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Fife / Re: HEADSTONES in Kirkcaldy Cemeteries
« on: Friday 09 December 11 09:35 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: NorrieG on Monday 10 January 11 11:05 GMT (UK)
There are stones in Abbotshall & Bennochy & Kirkcaldy Church pre 1855
Let me know who your looking for and I will check the index
Both names if possible

These are the only COUPER stones in Abbotshall


                                Erected by Margaret Brown to her Husband
326      Capt. William Couper born 20.3.1838 died Feb 1902
      son James born Sept. 1861 died March 1870
      William Born April 1871 died 1874
      Above Margaret Brown died 12.5.1903 age 63

[snip]

Norrie,
     Thanks!  Apologies for the delay in replying, I literally only just spotted this reply:-(

Capt. William Couper is gg-grandfather's brother and somewhere there is a letter by him written in Rawalpindi in 1861.  He joined the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders in 1852 (claiming he was 17!) and I believe he was at Balaclava . . .

I had assumed he had stayed in India as he transferred to a "native" regiment for a promotion to Sergeant but I didn't follow his records after the transfer.

If you have an image of his gravestone that would be fantastic!

--- Tony Jebson

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Any idea of the date?
« on: Wednesday 07 December 11 13:46 GMT (UK)  »
I'm pretty sure this was taken near Rotherham, but I've no idea of the date (or who the lady is) . . . any ideas?

--- Tony Jebson


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Family History Programs, Tree Organisation, Presentation / Re: Best way to present FT and census date
« on: Wednesday 07 December 11 13:16 GMT (UK)  »
The software I use lets me transcribe the census data and I auto-generate all my web pages from this.

For example, see:


--- Tony Jebson

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Family History Programs, Tree Organisation, Presentation / Re: Do you print/transcribe census returns? Thoughts on index cards?
« on: Wednesday 02 November 11 18:24 GMT (UK)  »
Glad you like the format . . . some screenshots of the user interface are here: https://picasaweb.google.com/112058060125069936666/Screenshots?authuser=0&feat=directlink

--- Tony Jebson

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Durham / 68-69 Saddler Street, Durham
« on: Tuesday 01 November 11 15:45 GMT (UK)  »
Astonishing what you can find online.  I knew my mum's family had run shops in Durham which are now the sweet shop and Waterstone's on Saddler Street (http://g.co/maps/95yaj).

But I just found the conveyancing details online as well - they bought No.68 for £1475 in 1878 + £25 for fixtures and fittings:

http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/recordoffice%5Cregister.nsf/vwebdeposits/09619AC8B852638C802569040051346B?opendocument

When the Earl's owned it was a fruiterer, confectioner + tobacconist.

--- Tony Jebson

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Family History Programs, Tree Organisation, Presentation / Re: Do you print/transcribe census returns? Thoughts on index cards?
« on: Monday 31 October 11 15:10 GMT (UK)  »
I get all my census returns online (from Ancestry).  For each return, I save it to my computer and then transcribe it.

The program I use (my own, though I'm considering productising it) understand the UK census so everything is linked to a person and is fully searchable.  E.g. http://www.jebbo.co.uk/genealogy/I173.html - see the "sources" section at the bottom of the page.

--- Tony Jebson

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Family History Programs, Tree Organisation, Presentation / Re: Presenting your research
« on: Monday 31 October 11 15:02 GMT (UK)  »
I auto-generate web pages: http://www.jebbo.co.uk/genealogy/tree.html

The format is still a  bit of a work in progress . . .

--- Tony Jebson

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Montgomeryshire / John WATKIN, born ~1800
« on: Wednesday 12 October 11 14:21 BST (UK)  »
I've been looking for a John Watkin, born in Newtown for ages.  His age is consistent in multiple censuses, as is the place of birth (Newtown).

I think I've finally pinned him down (thanks to the online records @ findmypast).  I've certainly got him down to a choice of two:

* John WATKIN, born 6 Jul 1800, Llandyssil, parents Rhees Watkin & Mary
* John WATKIN, born 3 Jun 1800, Trefeglwys, parents Thomas Watkin & Elizabeth.

I suspect the one I want is the son of Rhees (who appears in the 1841 census living in Newtown) but I'm wondering if anyone else is looking at WATKIN genealogy in the area?

I can't find much trace of the other John (father Thomas) . . . so I can't really rule him out.

Or if anyone has any ideas to the slippery b****r down?

--- Tony Jebson

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Fife / Re: HEADSTONES in Kirkcaldy Cemeteries
« on: Monday 10 January 11 07:59 GMT (UK)  »
Norrie,
    Do you have anything on Peter COUPER (died 1880 in Abbosthall) and his wife Catherine (died 1883 in Newington), please?

Also, how far back do the headstones go as I have quite a few from that area?

--- Tony

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