Family Resources

[RachelWLyon]

I'm wondering if anyone can help me with the following:

- Finding an artist in the family - I think my gran said it was her grandad and that would have been either George Lyon or William Roseburgh (her great grandads were John Roseburgh and George Lyon) I remember she said he had paintings displayed, but i don't know much else

- Finding emigration records for family members who moved to Australia after 1950 (everything i find is for the 1800's)

- A place where i can search and view military records for Scotland for free

Any help would be appreciated

[GR2]

I have just looked up a book listing artists from 1880-1940. The only possibilities listed are:

George P. Lyon, landscape painter. Exhibited 1881-1890. Address, Glasgow 1881, Thornhill, by Stirling 1886.

William Roseburgh, exhibited 1907. Address, Loanhead, Midlothian.

Do these seem to fit?

Graham

[aghadowey]

Finding emigration records for family members who moved to Australia after 1950 (everything i find is for the 1800's)

Try searching by name on National Archives of Australia website-
http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/search/

[RachelWLyon]

The William Roseburgh artist may be a match. My great-great grandfather was born in 1863 so would have still been alive then, could well be him! Thank you so much. Which book is it?

[Forfarian]

- A place where i can search and view military records for Scotland for free

Scottish military records are not kept separately - the armed forces belong to the United Kingdom and the records are not divided up into English, Scottish etc.

You can look at the ones in the National Archives free of charge if you go in person to the National Archives at Kew, but access by any other means will come at a price. I do not know about the records not held in the National Archives.

[judiroseburgh]

I am a roseburgh living in galashiels we have 2 pictures by william roseburgh that were presents my husband is decended from john and republished the poetry of margaret crawford.