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East Lothian (Haddingtonshire) / Re: East Lothian MIs - Offer
« on: Saturday 05 June 10 14:55 BST (UK)  »
Hi there,
Any chance of looking up the Mack family in Tranent - esp  Alexander (b 1812) and his wife Sally Wood (b1810) his father Thomas Mack & mother Jean Craig,  and Sally Wood's dad Archibald Wood(b 1774), & mother  Jean Brown(b 1778)

 :) Appreciated!
Janet

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The Lighter Side / Re: Even More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« on: Monday 26 January 09 11:41 GMT (UK)  »
Sorry - enjoying this... last one

I've found         4   cupboards and
                     172   chests
but           24,903   drawers

perhaps they belong to some of the

                37,114    dressers !!!!!     ;)
 

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The Lighter Side / Re: Even More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« on: Monday 26 January 09 11:30 GMT (UK)  »
More famous names.....

611  James Bonds
275  Harry Potters
28    Michael Jacksons
5      Charlie Chaplins
57    Harry Corbetts
74    John Lennons
10    Winston Churchills - most of them under the age of 11 but just the one woolly vest!

and far too many John Edwards for comfort - 3993!    ;D   

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Dumfriesshire / Re: sct birth cert
« on: Monday 26 January 09 10:02 GMT (UK)  »
old-maps.co.uk is a good site for maps from around 1850/60 to the 1920s or 30s

Cottage names are often marked as are hospitals, churches, halls, farms etc.  Useful for finding where precisely under the A74 those little cottages were!

I also use google maps for nowadays - did you know the States , Australia, Japan & various bits of Europe have 'Street view" which allows you to see 360' views of the roads?
Eccles

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Dumfriesshire / Re: Greenbrae Loaning Dumfries
« on: Monday 26 January 09 07:32 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you so much for that, Kojak!

Robert & his brother William were about 10 yrs younger than my Grandma, it's nice to see them in 'context' with other families - and learn how busy the road was!
William died in 1934, aged 40, leaving 5 children, and Robert went on til 57, and had 11 children, so there's a good chance there are a few 2nd cousins around.

Eccles

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Dumfriesshire / Re: Greenbrae Loaning Dumfries
« on: Thursday 22 January 09 11:27 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Kojak,
Yes, it's a pretty small world - and I'm writing from Australia!
My family is the Paul family, and from 1891 census my g grandfather aged 26 lived at no 4 with his wife & 4 children.  My granny married & moved south to manchester, but Matthew Paul is still listed there in the Kelly's of 1903/4 as a carter & I found planning permission for a stable in 1904, I think.  In the 1911/12 Kelly's he's moved to the end of the street - so dates fit.
A son lived at no 7 until the 20s I think, and the family kept to that small area. descendants, grandchildren & g grandchildren still live in Dumfries.
Do you know the area?
regards,
Eccles (as in Manchester, not the Goons, as my husband immediately thought!)

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Dumfriesshire / Re: help with information on maxwell's of durisdeer
« on: Thursday 08 January 09 13:06 GMT (UK)  »
I'm just transcribing my sister's notes onto my computer -

I have a g g granfather, Joseph Maxwell b abt 1812 in Durisdeer, married Annie Todd & of their 8 children one was named Ann Kellock Maxwell (b 1838).   

ScottishAncestry says she possibly has your David's grandfather, David (b 1844), marrying a Jane Kellock.
If you ever find any connections please remember me!!

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Dumfriesshire / Re: Greenbrae Loaning Dumfries
« on: Thursday 08 January 09 11:54 GMT (UK)  »
I can't help you with the history, but perhaps you can help me. I'm just writing up my family history notes & my grandmother lived at 4 Lindsay Place, and 'Bethal Cottage', Greenbrae Loaning from 1891 - 99.  My sister says it was a row of low cottages (in 2004)
Do you know it?

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