Didnt find what I was looking for

Post by **joette** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:52 pm

I have just spent the day at NRH & I wish I could say that I found all my lost rellies but no !
I found a few fascinating facts which have created more questions than answers but!!!!!!!!!
1Found my own Birth was wrongly indexed(christian name misspelledonthe Index.-It'sbeing changed
2Found my Great-Grandpa's sister's Death Certificate had the wrong parents names on it & they are creating a RCE for it.It was exciting tohave somebody come & see what I had discovered & for them to act on it there & then!-shows you that what is there may not be 100% accurate even when it'sa closerellie reporting it.
3Found some sad facts like my GGGRandfather was blind by the 1871 Census& that his wife had died before 1855& that there was only one child
& his Mother was enumerated with him&under her maiden name& there may be a Poor Law Record for her-in Glasgow!
I have decided to give up on my Waddells for the moment-decidedthat they don't want tobe found just now!!!!
4Found another Poorhouse Death for another rellie & in Glasgow
So my next visit willbe at the Mitchell.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 12:02 am

Hi Joette

When all is said and done it looks like you had a pretty exciting day at NRH - who says we will ever be finished searching eh !

Glad you enjoyed it.

Best regards

Ted

Post by **Tracey** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 12:08 am

Hello Joette

Its sounds an interesting day despite not finding lost relatives. I only wish i had the time to go to Edinburgh. The only time i did it was only for an hour and not for research not family anyway!
Like you, my birth is supposedly entered twice due to spelling mistakes but i havnt bothered checking it as i know when i was born !

Hope your niece enjoyed the day ( i think i saw you post saying she was going with you )

Happy hunting at The Mitchell

Tracey

ps i dont know what part of Middlesex you are but you missed the mad hailstones in London today !

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 12:45 pm

Tracey wrote:Hello Joette

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ps i dont know what part of Middlesex you are but you missed the mad hailstones in London today !

You mean like the golf balls (well maybe just a wee bit smaller) we had falling from the skies in Glasgow on Wednesday along with the thunder and lightning???

Annette M

tut tut - spelling.

Post by **Tracey** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 12:47 pm

nelmit wrote:
Tracey wrote:Hello Joette

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ps i dont know what part of Middlesex you are but you missed the mad hailstones in London today !
You mean like the golf balls (well maybe just a wee bit smaller) we had falling from the skies in Glasgow on Wednesday along with the thunder and lightening???

Annette M

Those are them their ones !! but without the fanfare

Post by **joette** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:45 pm

Aye but I did have the torrential rain as I arrived in Edinburgh.We had to drive a different route because it was so wet!!