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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Re: Visiting Whitburn, Forrest family
« on: Tuesday 18 September 07 14:15 BST (UK)  »
Hi Tom,

Thanks for the very useful info, and I will try to get to Blackburn.

Your query regrding the Meeks shows how very many members of the extended family of Forrests, and possibly Meeks, there were at that time and location. My connection to th Meeks is that my great grandmother was Isabella Rankin Meek, married to David Forrest. She had a brother called James, but he was born in 1842 and married Ann Loudon - I don't know when. 

However, another brother, William Meek had a son called James. I don't know his dob, but he presumably was born after William married (wife Mary Waddell) in 1879.

I also have one Margaret Forrest (that I know of) in my tree. She was born in 1873 and her parents were Robert Forrest and Hannah Lawrie.

Regards,

Alan

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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Re: Visiting Whitburn, Forrest family
« on: Saturday 15 September 07 15:39 BST (UK)  »
Thanks very much for your help, ADP

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Stirlingshire / Re: Visiting Slamannan
« on: Saturday 15 September 07 15:35 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Anne,

Very useful.

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Stirlingshire / Visiting Slamannan
« on: Saturday 15 September 07 09:43 BST (UK)  »
I'm coming up to Scotland next week and hoping to go to Slamannan where some of my Forrest family lived from the late 1800s to at least the 1930s.

A great uncle and aunt lived in the town and I want to find out whether they died there. Is there a cemetary for the area with records available to view?

I've posted a similar request for Whitburn on the West Lothian board.

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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Visiting Whitburn, Forrest family
« on: Saturday 15 September 07 09:39 BST (UK)  »
I'm travelling to Scotland next week and thinking of visiting Whitburn to see if I can find out more about my Forrest family.

Can anyone tell me if there is a cemetary there with records available? Also where would any other records for the area be located?

Thanks in anticipation.

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Co Derry 1911 Directory lookup please.
« on: Friday 17 August 07 10:54 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for confirming that Arghadowey.  Have you access to the Directories?

The person I am looking for would have moved to Ireland from Scotland, rather than the other way round. But it is also possible that the Thomas from Ballyquin had done just that, but at the time of signing the Covenant was just visiting relatives back in Scotland. So that still might not rule him out.

Anyway, I would like to follow up the two other Thomases, as well.

Could anyone with Directories check for me, please?


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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Co Derry 1911 Directory lookup please.
« on: Thursday 16 August 07 17:19 BST (UK)  »
If you put in Forrest on the Search field, you get several Thomas Forrests. The one I was interested is on the 4th page of the search results.

However, I see that the place of signing was Coatbridge which is in NW Lanarkshire, so although the address is given as Ballyquin, does this mean that this Thomas Forrest was living in Scotland at the time?

If this is the case then I will have to look at the other two Thomases I found, one with the address of Largy, Londonderry North, and the other Creenasmore, Donegal West.

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Lanarkshire / Re: DEWAR - children not on ScotlandsPeople or IGI
« on: Thursday 16 August 07 16:23 BST (UK)  »
This thread has enlightened me as well. It does explain why I can't find some of my family birth records. 

I do know that some of them adhered to the Free Church or similar schisms, but does the fact that children were not christened mean that neither were their births registered? Indeed, was christening the only form of registration in the late 1800s?

Equally, I have not always been able to find records (online) of deaths, although I know they have taken place.  Is this for similar reasons?

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Derry (Londonderry) / Co Derry 1911 Directory lookup please.
« on: Thursday 16 August 07 15:57 BST (UK)  »
From the Ulster Covenant 1912, I have found a Thomas Forrest, of Ballyquinn, Co Derry. I would be grateful for more information about this person and his family that may be gleaned from the relevant Directory.

The member of family I am looking for is Thomas Naismith Forrest, c aged 37 in 1911, married to Grace Ann Jane m.s. Stewart. There should also be a son. They came over from Scotland some time after 1900, but I don't have an address. All I have is a photo of the three of them taken by a photographer with premises in Belfast and Newtownards.

Many thanks in anticipation.

Alan

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