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Scotland Resources / New Family Search Data Set Scotland Civil Registration
« on: Sunday 12 January 25 17:44 GMT (UK)  »
I have just noticed that Family Search appear to have a new data set for Scottish Civil Registration 1855 -1875, 188. and 1891. I have spent the last hour or so having a play with this and have located a number of people from my tree on it ( I already have the certs for them and wanted to see how accurate the transcripts were). While it does not appear to be comprehensive ( some of my searches for already known information came up blank) it does offer some useful transcripts of births, marriages and deaths as parents names are recorded. Also it would appear that the original images of these bmds can be viewed at Family Search Centres and affiliates.

Here is a link to it:

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/5000163.

This could prove to be a useful finding aid.

William


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Scotland / Scotland's People "Refresh"
« on: Monday 26 August 24 14:06 BST (UK)  »
I am not sure if this has been mentioned by anyone but Scotland's People is launching a refreshed website on 3 September at midday. Let's hope that this one runs smoothly! See attached link from Chris Paton's blog.

https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2024/08/new-scotlandspeople-site-launch.html

William

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Isabella Reid Birthplace somewhere in Fife
« on: Friday 05 April 24 14:31 BST (UK)  »
My g g grandmother Isabella Reid died in 1859. I know her parents names from her death cert. I know  from the 1851 census that she was born in Fife. Scotland's People  have kindly done a rescan of this census ( believe me this is a huge improvement!) but I still have no real idea as to where in Fife she was born. Any suggestions ( even if it is just the first letter) would be most gratefully received.

William

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The Lighter Side / New Series " The Generation Frame" on BBC Scotland Channel
« on: Monday 20 May 19 18:10 BST (UK)  »
Just read on Chris Paton's Genes Blog that there is a new series starting tonight at 8;00PM on the new BBC Scotland channel called " The Generation Frame" - " Two families investigate their family histories to tell a personal story of Scotland". It will be available on iplayer.

William

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Northumberland / Northumberland Parish Records on Family Search
« on: Monday 30 July 18 08:40 BST (UK)  »
Transcripts of the above are now available. I had hoped that the images would be available too but it would appear that they still have to be viewed in a Familysearch centre.

One plus is that you may find transcripts for parishes not readily available elsewhere.The parish of Lambley is a case in point.

I also suspect  that this is just a first batch of records and that it will be updated in the future.

William

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Durham / Jane Purvis (Moffat) 1812 - 1880
« on: Monday 14 November 16 12:09 GMT (UK)  »
Can I just run this one past you all to see what conclusion you would reach?

In the 1871 census she is living in Bourne Moor

Jane Purvis 59 Head widow (Her age has been mistranscribed as 39).
Thomas Dent 23 grandson
Mary Jane Dent 18 granddaughter
William Dent 1

I have today received her death cert as Jane Purvis. She died in 1880. It is clearly her - the informant is Thomas Dent, grandson and she is recorded as the  widow of Robert Purvis, coal miner. Robert died in 1868.

I "know" that she was born as Jane Moffat and was the daughter of George Moffat and Rosamund Manners. ( I have her baptism and the Penshaw bt's of the baptisms of her children which helpfully give her maiden name).

There is a marriage of a Jane Purvis in Chester le Street Oct. 24 1871 to James Moralee. On the marriage cert she is shown as age 59, a widow and her father is named as George Moffat.

James Moralee died in 1875 in Chester le Street and in the 1871 census he is recorded as living in Bourne Moor.

There are no deaths for a Jane Moralee that I can see. Equally there is no reference to the name Moralee on the death cert of Jane Purvis.

On the basis of the above may I ask what conclusion you would reach regarding whether it was my Jane Purvis who married James Moralee?

Many thanks

William

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Northumberland / Catherine Dent Newcastle Electoral Rolls
« on: Thursday 27 October 16 08:51 BST (UK)  »
Catherine Dent is shown at 28 Bolam Street, Byker in the 1909, 1910, 1911 and 1912 electoral roll for Newcastle. This is also the address given for her and her family in the 1911 census.

My question is this for the vast majority of properties on Bolam Street on these electoral rolls it states "dwelling house". For 28 Bolam Street it simply states "house". Any thoughts on why this might be?

William

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Banffshire / Banffshire: The People and The Lands
« on: Friday 22 April 16 09:05 BST (UK)  »
Just a heads up. Find My Past has added two new titles to its Scottish Registers and Records, the above and Moray: The People and The Lands.  They would appear to have records taken from the Kirk Session Records as short abstracts as well as descriptions of the parishes included. I have already located reference to my great grandfather's illegitimacy. So far not the easiest collection to browse through but I think if you can add text to the full text box the initial search is narrowed down.

William

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Durham / Sarah Elizabeth and Catherine Hannah Shotton
« on: Friday 11 September 15 11:44 BST (UK)  »
Hi
The above girls appear in the 1871 census in West Auckland with their parents (mistranscribed on one site as Stratten)
George 44 Ag lab b Etherley Moor
Mary A 34 b not clear but might be St Helen
Sarah E 9 b as above
Catherine H 2 b West Auckland

It would appear that George and Mary Ann died within a month of each other in 1874 and entries for them in the probate calendar in 1876 show that administration of their effects was granted "under the usual limitations to Jane Ward (wife of John Ward, shoemaker) of New Elvet in the City of Durham the Aunt and Guardian of Sarah Shotton a minor and Catherine Hannah Shotton an infant the Daughters and only Next of Kin".

I cannot see what happened to Sarah and Catherine thereafter (There is one possibility for Catherine which has her in the Durham workhouse in the subsequent censuses although the place of birth is wrong - one census has her recorded as feeble minded).

Their aunt Jane Ward died in 1885. I have her will. She made bequests to her surviving siblings, Catherine Pattison, Hannah Applegarth, Elizabeth Cowens and William Shotton and to some of her nieces but there is no mention of Sarah or Catherine.

Any help in working out what happened to Sarah and Catherine would be much appreciated.

Many thanks

William

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