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No harm in me sending the an email for some info. I will let you know what they say.

Just discovered someone on my tree died at the Sir Gabriel Wood’s Mariners’ Home in Greenock. The home closed last year however it says on the site if you are looking for records or any information to contact them. Has anyone done so?

Curiously two of the names I referred to Edwards and Williams would be thought of as perhaps being Welsh although mine are located in Aberdeenshire. The site does say, " in many areas it was not generally adopted until the early 19th century. In this way John and his family became Jones, William and...

I was just wondering. I have noticed at least three of my surnames; Chalmers, Edwards and Williams originally did not have the s at the end i.e. in early documents they where Chalmer, Edward and William. did it just become the fashion to add an s at the end?

I find it suspect that someone would register with Talkingscot to make that first post?

Here is a blog about Alistair Moffat and BritainsDNA, make up your own mind

cruwys.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/alistair-moffat-britainsdna-and-bbc.html

I took a stab at the father being John and found this John about the right age at Kinnethmont in 1851.

PIRRIE Ann Servnt U F 38 House Servant Banffshire - Mortlach
PIRRIE John Servnt U M 19 Ap. Gardner Aberdeenshire - Rhynie

I'm not so sure I agree I think the bottom two are very similar with top one looking like it was taken a few years after the middle one. The middle picture he has his head slightly turned so you can not quite tell how protruding the ears are compared to the bottom photo which is front on. Yes he see...

There is this family at Nelson Street, Huntly in 1861: Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks PIRRIE Christina Head M F 30 Ploughmans Wife Aberdeenshire - Kinnethmont 2 rooms PIRRIE Margaret Dau U F 8 Scholar Aberdeenshire - Kinnethmont PIRRIE George Son U M 4 Aberdee...

I've just googled the author, Dr. Bruce Durie, and he is probably known to some on here as he seems to run a Genealogy service as well as being an author and academic. My ancestor only has a small mention in his book "The Murder of Young Tom Morris" and what details there are of his character have b...

I randomly googled my great great grandfather's name only to discover that his details, name, job and circumstances of his death where used in a fictional book which didn't cast him in a good light. To be honest I think there may be something to the character assisination but I feel slightly aggriev...