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Offer - Scottish Biographies 1938
« on: Sunday 07 September 08 16:34 BST (UK) »
I have this book & am willing to do look ups for anyone who'd like to know more about their Scottish ancestors (who were still living in 1938). It's a "who's who" type of book & it even mentions people's hobbies as well as the usual genealogy, education, address, occupation etc.
TAYLOR, COBBAN, SCOTT, PATERSON, BARCLAY,  DUNCAN, SKENE, SIM, WOOD, STEPHEN, ROSE,  CUMINE, MORISON, GERRARD, PYPER, ANDERSON,  FARQUHAR, BURNET, THOMSON, DAVIDSON, BIRNIE,  STRACHAN, DEY, GERRIE, ROBERTSON, FINNIE, WYLLIE,STEPHEN,WILLOX,MICHIE,MARR,BRUCE, CLUBB,SLESSOR,CLARK, SIMPSON,HEPBURN,SINCLAIR,BEEDIE,FOWLIE, CLYNE,FINDLATER, JOHNSTON,BROCKIE,PARK, WATT,MACKIE,WALKER,YEATS,THIRD, BURD,EWAN,ARTHUR,AUCKLAND, MURDOCH,LOW, IRVINE,CHALMERS,BOYES, LYON,SMITH,ADIE, WATSON - ALL N.E.SCOTLAND.

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Re: Scottish Biographies 1938
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 07 September 08 16:36 BST (UK) »
Who's the book written by, out of curiosity?   ???
Beattie, Beveridge, Carson, Davidson, Hounam, Johnston,  Purdon, Rae, Stevenson, - Scotland.  Brown, Bulman, Cooke, Harding, Meyers, Osborne, Routledge - England

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Re: Scottish Biographies 1938
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 07 September 08 19:06 BST (UK) »
The book was published by E.J.Thurston, 177/8 Fleet Street,London, & Jackson,Son & Co.(Booksellers) Ltd , 73 West George Street,Glasgow. There is no author's name mentioned but in the preface it said it had taken two years to produce.There had been many difficulties, including copyright. The planned title had been "Who's Who in Scotland".There is an apology  to subscribers for being unable to notify them of the alteration in the title.Thanks are given to the many friends who had assisted in the making of the book,in particular,the Rev.W.S.Crockett,D.D., minister of Tweedsmuir & editor of the Fasti of the Church of Scotland,1915-1928. It was the first publication of its kind in Scotland.I am assuming that the book was published in 1938/9.I bought it last year at a jumble sale as I thought it might come in handy!
TAYLOR, COBBAN, SCOTT, PATERSON, BARCLAY,  DUNCAN, SKENE, SIM, WOOD, STEPHEN, ROSE,  CUMINE, MORISON, GERRARD, PYPER, ANDERSON,  FARQUHAR, BURNET, THOMSON, DAVIDSON, BIRNIE,  STRACHAN, DEY, GERRIE, ROBERTSON, FINNIE, WYLLIE,STEPHEN,WILLOX,MICHIE,MARR,BRUCE, CLUBB,SLESSOR,CLARK, SIMPSON,HEPBURN,SINCLAIR,BEEDIE,FOWLIE, CLYNE,FINDLATER, JOHNSTON,BROCKIE,PARK, WATT,MACKIE,WALKER,YEATS,THIRD, BURD,EWAN,ARTHUR,AUCKLAND, MURDOCH,LOW, IRVINE,CHALMERS,BOYES, LYON,SMITH,ADIE, WATSON - ALL N.E.SCOTLAND.

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Re: Offer - Scottish Biographies 1938
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 15 December 09 00:44 GMT (UK) »
Hi flst

Many thanks for your kind offer of a look-up. Who are the Patersons included in that volume?

Cheers,

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Re: Offer - Scottish Biographies 1938
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 15 December 09 10:47 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
There are 32 Patersons listed. If you could specify either a geographical area, occupation or a christian name you're interested in, it would be helpful! There is such an amount of information it would take me ages to type it.
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TAYLOR, COBBAN, SCOTT, PATERSON, BARCLAY,  DUNCAN, SKENE, SIM, WOOD, STEPHEN, ROSE,  CUMINE, MORISON, GERRARD, PYPER, ANDERSON,  FARQUHAR, BURNET, THOMSON, DAVIDSON, BIRNIE,  STRACHAN, DEY, GERRIE, ROBERTSON, FINNIE, WYLLIE,STEPHEN,WILLOX,MICHIE,MARR,BRUCE, CLUBB,SLESSOR,CLARK, SIMPSON,HEPBURN,SINCLAIR,BEEDIE,FOWLIE, CLYNE,FINDLATER, JOHNSTON,BROCKIE,PARK, WATT,MACKIE,WALKER,YEATS,THIRD, BURD,EWAN,ARTHUR,AUCKLAND, MURDOCH,LOW, IRVINE,CHALMERS,BOYES, LYON,SMITH,ADIE, WATSON - ALL N.E.SCOTLAND.

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Re: Offer - Scottish Biographies 1938
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 16 December 09 04:41 GMT (UK) »
Hi flst

Thanks for your reply.

I'm interested in Patersons from Lanarkshire -- Gavin Paterson, architect, Lennox Dundas Paterson, architect, William Paterson, publisher (Paterson & Clubb), William Romaine Paterson, author (whose nom de plume was Benjamin Swift).

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Re: Offer - Scottish Biographies 1938
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 16 December 09 22:32 GMT (UK) »
Hi,I'm sorry to say I could n't find any of them! 
There are a few from Lanarkshire;
Paterson, Alexander (Rev.), M.A., Lilybank, Wellhall Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Paterson, James, M.B., Ch.B.(Glas.) Medical Practitioner, Sorelle Lodge, Benbecula, South Uist, Inverness -shire born 1890,Wishaw,Lanarkshire.
Paterson, James, J.P. 60 Burnbank Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Please don't hesitate to ask if you'd like me to look for any other names,
flst
TAYLOR, COBBAN, SCOTT, PATERSON, BARCLAY,  DUNCAN, SKENE, SIM, WOOD, STEPHEN, ROSE,  CUMINE, MORISON, GERRARD, PYPER, ANDERSON,  FARQUHAR, BURNET, THOMSON, DAVIDSON, BIRNIE,  STRACHAN, DEY, GERRIE, ROBERTSON, FINNIE, WYLLIE,STEPHEN,WILLOX,MICHIE,MARR,BRUCE, CLUBB,SLESSOR,CLARK, SIMPSON,HEPBURN,SINCLAIR,BEEDIE,FOWLIE, CLYNE,FINDLATER, JOHNSTON,BROCKIE,PARK, WATT,MACKIE,WALKER,YEATS,THIRD, BURD,EWAN,ARTHUR,AUCKLAND, MURDOCH,LOW, IRVINE,CHALMERS,BOYES, LYON,SMITH,ADIE, WATSON - ALL N.E.SCOTLAND.

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Re: Offer - Scottish Biographies 1938
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 16 December 09 23:35 GMT (UK) »
Hi flst

Eureka! James Paterson, JP, 60 Burnbank Road, Hamilton, is definitely one of my relations. I know he was a tailor by trade and the spouse of Jeanie Scoular. I'd be most interested in that biographical entry, if it's no trouble.

Many thanks.

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Re: Offer - Scottish Biographies 1938
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 17 December 09 09:53 GMT (UK) »
Looking for Wallace family in Melrose. They were bakers and may have owned a hotel.
thanks
Mike
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