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Lanarkshire / Re: Just curious
« on: Friday 31 May 24 08:52 BST (UK) »
Employers' names are not recorded in the 1911 census. Only occupations.
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Lanarkshire / Re: Alice & Daniel mcmillan
« on: Friday 31 May 24 08:50 BST (UK) »
The given names Donald and Daniel can be used interchangeably, so I wouldn't worry about a Donald suddenly turning up as Daniel, or vice versa.
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Lanarkshire / Re: Just curious
« on: Thursday 30 May 24 20:56 BST (UK) »
There is, or was, apparently, an Elpherston Street in Kincardine-on-Forth, but looking at the map I can see only and Elphinstone Street.
I thought that column in 1921 was supposed to be the employer's name, but then if he was out of work, would he have had an employer?
I thought that column in 1921 was supposed to be the employer's name, but then if he was out of work, would he have had an employer?
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The Lighter Side / Re: Duration conundrum
« on: Thursday 30 May 24 20:47 BST (UK) »
Quite probably, but it just struck me as amusing that it is worded that way, as if old age had come upon him as suddenly as a fever or other illness.
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The Lighter Side / Duration conundrum
« on: Thursday 30 May 24 17:01 BST (UK) »
Was greatly amused by the description of the cause of death on this death certificate (Scotland, 1864).
Was he bouncing around in his prime 11 days ago?
Was he bouncing around in his prime 11 days ago?
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The Lighter Side / Re: Where do you live?
« on: Thursday 30 May 24 16:58 BST (UK) »
I live in God's Own Country, but not in the same one as Wexflyer 
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Scotland / Re: James Ramsay and Ann Low, Catholics brick wall
« on: Thursday 30 May 24 12:11 BST (UK) »
Well, if everything else fits it probably is her. Ann Macdonald or Salmond wouldn't be the first person to get her grandparents' names wrong.
Are there any other records of a Ramsay/Yule couple? Could they be Anne Macdonald or Salmond's great-grandparents?
Are there any other records of a Ramsay/Yule couple? Could they be Anne Macdonald or Salmond's great-grandparents?
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Scotland / Re: James Ramsay and Ann Low, Catholics brick wall
« on: Thursday 30 May 24 08:30 BST (UK) »
have you eliminated this one? If the informant got the mother's maiden name wrong, it could be her. Age is consistent with the 1871 census.
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Scotland / Re: Extract of an entry in an extract of birth
« on: Thursday 30 May 24 08:21 BST (UK) »
Yes, often.
It was part of a campaign to eradicate smallpox. Vaccination became mandatory in about 1850.
It was part of a campaign to eradicate smallpox. Vaccination became mandatory in about 1850.