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Moray (Elginshire) / Re: Winchester Close, Elgin
« on: Thursday 14 August 25 21:50 BST (UK)  »
     Address on Census posted by Roxy is Winchester's Close (apostrophe, 's). Likely the Close takes it's name from someone who either owned property or lived there, Winchester, sometimes shortened to Winster, being quite a common surname in the Elgin area. I traced my husband's family back to Alexander Winchester and Jane Miller/Millert who married 1798 at Elgin.
     Regards,     Dod.

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Aberdeenshire / Re: George Melvin, Schoolmaster, Tarves
« on: Thursday 14 August 25 20:40 BST (UK)  »
     Family Notice in the "Banffshire Journal" dated Tuesday, 14th December 1847.
     ".....the 30th *nit.,? (*likely to be ult.), 42, Belmont Street, Aberdeen, aged eighty-two, Agnes Stewart, relict of the late George Melvin, Merchant in Aberdeen."
     The above notice is from the British Newspaper Archives - Index. I'm not able to view the full notice.
     Regards,     Dod.

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Aberdeenshire / Re: George Melvin, Schoolmaster, Tarves
« on: Thursday 14 August 25 20:15 BST (UK)  »
     George Melvin and Agnes Stewart married 5th June 1793 at Aberdeen. [OPR Marriages 168/A 140 369 Aberdeen] - ScotlandsPeople.
     Regards,     Dod.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Date for photo postcard, please - Chapel, near Kirkcaldy
« on: Thursday 27 March 25 11:38 GMT (UK)  »
     This postcard has appeared on some of the 'Old Fife' facebook pages. According to the 'Old Fife (Official)' website it is dated 1905.

     Regards, Dod.

               

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Clackmannanshire / Re: Help in Scotland
« on: Friday 19 July 24 18:36 BST (UK)  »
     From the British Newspaper Archives. The following three newspaper snippets of information are from the index only. Sorry, some of the index is just unreadable gobbledegook, and I'm not able to bring up the full articles.
     "The Alloa Journal and Clackmannanshire Advertiser" Saturday, 31st Dec. 1864.
     ".....female child, apparently about 18 months old, was found neatly wrapped up in a shawl, at the.....to Kennet House. It was taken possession? of by.....the men on the estate.....and a? reward is offered? by....."

     "Alloa Advertiser" Saturday, 7th Jan. 1865.
     "The Kennet Fou.....? (foundling?). No trace has yet been found of the parentage of the infant left near Kennet House a few days ago. Meanwhile the interesting and intelligent child is under the guardianship of Janet Adams, Drysedale? Street....."

     "Stirling Observer" Thursday, 19th Jan. 1865.
     "A Foundling. A little girl about two years of age, was, a few days ago, left exposed near the mansionhouse of Kennet, and the Police has? as yet failed to discover the parents."

     Kirk Sessions likely to have some records, especially if Janet Adams, who had guardianship of 'Rachel' when first found, was paid by the Parish for her keep. ScotlandsPeople now have Kirk Sessions online, but are not easy to search.

               Regards,     Dod.
     
     

     
     

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Family Mystery - African American in Scotland 1870s?
« on: Thursday 11 July 24 14:05 BST (UK)  »
     1881 Scotland Census. Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
          Williamina Haig. Age: 37. Relationship: Patient. Born: Dundonald, Ayrshire.
          William Haig. Age: 4mons. Relationship: Son (of) Patient. Born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire.
     Census taken 3rd/4th April, 1881. Wilhelmina/Williamina Haig ms Smith died later in 1881.

     Joshua Haig, born 31st May 1870, Ayr, Ayrshire.
     John Haig, born 3rd Sept. 1872 at Glasgow.
     Edward Haig, born 12th July 1874 at Glasgow. Died 1876 at St Rollox, Glasgow aged 3yrs.
     William Pearson Haig, born 1880, Anderston, Glasgow.

     Children, Joshua Haig (20), John Haig (17), and Wm. P. Haig (10), are with their father Edward
     Haig (44), on 1891 Scotland Census. Edward married widow Magdaline Ballantyne ms Merchant,
     in 1887, but she is not listed with the family on 1891 Census. Magdaline died 1916 at Gorbals,
     Glasgow, age 66yrs.

          Apologies if repeating some information already given.
               Regards, Dod.

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Northumberland / Re: Did Isabella Smith b 1857 marry Alexander Lobban in Q Sept 1874 in Otterburn?
« on: Wednesday 12 June 24 21:51 BST (UK)  »
     Just like to say that Alexander Lobban's residence on the 1881 Census is Inverkeithny, Banffshire. (Parish Reference No: 158.). Inverkeithing is in Fife, Scotland. (Parish Reference No: 432.)

     Regards,     Dod.
     

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Identify this street?
« on: Friday 17 May 24 20:47 BST (UK)  »
     Glanworth Drive perhaps?
     List of Belfast Street names here:
     
     https://geographic.org/streetview/northern_ireland/belfast/belfast.html
     
          Regards,     Dod.         

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Marriage in Dunscore, Dumfries-shire 1873
« on: Thursday 18 January 24 18:23 GMT (UK)  »
     May be Crawston Cottage which lies to the East of Drumscore. Seen on the extreme right on this National Library of Scotland (nls) OS Six Inch, 1888-1913 Map.
     https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.0&lat=55.14956&lon=-3.74789&layers=6&b=1
             
                Regards,     Dod.

     P.S. Cottage is still there. Use cursor to slide Blue Dot on bottom left of map for an up-to-date satellite view.

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