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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland Resources => Topic started by: rubyrose on Saturday 05 July 08 23:03 BST (UK)
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Inverclyde Council has published an online index to BMDs in the Greenock, Gourock and Port of Glasgow area. The Watt Library Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths is compiled from the announcements made in local newspapers from the early nineteenth century to around 1913. The work is still ongoing and when complete will contain over 100,000 names.
I've just had a look at it and it is really informative and could be very useful to anybody with ancestors in this area of Scotland. (Lots of families where the men are seafarers or associated professions.)
The link is here
Go to https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/community-life-and-leisure/heritage/local-history
(https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/community-life-and-leisure/heritage/local-history) link updated 2018
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This seems to be the new link
http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/education-and-learning/libraries/local-and-family-history/family-history/watt-library-births-marriages-deaths-index/
Please see reply #8.
Mick
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Many thanks for the updated link - which still works 4 years later! the Watt Library certainly has a wonderful family history resource.
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Has anyone else been unable to get on this website? I get the message: "This service is not available"
Nan
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Yes, It appears the website is down ?
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I re-checked the link this morning and it was working then ???
Hopefully it will be back soon.
ev
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This site is absolutely fantastic, the staff who have collated all of this data from the newspaper deserve a medal ;D, and if you call them, they will try their very best to help.
Kathy
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A fantastic resource. Thanks to all the staff for their brilliant work .
As Kathy says they deserve a medal.
Margaret
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The link in the first post in this thread doesn't work. Go to https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/community-life-and-leisure/heritage/local-history which takes you to the same indexes.