Lewis
« on: Sunday 23 November 25 18:52 GMT (UK)  »
You very often read on Scottish headstones, even in current times,
Margaret MacLeod wife of Hamish McDougal as an example.

Years ago when looking at the title deeds for our house I naively thought that many of the couples had got divorced  ::) as they stated
Margaret MacLeod or McDougal or whatever if they had had a subsequent marriage.

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The Common Room / Re: How to find the motivation to carry on?
« on: Saturday 11 October 25 18:07 BST (UK)  »
Hi Zakeriras,
I’m not sure if you’re in the UK and searching UK ancestors but if so try The British Newspaper Archive.

You can narrow it down to years and areas.

I spent many hours in lockdown trawling through old papers looking up people and addresses.
It’s such a fascinating social history and brings life to the names and dates.

I found interesting facts through intimations, adverts for home help, letters to the editor and reports of a break in.
I also found a very sad report of my husbands great grandfather who had been missing for a week in the 1930s
In today’s terms I think he was having a mental health crisis having just lost his son in a motorbike accident and was found wandering near the site.

Obviously the more unusual the name the better but it may just give you the breakthrough you need.

Good luck !

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The Common Room / Re: Are these photos of the same people?
« on: Tuesday 07 October 25 13:15 BST (UK)  »
Possibly, definitely the same family.
The black and white one on the right have a very similar smile to the girl on your profile picture.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Leith - Kirkgate Associate church - Help for place name on 1805 baptism record
« on: Friday 25 July 25 14:13 BST (UK)  »
Think it might say carter work as in delivering.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Leith - Kirkgate Associate church - Help for place name on 1805 baptism record
« on: Friday 25 July 25 14:11 BST (UK)  »
I thought it might be the father’s profession as the entry above says ‘wright’ as in wheelwright.
Having read a few of these the fathers trade is usually mentioned.
As to what that trade is I’m still puzzling.

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: drownings in the thames
« on: Monday 09 June 25 08:52 BST (UK)  »
Have you looked at ship passenger lists of her coming to England. You would get her and husbands name.

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Midlothian / Re: Burial place
« on: Monday 02 June 25 10:04 BST (UK)  »
I once visited an elderly lady in the late 1980s who was in Queensberry House temporarily, just before it was taken in to the construction of the new Scottish Parliament.
She was distressed at being there as when she was younger it was known as ‘The poor house’ (Workhouse in England) but I don’t know when it ceased being the poor house and became geriatric care.
It may be useful to find this out as if it was still the poor house in the 1950s then it may have been a paupers funeral ?
I may be putting 2 and 2 together and making 5 ??

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 25th May 2025
« on: Thursday 22 May 25 07:38 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: radstockjeff on Wednesday 21 May 25 10:10 BST (UK)
Not sure if this fits the parameters for this Chat page. I have been doing some clearing and tidying in the study and came across this song from the School Hymnal of the Methodist Church. I can remember singing this in the infants school many years ago. It would be interesting to know if it is still sung, but probably now so far out of date. Perhaps rather too twee for today's children!
Radstockjeff
We used to say this as a prayer before dinner time (lunch) at primary school in the 1960s/70s, central Scotland. Goodness it brought back memories of no choice dinners eaten at long tables with the teachers walking up and down making sure every last bit was eaten before you were allowed to go out to play.

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The Common Room / Re: DNA testing France
« on: Thursday 20 March 25 13:11 GMT (UK)  »
That’s very interesting M-S, I hadn’t thought of it from that angle, thanks very much.

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