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Armed Forces / Almsman Query
« on: Thursday 27 April 23 15:18 BST (UK)  »
I found a ref dated 1588 in which someone was 'entered as an almsman' on 6d a day. It was under the heading 'Wages of the Army'. What exactly was an almsman in this case?
Cheers,
Bob

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Ireland / Re: The Grove Papers
« on: Thursday 27 April 23 12:49 BST (UK)  »
Excellent! Many thanks for the links.
Cheers,
Bob

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Ireland / The Grove Papers
« on: Thursday 27 April 23 12:09 BST (UK)  »
Could anyone tell me if 'The Grove Papers' are available anywhere?
Cheers,
Bob

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Fermanagh / Re: Christian name Eamonn
« on: Tuesday 18 April 23 19:51 BST (UK)  »
OK. Thanks for that.
Cheers,
Bob

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Fermanagh / Christian name Eamonn
« on: Tuesday 18 April 23 10:18 BST (UK)  »
I gather that one of the 15th C Maguire chieftains was called Eamonn. Can anyone tell me if that Christian name is still popular with Maguires, and generally popular in Co Fermanagh, please?
Cheers,
Bob

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Dumfriesshire / Re: Morrison's Pamphlet 'Armstrongs of the Border'
« on: Wednesday 18 January 23 12:22 GMT (UK)  »
Excellent! Many thanks for this. It appears that both the 'Chronicles' and Morrison's works share the same info, so not now necessary to find the pamphlet I was interested in. I imagine J. L. Armstrong (Chronicles author) used some of Morrison's work for his book. I say that as JLA published considerably later than Morrison.
Thanks again,
Bob

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Dumfriesshire / Re: Morrison's Pamphlet 'Armstrongs of the Border'
« on: Wednesday 18 January 23 08:17 GMT (UK)  »
The Armstrong Clan Association, here in the UK, is interested in all Armstrongs. Those from Canonbie Parish are of particular interest, Kall. The ACA has a database of thousands of proven records, from Parish records, Pledge Lists and mentions in State Papers etc. The Association work closely with an Armstrong Y-DNA Project, and the combination allows verification of a number of claimed lineages, plus finds links between various branches. The old days of simply saying "Aunt Bessie said we descended from Border lairds" doesn't hold water in these more forensic days.

My interest in the Morrison pamphlet was to see if it contained any info we don't have, but my strong suspicion is that it won't. However, you never know!

PS I'll PM you.

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Dumfriesshire / Re: Morrison's Pamphlet 'Armstrongs of the Border'
« on: Tuesday 17 January 23 14:29 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for the link.
I can find many refs to his other work, but not  the pamphlet. It's possible that the 'Chronicles' reference, supposedly contained in Morrison's piece, is incorrect. The 'Chronicles' is something of a Curate's Egg - not 100% reliable.

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Dumfriesshire / Re: Morrison's Pamphlet 'Armstrongs of the Border'
« on: Tuesday 17 January 23 14:03 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Kall,

Our clan association has a massive , confirmed database, plus have managed to disprove  the mythology that dogs old Victorian-era works. Although a lot of online info is solid, there are numerous entries that are erroneous.

Morrison's pamphlet may be accurate, or it may well be yet another case of groundless guesswork. I'd like to see the info for myself. Fortunately, Y-DNA is allowing various lineages to be verified.

Cheers,

Bob

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