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Scotland / Re: Sealed Probate
« on: Monday 30 December 13 12:59 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Pat,


the English language has many subleties and confusions.  "Sealed" is this case means not that it is locked away in a vault, but that a seal has been applied by the authorities to show that the probate document has been approved and is not a forgery.  When dealing with a deceased person's estate, most companies dealing with money (life insurance, banks, etc.) will require a sealed copy of probate before releasing the assets.

Information about obtaining a copy of the probate is at http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/probate/copies-of-grants-wills .


Regards,

John

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Scotland / Re: GROS in Scotland's People
« on: Tuesday 19 June 12 18:30 BST (UK)  »
Hello Suds,


the image does read Mrs John Ballantyne but has been indexed without a forename.  To find it, enter only the following on the 1861 census form:
Surname    Ballantyne
Age range  32 to 32
County       Glasgow City
District        Bridgeton

This will return only one result, which is your person.  Unfortunately, the family crosses pages with the youngest on the second page.


Regards,

John

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Scotland / Re: GROS in Scotland's People
« on: Tuesday 19 June 12 17:46 BST (UK)  »
Hello Suds,


what was the name in Ancestry, and the census year?


Regards,

John

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Midlothian / Re: Brick Wall in Portobello!
« on: Wednesday 05 October 11 21:50 BST (UK)  »
Hello Lyn,


my best suggestion would be Beatrice Ann Crosby in the December quarter 1899, Gateshead;10a 934.  The Crosbie family had no links to Sculcoates, but did have to the Gateshead area.  In 1891, John Crosbie was living with his cousin Henry Walton at Victoria Garesfield, just west of Rowlands Gill in the Gateshead registration district.

Not sure when I shall be in the north-east of England, but it should be before Christmas (my father lives in the region), and I will have a look at local baptisms in the Tyne and Wear Archives for Beatrice.  It may be a long shot, but buying English certificates is an expensive way of being wrong.

If you send a private message with your e-mail address, I will send a gedcom or report with the details of the Crosbie family.


Regards,

John

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Midlothian / Re: Brick Wall in Portobello!
« on: Tuesday 04 October 11 22:43 BST (UK)  »
Hello Lyn,


Helen Melbourne (37) and Beatrice Crosbie (12) were in Edinburgh Morningside for the 1911 Census, as visitors to William and Elizabeth McDonald.  William and Elizabeth had two daughters born in England: probably Sunderland from FreeBMD.

The John Crosbie in the Royal Infirmary in 1901 was the same person who died in Portobello in 1908, and he was the eldest brother of my great-grandmother.  I was unaware that he had fathered another child until your post, so thank you for the information.  Generations of the Crosbie family moved between the Newcastle/Ryton/Sunderland areas and Glasgow/Edinburgh areas, with the men being potters or bottle blowers.  John Crosbie was married to Frances West in 1891 at Ryton (County Durham), and he was recorded as married to her on his death registration, but I have not been able to find Frances after the birth of their daughter Mary Jane Crosbie in 1892.  Mary (Polly in 1911) was with her grandmother Sarah West in 1901 and 1911 before I lost track of her as well.


Regards,

John

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Ayrshire / Re: Directions needed
« on: Wednesday 07 September 11 06:35 BST (UK)  »
Hello rarebreed,


thanks: I did appreciate that, and I think that there will be others who appreciate the information and the effort that went into providing it.


Regards,

John

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Ayrshire / Re: Directions needed
« on: Sunday 28 August 11 08:14 BST (UK)  »
Hello Stuart,


thanks for the update: it will certainly help me when I am in the area again.  As I recall, I looked around the village and found an old church but not the old graveyard.  Now that I know where to look (if the Chinese takeaway stays in business), I shall search for more of my relatives.

Sorry if I misled anyone: a local told us where the cemetery was but he was apparently unaware of the proper "old" cemetery.


Regards,

John

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Midlothian / Re: Avenue Square Liberton
« on: Friday 13 May 11 23:52 BST (UK)  »
Hello Portybelle,


Avenue Square was in Newcraighall.  If you go to the excellent Old Maps site http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ and type in the co-ordinates 331900 and 671800, that will take you to Newcraighall.  Select from the list on the right "1952-1971 Post WWII Edinburghshire 1:2500", use the Enhanced Zoom, and Avenue Square will be in the centre of the map.  That side of the road, including the 1870s-1950s home of my ancestors, was redeveloped around the 1970s-1980s.


Regards,

John

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Scotland / Re: Scotlands People phone support?
« on: Monday 06 September 10 06:56 BST (UK)  »
Hello Rob,


good suggestions from Andy.  If you still have no success after that, use the link within Help on the SP site "Contact the User Group".  This gets sent to one of the User Group (currently Jean) who will take up the issue on your behalf.

The User Group is not intended to be for 1st-level support but do use that route when other methods have failed.


Regards,

John

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