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Stirlingshire / Re: Swan / Combe / Gowans / Whitelaw Stirlingshire and Lothians
« on: Friday 01 August 08 14:57 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Genny I will add this to the other information I have.  I was confused by the fact that both George Swan and William Swan married people with the surname Walker and thought I had made a mistake so did some checking at the records office in Edinburgh although you have a lot more information than I do on the Swans!

Thank you again for your help.

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Perthshire / McIntosh Whyack (now Whaick?) Blackford
« on: Monday 14 July 08 17:29 BST (UK)  »
I am looking for a John McIntosh who lived in the Blackford area in 1923 at a place called Whyack which we think may have been what is now called Whaick Farm.  We do not know how old he was, but would probably have been born between 1860 and 1903 and was guardian to a girl named Dora.  We think he may have served in the first World War - there is a memory of someones father coming home and the lice being ironed out of his kilt!

I know this is a long shot but was hoping there may be someone out there who can point me in some sort of direction so that I can confirm details when I go to the GRO in a week?!

Hope you can help!

BlueTans

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Midlothian / Re: Grave location, Swan, Sick Childrens Hospital Edinburgh
« on: Monday 14 July 08 17:13 BST (UK)  »
Just thought I would let you know that we have located the grave!  Thanks to a very helpful people at Perth Council we who were able to search all the cemeteries in Perthshire (the family lived in the area at the time) and found the grave in Dunblane Cemetery.  We have also found his brothers grave!  I just hope all my searches are as successful!

Thank you for the advice people gave on this one, it is much appreciated.

BlueTans

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Lanarkshire / Baptism records St Rollox Glasgow 1914
« on: Friday 20 June 08 22:02 BST (UK)  »
Help wanted please.  I am looking for a baptism record for 1914.  We known the minister was Minister William Crawford and believe he was the minister for Inverkip, but believe the baptism took place in Glasgow as the birth was registered the same day in St Rollox, Glasgow.    The baptism was in the name of Dora McIntosh Craig (who is now deceased), or may have just been Dora McIntosh on 25th Feb 1914.  The date of birth was 11th February 1914.  Is it normal to wait 2 weeks before registering the birth?

Anyone know where I can start looking?

Many thanks

BlueTans

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Midlothian / Re: Grave location, Swan, Sick Childrens Hospital Edinburgh
« on: Thursday 22 May 08 20:13 BST (UK)  »
ADP - I have been trying to find the Stirling local paper for that time with very little success!  A trip to the library in Stirling is planned to try to resolve that! 

KirstyG - I tried The Grange and no success, I have not tried the East Preston Street one so I may do some looking there.  I think the hospital used several graveyards but have not been able to find out which and when!  I have got a call into the Lothian NHS archives to see if they can turn anything up, but I don't think I am going to find where little William was laid to rest.

Thank you both for your help though!

Many thanks

BlueTans

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Perthshire / Re: Blackford Public School, Dora Macintosh (Craig?)
« on: Wednesday 21 May 08 20:44 BST (UK)  »
Hi Rae

It is the public school she went to and I can find no records of it so I think it is now closed, I can only find details about the primary school.

You mentioned you found details in the archives for the school that had closed - which archives are these?

BlueTans

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Midlothian / Re: Grave location, Swan, Sick Childrens Hospital Edinburgh
« on: Sunday 11 May 08 08:34 BST (UK)  »
Hi Monica

I will try the council again, I may be more successful with the telephone details on the link you provided.

Thank you!

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Midlothian / Re: Grave location, Swan, Sick Childrens Hospital Edinburgh
« on: Saturday 10 May 08 13:13 BST (UK)  »
Hi Jean

The family believe it was the hospital graveyard he was buried in and that he was not taken back to his home town.  If I have no joy in Edinburgh I will try his home town as a longshot.

BlueTans

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Midlothian / Grave location, Swan, Sick Childrens Hospital Edinburgh
« on: Saturday 10 May 08 11:50 BST (UK)  »
This is a bit of a long shot but I know there is a lot of information out there and someone may be able to point me in the right direction, so I'll have a go!

I am looking to locate the grave / burial site of a child that died at the Sick Children's Hospital in Edinburgh in May 1945.  Does anyone know how I can find this information?  I have tried the hospital, but no success and am not sure which graveyard they used.  The childs name was William McIntosh Swan.

Any help would be appreciated.

Many thanks

BlueTans

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