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Peeblesshire / Re: Free Peeblesshire census and map links
« on: Thursday 25 July 19 10:31 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

Thanks for linking to our new(ish) website William. We kept both up for a while but Google got very confused!

All the records that were on the maxwellancestry.com website are now on www.scottishindexes.com. As of January 2019, we had over 727,617 records indexed and available to search (for free) on our website!

Emma

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Scotland / Re: Quakers
« on: Saturday 08 June 19 10:29 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

You can search Scottish Quaker Births 1647-1874, Marriages 1656-1875 and Deaths 1667-1878 on www.scottishindexes.com

Emma

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Scotland / Re: Scottish Prison Registers - How to use them and where to find them
« on: Sunday 21 October 18 15:45 BST (UK)  »
Hi  Forfarian,

I’ve been looking into your post. Records of the Dundee Prison are held at the National Records of Scotland, however few survive. The only registers of criminals are 1900-1902 (Reference: HH21/72/1); 1902-1905 (HH21/47/9); 1905-1908 (HH21/47/11); 1911-1915 (HH21/47/15); 1922-1927 (HH21/47/17). We will update our website with these references but it’s a shame none survive from the 1850s period.

Sponsorship is £20 per hour, this is per hour of indexing, the time is not used to photograph the records and put the data online etc., it is a solid hour of indexing. Of course, you can also volunteer to index if you have any time to do so.

Feel free to get in touch to find out more: https://www.scottishindexes.com/contact.aspx

Emma

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Stirlingshire / Falkirk Illegitimacy Index 1841-1918
« on: Wednesday 17 October 18 18:56 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

We have created an index to paternity cases heard at the Falkirk Sheriff Court (1841-1918). You can find out more about our indexing project here (https://www.scottishindexes.com/learningcourt.aspx).

Our index has been created by a wonderful volunteer so the index is free to access and gives a lot of detail.

These are cases where the father of an illegitimate child was forced to pay 'maintenance' for the child. I like to search for male ancestors and see how many illegitimate children they had!

Hope these records help someone.

Emma

www.scottishindexes.com

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Sutherland / Dornoch Sheriff Court Paternity Cases 1855-1869
« on: Wednesday 17 October 18 18:40 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

We have created an index to Dornoch Sheriff Court Paternity Cases (1855-1869). These are cases where the mother of an illegitimate child takes the father to court to prove he's the father and force him to pay maintenance for the child.

These are great if you know of an illegitimate ancestor, but also search the database for male ancestors and see how many had children you know nothing about! Could explain some odd DNA results!

Search for free: www.scottishindexes.com
Find out more in our Learning Zone: https://www.scottishindexes.com/learning.aspx

Emma

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Ayrshire / Re: Ayr Sheriff Court ‘Actions of Affiliation and Aliment’ 1837-1918
« on: Tuesday 16 October 18 13:37 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

It seems to be working now. We have been doing some site maintenance it may be worth trying it again now.

Emma

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Ross & Cromarty / Cromarty 1833-1918 - Illegitimate Births Index
« on: Monday 15 October 18 20:56 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

Our amazing volunteer has indexed Cromarty Sheriff Court Paternity Cases 1833-1918! We have added a free index to www.scottishindexes.com and we have a free guide in our Learning Zone: https://www.scottishindexes.com/learning.aspx

These records are great for smashing down brickwalls in your research!

Hope these help someone!

Emma

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Ayrshire / Ayr Sheriff Court ‘Actions of Affiliation and Aliment’ 1837-1918
« on: Monday 15 October 18 20:50 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

Just to let you know that you can now search Ayr Sheriff Court ‘Actions of Affiliation and Aliment’ 1837-1918 on www.scottishindexes.com.

If a woman had an illegitimate child she could take the father to court to prove paternity and force him to pay maintenance for the child. These amazing records can smash down brickwalls and thanks to our amazing volunteer you can now search over 28,469 entries from across Scotland.

Find out more in our Learning Zone: https://www.scottishindexes.com/learning.aspx

Emma

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Arbroath Sheriff Court Paternity Case Index 1887-1918
« on: Monday 15 October 18 20:44 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

A comprehensive index to Arbroath Sheriff Court Paternity Case records (1887-1918) has been added to www.scottishindexes.com.

This is an index to cases where the mother of an illegitimate child took the father to court to force him to pay maintenance for the child.

To find out more visit our Learning Zone: https://www.scottishindexes.com/learningcourt.aspx

I hope this helps someone with a brickwall!

Emma

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