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Link to 56 online books of the Scottish Rec. Society
« on: Wednesday 06 May 09 11:44 BST (UK) »
Here is a link to 56 Scottish Record Society publications that are free and online:

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%28scottish%20record%20society%29

Enjoy.   :)

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Re: Link to 56 online books of the Scottish Rec. Society
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 07 May 09 03:42 BST (UK) »
Hi lanar

Many thanks

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Torrens, Thompson - Tyrone & Fermanagh,Connolly, Campbell - Monaghan & Cavan, McGovern, Carroll, Orr - Ireland <br />Connolly, Fulton, Stirling, Cameron, McKellar, Robertson, McGovern, Torrance, Bisland, Fraser, Hamilton, O'Hara, McAusland, McTaggart , Lambie, Twedale, Hart, Clark(Paisley/Barrhead/Glasgow)<br />McGovern, Liddell - Falkirk<br />Mair, Muir, Carroll, Stewart, Law, Orr - Lanarkshire <br />Torrance - Brisbane<br />Connolly , Robertson- NSW<br />McGovan(?), Robertson , Agnew-

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Re: Link to 56 online books of the Scottish Rec. Society
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 13 November 10 17:57 GMT (UK) »
Hi Ianarman,
Very interesting and thank you a lot. Hard work though

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Re: Link to 56 online books of the Scottish Rec. Society
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 13 November 10 23:32 GMT (UK) »
This could be an excellent resource for anyone who had early ancestors in Edinburgh, but is very difficult to use.  The problem is in knowing which volumes to peruse.  Fortunately, someone has done the work for us.  Please see:

http://www.electricscotland.com/history/records/index.htm

for a listing of what is found in each of the volumes.

Nick
McLellan - Inverness
Greer - Renfrewshire
Manson - Aberdeen & Orkney
Simpson - Hereford, Devon, etc.
Flett - Orkney
Chisholm - Scotland
Wishart - Orkney
Shand - Aberdeen
Pirie - Aberdeen

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Re: Link to 56 online books of the Scottish Rec. Society
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 14 November 10 23:06 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Nick for pointing this out saved me the trouble.
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Buchanan (Glasgow), Allerdice(Ayrshire), Russell & Cameron(Lanarkshire&Dunbartonshire), McTurk Brown,  Menzies, McQuaker, Thomson(wigtownshire),Wallace