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Technical Help / Re: Software GEDCOM Compatability Tests
« on: Thursday 03 October 24 17:52 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: F1fan on Thursday 03 October 24 13:48 BST (UK)
Hi,

No, not quite.

There was a table of several programs with details of how accurate a GEDCOM had been imported and what errors there had been with handling certain tags and then what the Export of a GEDCOM was like compared to the ' standard ' so it picked up the programs different ways of handling their ' unique ' features of their software.

That sounds like one of the comparison checks done by one of the magazines in their heyday. Unfortunately most of them are no longer published and checking those still with us draws a blank.

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Technical Help / Re: Software GEDCOM Compatability Tests
« on: Thursday 03 October 24 13:24 BST (UK)  »
Wikipedia ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_genealogy_software
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web-based_genealogy_software

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Scotland / Re: Scotland's People "Refresh"
« on: Saturday 28 September 24 19:08 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: hdw on Friday 27 September 24 18:52 BST (UK)

I had this problem too. I've managed to view the certificate on the SP website, first as a jpeg then a pdf, but I can't get it onto my desktop, it just disappears. I used to be able to download a certificate onto the desktop then put it in a folder.

Harry

Have you checked your Downloads folder ?

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Lanarkshire / Re: Where was Wallace Place in Partick
« on: Saturday 28 September 24 17:23 BST (UK)  »
Wallace Place Partick is listed as being off of Dumbarton Road. It isn't mentioned in the lists of renamed streets from the 1920's/30's so likely disappeared before then.

If you go to the National Library of Scotland site you can check the old maps and plans available.

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The Common Room / Re: Burials of suicide victims
« on: Wednesday 25 September 24 20:07 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: rebeccaclaire86 on Wednesday 25 September 24 17:56 BST (UK)
I’ve found a burial of an ancestor who was noted to have committed suicide whilst of unsound mind and was buried in the churchyard in the 1700’s. I think a bit of compassion was probably exercised by the vicars.

It was basically at the discretion of the vicars/priests but the fact that it was felt necessary to introduce the 1823 and 1882 Acts and the various other changes would seem to infer that this wasn't universally done.

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The Common Room / Re: Burials of suicide victims
« on: Wednesday 25 September 24 17:48 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: artifis on Wednesday 25 September 24 16:52 BST (UK)
Wonder what the situation was if the person was deemed not to be of sound mind?  Perhaps they were considered ill like a physical illness person and buried in Church ground?

The local priest had considerable sway regarding this and many turned a blind eye and accepted  "accidental death"
After 1823 a person who was not considered of sound mind when they took their life the 1823 Act became applicable and while they could be buried in consecrated ground they were denied a full Christian Burial service (Although there were changes introduced by legislation in the late 1800's when a limited burial service was allowed. In practice many Priests ignored this and provided a service which was little different to the standard service but for years this was the official CofE position until 2017).

Added: In England & Wales Suicide and Attempted Suicide were criminal Acts (This did not apply in Scotland but there survivors found themselves locked up under various pieces of Mental Health legislation)

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The Common Room / Re: Burials of suicide victims
« on: Wednesday 25 September 24 16:44 BST (UK)  »
The situation was a bit more complicated.

Persons who took their own life while deemed to be of sound mind were still excluded from burial in Church ground and this did not change until 1882 with the passing of the Interments (felo de se) Act 1882. This Act also removed the time prescriptions on when burials of Suicide vicitms could be carried out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interments_(felo_de_se)_Act_1882


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The Common Room / Re: Scottish records 1740s for 6th g grandmother
« on: Thursday 19 September 24 15:55 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: tornado on Thursday 19 September 24 15:33 BST (UK)
thanks Margot for your support here . The Fathers name is correct but i'm sure i saw a snippet somewhere with Jean with another maiden name not this one . however , the wedding date and location seem plausible . Also , i am sure that the surname is spelt miscally not miskolly . So you see what a problem i have with all this . Anyway many thanks for your valuable info and best wishes.

Don't get too hung up on spelling. Many names were recorded as the writer assumed them to be and sometimes even within the same document the names were recorded differently (my record was 3 spelling variations on a single page). As mentioned by others Family Search has transcribed records from this period and is free to search, although Scotlands People is the only place to see the original documents.

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Technical Help / Re: Mini iPad: accidentally deleted open tabs
« on: Wednesday 11 September 24 09:11 BST (UK)  »
If you try tapping and holding the "+" key it should give you a list of recently closed tabs.

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