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Messages - Martin Briscoe

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Argyllshire / Re: Ballachulish
« on: Tuesday 12 March 24 19:30 GMT (UK)  »
You can get large scale maps on the National Library of Scotland website (no charge or registration needed)

The 25 inch are usually the most useful but there are others

https://maps.nls.uk/series/

Map Series of Scotland:

    25 inch to the mile:
        Ordnance Survey, 25 inch to the mile, 1st edition - 1855-1882 - 14,735 sheets
        Ordnance Survey, 25 inch to the mile, 2nd and later editions - 1892-1949 - 17,466 map sheets
    Six-inch to the mile:
        Ordnance Survey, Six-inch to the mile, 1st edition - 1843-1882 - 2,123 sheets
        Ordnance Survey, Six-inch to the mile, 2nd and later editions - 1892-1960 - 7,486 map sheets

This the late 19th Century

https://maps.nls.uk/view/82863579






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Sutherland / Re: TORRISDALE BURIAL GROUND - Peggy James?
« on: Wednesday 05 April 23 15:51 BST (UK)  »
The grave is starting to suffer from the weather.


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Scotland / Re: WW2 In The Highlands
« on: Friday 18 March 22 17:26 GMT (UK)  »
That "http://www.ww2inthehighlands.co.uk/index.html" link seems defunct now.

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Norfolk / Re: Any suggestions on this name?
« on: Tuesday 01 February 22 16:17 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: JenB on Tuesday 01 February 22 15:34 GMT (UK)
There is an H.O. Younge on the main war memorial in King's Lynn

https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/names/search?filters%5BmemorialString%5D%5BKings%20Lynn%20%28WMR%2019838%29%5D=on&page=35

Thanks, I did a look through some lists but missed that one.  That must be him.


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Norfolk / Any suggestions on this name?
« on: Tuesday 01 February 22 15:09 GMT (UK)  »
Anyone have any suggestions on this name from All Saints, King's Lynn.

It looks a bit like YAUNOR.

I have been various possibilities but can't find on the CWGC or elsewhere.  Sure it will be something obvious but I need a second pair of eyes to look at it.

I wondered if anyone might recognise it as a "Norfolk" name?




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The Lighter Side / Re: New series next week on the Beeb of Who Do You Think You Are?
« on: Tuesday 02 November 21 22:39 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: KGarrad on Tuesday 02 November 21 22:14 GMT (UK)
Yet another good episode! What a series this is turning out to be!
Joe Lycett seemed very interested in his ancestors Marine life.
And shocked (as he should be) at some of the atrocities performed by British Navy/Marines.

I found him rather annoying.

Was I mistaken but didn't the marriage certificate early in the programme show someone born in India? No more was said about it.


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The Lighter Side / Re: New series next week on the Beeb of Who Do You Think You Are?
« on: Friday 29 October 21 22:22 BST (UK)  »
Anyone looking at Jamaica, NLS have just added some early 19th Century maps.

https://geo.nls.uk/maps/innes/


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The Lighter Side / Re: New series next week on the Beeb of Who Do You Think You Are?
« on: Thursday 28 October 21 16:15 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Caw1 on Thursday 28 October 21 15:55 BST (UK)
I’d not heard of her either and my OH watches wall to wall sport but not necessarily womens! Or football for that matter.

I have often found that I can still enjoy the programme even when I have never heard of the person or even intensely dislike them.  I have watched most of the American series and heard of very few of the people on it! 

I keep hoping the BBC Wales equivalent would be shown on network, I think there are a few of the programmes that I have never managed to catch.  They normally are quite keen recycle programmes so wonder if the BBC do not hold the rights but I cannot imagine it would cost a lot to show them and would fill a few hours of TV.  BBC Scotland tried a short series in a completely different format, I don't think it was very successful as they have never done any more.




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The Lighter Side / Re: New series next week on the Beeb of Who Do You Think You Are?
« on: Thursday 28 October 21 16:05 BST (UK)  »
Someone mentioned the Jamaican genealogists, they have probably seen before descendants being shocked to find that their ancestors owned slaves themselves.

At least her ancestor seemed to have taken care of his children and mistresses when he died.  I don't know how much £15 a year was worth then but probably enough to live comfortably especially with a house provided, perhaps they could have given some idea of what it was worth.

It is actors on WDYTYA who I tend to dislike, many have been very arrogant and thought they knew better than the researcher often because of some family story that had been passed down which had been proved to be untrue but they still believed.




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