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CANMORE - National Record of the Historical Environment, are currently trying to put their vast collection of photographs on-line, some have lost any identifying details so are appealing for the public to help. The Scottish Development Department collection consists of approximately 70,000 plastic p...

Alan,
Good to have you with us.

The genealogy world is an ever evolving one, the information at our fingertips now was undreamed of 20 years ago, and we are ever hopeful of more coming on-line!

My Motto is: Keep an open mind - and check the facts yourself. I've recently looked at Ancestry trees [ free from my library to use at home during Lock-down] and actually laughed :D The glaring errors in just the one chap I picked at random: They've mashed 2 separate families together [both have the...

I agree, it's just a matter of accent and spelling [unfortuantely computers's don't register either!]

I've a Belfast great-great who has as many maiden name spellings as she had children [McNiece in chinese whispers became Menenice?]

In the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 (on Ancestry.com) Francis Laird died 20 Oct 1932 in Queensland, father’s name Francis, mother’s name Mary Simpson, so it looks like this is indeed the same one. Using Sarah's information as a jumping off point: 1861 census on Freecen has the family at Clayfo...

So tell us Don, where did you find his birth information? When did he come/go to Australia? With his family or alone? Then we can fill in the blanks and point you in the right directions. Looking on Scotland's people is your first port of call to confirm those birth details . the record will give yo...

Plantation folks were generally buried in Craigton or Cardonald cemeteries, but sad to say the record keeping isn't that good - though it would have been better maintained in the timescale you are looking at. The Mitchell Library or Glasgow city archives would probably be the bet for finding out tha...

An interesting question, given the recent inquest into the disposal of infants remains in the more recent past. My initial thought was burial, as I thought cremation was a 'modern' practise. I checked on scan https://www.scan.org.uk/knowledgebase/topics/deathandburial_topic.htm and was surprised to ...

Hi Matias, I've just got a newsletter from scotlandspeople [ you may have done too] They mention that they now have various Tax Records for free viewing. That includes Male & Female Servant Tax Rolls for the 1700's. Of course I thought of the Earl of Kellie! I was delighted to find this: Lord Kellie...

Have you looked at her father's death certificate? who was the informant on that occasion?
have you found her Mother's death too?
Perhaps a newspaper announcement of John's death may have further information on the family.