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The Common Room / ending genealogy - time to move on
« on: Friday 26 February 16 19:53 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks to all on this site who helped me with posts etc.

Decided to stop genealogy having found out all I want to know.

best wishes from Gill

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Scotland / Re: JOHN CRAWFORD SLATER AND CHIMNEY SWEEP
« on: Wednesday 24 February 16 09:53 GMT (UK)  »
Hi

Had a long chat to my other relative helping with research. According to her John Crawford and Mary Morrison must have died between 1881 - 1925.
We know they are in census for 1881 - but nothing after that. 1925 is mentioned because it says they died in some family letters from that time. Sadly, the letters do not mention when or where they died.

I searched SP and cannot find any trace. There are names but it is difficult to trace either of them.

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Armed Forces / Re: Recruits for 51st regiment 1790
« on: Tuesday 16 February 16 11:25 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Ken

Thank you. Have you got the link for what you say?

f you analyse the index on the National Archives for the recruitment into the 51st Foot for late 18th century less than 2% were born in Ayrshire

My man joined on 16 April 1790. He turned 16 just a few days before.

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Armed Forces / Re: Recruits for 51st regiment 1790
« on: Tuesday 16 February 16 08:43 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Max. I thought the local Earl would have recruited locally.

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Armed Forces / Recruits for 51st regiment 1790
« on: Monday 15 February 16 09:59 GMT (UK)  »
Hello

My ancestor joined the 51st Regiment then based at Cork in April 1790 when he just turned 16. He was from Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland.
I noted that the Colonel in chief at the time was the Earl of Eglinton - family name Montgomery or ie at the end. The Eals seat was also in Ayrshire.

Could it be that the Earl recruited new recruits from local towns or villages? Was it the practice do that at the time?

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Scotland / Re: JOHN CRAWFORD SLATER AND CHIMNEY SWEEP
« on: Sunday 14 February 16 15:22 GMT (UK)  »
thanks Annette and Isobel. More to think about. I will try and find out more using all the information provided.

Annette changed ny settings sorry about the message bouncing bacj undelivered.

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Scotland / Re: JOHN CRAWFORD SLATER AND CHIMNEY SWEEP
« on: Sunday 14 February 16 10:19 GMT (UK)  »
ordinary correspondence about 1970 from one of aunts to another. None of them are Crawford's or Morrison's

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Scotland / Re: JOHN CRAWFORD SLATER AND CHIMNEY SWEEP
« on: Sunday 14 February 16 09:58 GMT (UK)  »
and nothing about parents names

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Scotland / Re: JOHN CRAWFORD SLATER AND CHIMNEY SWEEP
« on: Sunday 14 February 16 09:57 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Sancti

Nothing about location, relationship or children.

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