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The Common Room / Re: Anyone got any Wigtown martyrs in there lineage
« on: Sunday 06 October 24 11:56 BST (UK) »
That period of Scottish History is known as "The Killing Times".
Wigtown although being described as a hotbed of Covenanters had remarkably few executions compared to other areas although many were tortured and banished or sold into slavery.
Another 2 Milroy's (Gilbert & William Milroy) were also captured and tortured for 6 days before being sent to Ayrshire where they were again threatened with death but they refused to give up those who had helped them. They were sent to Edinburgh where they were again tortured and had their ears cut off before being transported to Jamaica and sold as slaves. Gilbert survived and returned to Scotland around 1710.
Wigtown although being described as a hotbed of Covenanters had remarkably few executions compared to other areas although many were tortured and banished or sold into slavery.
Another 2 Milroy's (Gilbert & William Milroy) were also captured and tortured for 6 days before being sent to Ayrshire where they were again threatened with death but they refused to give up those who had helped them. They were sent to Edinburgh where they were again tortured and had their ears cut off before being transported to Jamaica and sold as slaves. Gilbert survived and returned to Scotland around 1710.
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Technical Help / Re: Google Drive.
« on: Sunday 06 October 24 11:45 BST (UK) »
To have your documents synchronised with Google Drive you also have to install "Drive for Desktop" and basically let it know which folders etc you want to synchronise.
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You can use Drive for desktop to:
Open files stored on the Cloud directly on your computer.
Find and organize your files in your computer’s file system without using storage space.
Sync folders from your computer to Google Drive.
When you sync, your files download from the cloud and upload from your computer’s hard drive.
After you sync, your computer's files match those in the cloud.
Your files stay up to date and accessible, any change you make applies across devices.
Save files and folders for offline use. This includes files from shared drives.
Collaborate on Microsoft Office files in real time.
If you use Outlook on Windows with a work or school account, send and save files with Microsoft Outlook.
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The Common Room / Re: Anyone got any Wigtown martyrs in there lineage
« on: Sunday 06 October 24 10:11 BST (UK) »
John Milroy was described as a chapman living in Fyntalloch. He was captured while on the run along with two others he was taken to Wigtown dragged behind the horses of his captors. His trial was basically a military tribunal when it was required that they take the Oath of Abjuration they refused. When given another chance at a reprieve by attending the church services of the local curate they refused. All three were sentenced to death and hung the next day.
(info from Scottish Covenanter Stories by Dane Love).
(info from Scottish Covenanter Stories by Dane Love).
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Technical Help / Re: Software GEDCOM Compatability Tests
« on: Thursday 03 October 24 17:52 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
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Scotland / Re: Scotland's People "Refresh"
« on: Saturday 28 September 24 19:08 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.
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) »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.