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loo
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Thank you. I have heard, over the years, from two completely different sources, one going back about 15 or 20 years, that the archivist knew everything. He had it all in his head, and knew the stories of all the families in the area! I feared he might not be there by the time I got there, and I guess it's true!
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ARMSTRONG - Castleton Scot, Westminster Twp
BARFIELD - Nailsea & NL
BRAKE - Nailsea
BURIATTE
CANDY - M'sex, Deptford
CLIFFORD - Maidstone
DURE(E) - France, Devon, Canada
HALLS - Chigwell
KREIN
LEOPOLD - Hanover, London
LATTIMER - lightermen
MAXWELL - lightermen
MEYER - Lauenstein
MURRAY - Scot.borders
STEWART - Chelsea; Reach
SWANICK - Co.Mayo & Roscommon; Ontario
WEST - Rochester & Maidstone
WILLIS - Wilts, Berks, Hants, London
WOODHOUSE - Bristol, London
WW1 internments
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Martin Briscoe
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He retired last year unfortunately.
He was very knowledgeable, I rang to ask about a Japanese war grave in Lochgilphead and he was able to answer my question straight away from memory!
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BRISCOE - Bolton, Heaton Norris, Rochdale, Oldham, Chadderton, Blackburn
POUNDER - Middleton Tyas, Kirkbymoorside, Stokesley, Lambeth, Bolton, Newcastle on Tyne, Leeds
HAMMOND - Quebec, Laverton, Masham, Grantley
SWALES - Laverton, Masham
O'Shea - Quebec
PARRY - Caerhun, Deiniolen, Clwt y Bont, Brynrefail, Tal y Sarn, Brynrefail, Bethesda
EVANS - Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan, Maesmynis, Dowlais, Stockton on Tees, Hartlepool, Trealaw
HARVEY - Trentham, Sheriffhales, Llanfyllin, Llanferres, Minera
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loo
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Does anyone know if he's still there? I think I might have his name somewhere, but not sure. When you've devoted your whole life to something like he has, you might still want to help out on a voluntary basis, or write a book or whatever.
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ARMSTRONG - Castleton Scot, Westminster Twp
BARFIELD - Nailsea & NL
BRAKE - Nailsea
BURIATTE
CANDY - M'sex, Deptford
CLIFFORD - Maidstone
DURE(E) - France, Devon, Canada
HALLS - Chigwell
KREIN
LEOPOLD - Hanover, London
LATTIMER - lightermen
MAXWELL - lightermen
MEYER - Lauenstein
MURRAY - Scot.borders
STEWART - Chelsea; Reach
SWANICK - Co.Mayo & Roscommon; Ontario
WEST - Rochester & Maidstone
WILLIS - Wilts, Berks, Hants, London
WOODHOUSE - Bristol, London
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Lodger
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Sadly for us, Murdo retired last year, he is a very nice, kind and helpful gentleman. He pops in quite a lot to the office at Lochgilphead but as far as I know he doesn't help out on an unpaid basis. If going there it would be best to contact the Archives Office before hand, as it is quite a journey. I did hear that someone had taken his place but I can't be sure. Glasgow City Archives does have some Argyll stuff, including the index of surviving Poor Relief claims, mostly Campbletown, Islay and Inverarary.
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loo
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Thank you for that. Yes, that's the name I was told about; now that you mention it, I remember.
Nice to know he's still around.
If anyone knows how to contact him, or his full name, please send me a PM. I know that someone in my family worked with him about 15 years ago. It would be nice just to meet him; it seems like he's a legend in his own time! I have the sense that my predecessor may have exhausted what was knowable, but I am not sure, as techniques are different now. I would like to at least see the farms in question, which I have found on the modern OS.
It certainly is remote! I looked into getting there once on a previous trip and decided against it. As I recall, it was one bus a day that went there, maybe less than that, and it wasn't at all clear to me where I would be let off, or what I would do if I somehow missed the bus on the way back, or how I would get around once I got there! So I decided to put it off until I had some company, and probably a car. But that meant that I missed Murdo, alas.
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ARMSTRONG - Castleton Scot, Westminster Twp
BARFIELD - Nailsea & NL
BRAKE - Nailsea
BURIATTE
CANDY - M'sex, Deptford
CLIFFORD - Maidstone
DURE(E) - France, Devon, Canada
HALLS - Chigwell
KREIN
LEOPOLD - Hanover, London
LATTIMER - lightermen
MAXWELL - lightermen
MEYER - Lauenstein
MURRAY - Scot.borders
STEWART - Chelsea; Reach
SWANICK - Co.Mayo & Roscommon; Ontario
WEST - Rochester & Maidstone
WILLIS - Wilts, Berks, Hants, London
WOODHOUSE - Bristol, London
WW1 internments
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Alecm
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I stopped in at the Archives in July and there was an archivist who replaced Murdo. They have some good estate records there that helped me out with families in North Knapdale. Lochgilphead has bus service from Glasgow on the route to Campbellton, and is a nice compact little town. Another good place to try in Glasgow is the Mitchell Library.
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Martin Briscoe
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I stopped in at the Archives in July and there was an archivist who replaced Murdo. They have some good estate records there that helped me out with families in North Knapdale. Lochgilphead has bus service from Glasgow on the route to Campbellton, and is a nice compact little town. Another good place to try in Glasgow is the Mitchell Library.
The council offices are just outside the town, for anyone going by bus.
By the way, there is an interesting old burial ground near the council offices at Kilmory Castle. It is not very obvious and not marked on the 1:50000 map but is at NR 865 864.
I would recommend the Grey Gull hotel in Ardrishaig to anyone going there. Cancel that, it has changed hands and seems to have got more expensive.
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« Last Edit: Monday 07 January 08 16:25 GMT (UK) by Martin Briscoe »
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BRISCOE - Bolton, Heaton Norris, Rochdale, Oldham, Chadderton, Blackburn
POUNDER - Middleton Tyas, Kirkbymoorside, Stokesley, Lambeth, Bolton, Newcastle on Tyne, Leeds
HAMMOND - Quebec, Laverton, Masham, Grantley
SWALES - Laverton, Masham
O'Shea - Quebec
PARRY - Caerhun, Deiniolen, Clwt y Bont, Brynrefail, Tal y Sarn, Brynrefail, Bethesda
EVANS - Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan, Maesmynis, Dowlais, Stockton on Tees, Hartlepool, Trealaw
HARVEY - Trentham, Sheriffhales, Llanfyllin, Llanferres, Minera
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Puck
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Just as a general post of information. I have contacted the Archives with a query dating back to 1890 and I have had an answer by e mail from a lady called Marina who has taken the time to find out and give me information on Patrick Ryaan telling me that he was buried on 12th May 1890 in Kilkerran Cemetary giving me the plot number and the name of the person who owned the plot being one Archie Johnstone of the Royal Hotel. Patrick Ryan was a Battery Sergeant Major with the Garrison Royal Artillery Southern Divison. An Irish man in Scotland.
This information received was more than adequate from the questions I asked and extremely helpful, it came within a couple of days. I still have more information to find, but can certainly recommend this route.
Puck
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