Scandal and intrigue! Jessie Sloss / William McCulloch - Linkieburn, Muirkirk

[MonicaL]

John, not sure how much time you have in Edinburgh. Perhaps consider popping into the National Archives of Scotland to check out some Wills  Thinking here of William McCulloch and John Innes. See www.nas.gov.uk/guides/wills.asp

Monica

[johnkingedinburgh]

John, not sure how much time you have in Edinburgh. Perhaps consider popping into the National Archives of Scotland to check out some Wills  Thinking here of William McCulloch and John Innes. See www.nas.gov.uk/guides/wills.asp

Monica

Good idea!  It's looking like quite a busy week, but if I get time I'll pop in to there, and perhaps to the library to have a look at the Scotsman archives. 

Curiosity got the better of me and I got some more Scotland's people credits (I should really wait until I am up there!)

John Leith Meiklejohn born in Ayrshire in October 1908 (which would make him 2 on the 1911 census) is down on his birth certificate as illegitimate, and his mother is down as Marion Meiklejohn - Domestic Servant. 

So was Marion Hendrie really his neice?  Or is it pure coincidence? 

There must have been something in the water in Ayr in those days! 

[johnkingedinburgh]

Just a quick update - I didn't find out a lot more in Edinburgh to be honest.  I had so many things to look up I ran out of time. 

However, I'm speaking to a couple of other people who are researching the Sloss line so I'll report back if I hear anything! 

[MonicaL]

John, we enjoy your research, you have intersting family lines 

Post back when you can, with anything new.

Monica

[Johnxhamilton]

John - (*)......

I'm new to all of this - so looking for advice on how to proceed with this.

My goal is to try to find any living relatives of my dad as he knew nothing of his dad's parent(s) since he was illegitimate, but through a family member who does family trees we now know (*) married my half great uncle.

Do we discuss any connections here or is there a Personal Message facility - which I can't see - also new to Rootschat!

Moderator Comment: See post below.

[MonicaL]

Hi Johnxhamilton

Welcome to RootsChat 

These events that you mentioned are too recent for RootsChat, where we try to protect living people's privacy and identity.

As you mention, best to communicate via private messages.

If you post a couple of times more here (acknowledge my message and one more), your PM service will be activated. To send John a PM, just click on the small green scroll under his username on the l/h side and this will take you straight there (works very much like all email services with an in/outbox etc.).

Monica

[Johnxhamilton]

Thanks for the clarification - replying to get my credit 'up' to enable PMs. Thanks again - john

[MonicaL]

Hi John

One more and you are good to go on the PMs 

Monica

[Johnxhamilton]

Here's my 2nd reply! Thanks