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The Common Room / Help with valuation rolls questions please
« on: Monday 27 September 21 17:52 BST (UK)  »
Researching the history of my house and inhabitants, I've found a lot of very interesting info from the valuation rolls (Scotland); all the entries for my house list a single name for either proprietor or tenant. Do the valuation rolls only list the head of the household, or is it likely that all previous entries, all male, were single occupants?

The entries for my house only go back to 1904; this could mean either that the entries are missing (unlikely, as all others are present), or the house is of around that date. Where I live is a very old street, and I'm fairly sure that the house would have been here pre 1904.  The people I bought it from were told it dates back to 1800 but had no further information.  Can anyone suggest further avenues of investigation - eg  was in use other than a dwelling, or one big house made into two etc?

I've not been here long, and have still to visit the library here to see what I can find.  Any help or suggestions gratefully received  :)

Thankyou

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The Lighter Side / More Carsphairn synchronicity
« on: Friday 29 December 17 00:05 GMT (UK)  »
On Facebook today a friend I went to school with posted from the tearoom in Carsphairn; I commented that my mother was born there, which led me to a conversation with a sister I didn't know he had. Turns out that after talking about family history, we are very likely related........ I went on to join the Ancestry site where I have contacted two potential family members. Best of all, in the space of a couple of hours, I have discovered photos of my great uncle, my great great uncle and my great great great uncle - who was born away back in 1798.
 I'm astounded.

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For Sale / Wanted / Events / Ferguson,Armstrong.Dalrymple, Dumfries & Galloway photos for sale
« on: Monday 19 October 15 16:03 BST (UK)  »
Found this on e-bay, thought it might be of interest to someone?  Area seems to be Portpatrick

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lots-of-photos-Dumfries-Galloway-Gatehouse-Portpatrick-Stranraer-Ferguson-family-/201449426075?hash=item2ee7524c9b:g:CRkAAOSwI-BWH5oF

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The Lighter Side / Exciting find a metal detectorist has found my grandfather's wedding ring !
« on: Friday 18 September 15 17:49 BST (UK)  »
Wasn't sure where to post this, so have popped it in here  :)

I found out yesterday from my sister that a metal detectorist has found my grandfather's wedding ring in a field in the village where he worked. She has asked me to take over the reins in sorting out getting the ring back to the family, and helping the detectorist out with family info so a whole story can be written about it.  I've asked him if he'd like to come and visit so I can answer questions and we can get something put together with dates, maybe photos etc.  My grandparents married in 1928, the ring would have been lost in the field not that long after I think, and it turned up last week.
I am so excited - this is the sort of thing I read about happening to other folk! lol

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Kirkcudbrightshire / Anyone else researching Hunter, Hastings........
« on: Saturday 13 June 15 21:20 BST (UK)  »
I'm researching Hunter, Hastings, Crosbie, Sykes, Galloway, Baird, Mc/Chesney - areas Carsphairn, Balmaclellan, Glencairn, Penpont, Dalry areas.  Is there anyone else here I could hook up with for mutual help?  Thanks (not sure if this is the right place to put this)

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Cornwall / Matthew family of Constantine
« on: Wednesday 11 June 14 17:17 BST (UK)  »
Am just starting out on my father's side of the family, wondered if anyone has further information/knowledge/common family members.  My great grandparents - Thomas John and Elizabeth Mary; had 11 children - Reynard John,  Harriet Ellen, Elizabeth Jane, Beatrice Annie, John James (my grandpa), Charles Henry, Thomas Michael, Richard, Ellen, Felicia Jurma and Edith. Any info/help gratefully received. Thanks  :)

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