Whats a 'Coddie' Never mind Scots accents being differnet everywhere one travels, what about a Scots person working in Birmingham. Having travelled for a day...
Hi Barbara, There is a Collyhill shown just north of Inverurie. This is about 15 to 20 miles north of Crathes. You can see it on the Ordnance Survey map online...
Whatever you decide to do regarding the actual family tree, I am writing to say how pleased I am for you in finding your birth family. I think I have seen such...
How extraordinary !! A salutary lesson for all of us. Brenda ajmac@......
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Caroline Day
caroline.day2@...
Mar 31, 2003 5:28 pm
Haven't got any help to give Dave but just felt compelled to send you an e-mail of congratulations! Hope some other learned reader may be able to help you. ...
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jim
jimandliz@...
Mar 31, 2003 4:42 pm
Some 3 miles east of Banchory and 14 miles south-west of Aberdeen, this is a real fairytale castle - a definite must if you are in the area! With its...
Hi Rena, I think Agnes Brown in this area must be quite a common name. But I am interested in the name because an Agnes Brown seems to have been third wife...
Clear Day I use family origins 10 software. This past week I was able to locate my birth mother and family. (And they have one member into geneology). I am...
From a reliable source in USA (a descendant of my great uncle) I was given her knowledge of what had happened to the siblings of her grandfather left behind in...
Hi Chris Yes I remember you talking about it.At the time you said you would try and send me some information maps and things about it but it didn't eventuate I...
Hi Listers I am trying to find out some more about my grandfathers family on my mothers side.My great grandfather was Percy Fowler and his father was William...
Hello List, I came across this death cert, and because it had no first name I thought I would post it to the site. McNiven (Female) Lived only for half hour. ...
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Toni Phillips
tphilli02@...
Mar 31, 2003 4:03 pm
I thought I would share a short story with you all. I have been researching a family from Kent, accessing the films and sighting the records for myself. I got...
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Rena MCCARTHY
Rena@...
Mar 31, 2003 10:07 am
So that's all sorted then! Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Rena sitting in a hornet's nest == From: "jim" <jimandliz@...> ... Insular, Rena? Scots...
"The ruined remains of Brucklay Castle lie 3 miles (5 km) north east of New Deer in Aberdeenshire. The castle was built in the 17th Century and later ...
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evelyn inglis
evelyn@...
Mar 31, 2003 10:05 am
When I was a member of the Scottish Tourist Board doing Bed & Breakfast for visitors from all the airts to Scotland, they (STB) tried to tell us that the image...
Hello Samantha, Good luck with researching your McIver family too. A lot of my forebears are hidden waiting to be found. Judy, Newcastle, NSW ... Lewis...
Is there anyone who can identify Collyhill for me? When my grandmother died, she left an autograph book from before she left Scotland that had many signatures...
Good afternoon Rena, Respectfully suggest you look at your dictionary and check the meaning of the word Insular. Mine says : a."Circumscribed and detached in...
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nancy-scholz@...
Mar 31, 2003 9:39 am
Gavin. Thank you for the info.I searched LDS and scotlandspeople. Nan nancy-scholz@... ...
... It's spelt Fra S erburgh, but pronounced: Frazerburruh. Although the place is also known locally as "The Broch" (to rhyme with "loch"). Someone will...
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nancy-scholz@...
Mar 31, 2003 9:39 am
Hi Duncan Thanks for searching. They very well could be my Robert Montgomery & Janet Douglas and twins do run in...
... Sorry, Jackie, there's no such animal! The whole point about Scottish speech is that it varies so much (grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation) from place...
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ScotHeritage@...
Mar 31, 2003 9:39 am
In a message dated 3/27/2003 11:07:15 AM Central Standard Time, kendl@... writes: Sorry Ken I left out the word NOT and changed the meaning...
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Terry McNaney
Mulholland@...
Mar 31, 2003 9:39 am
Well put Douglas. But the reason I am replying is your opening words - I have a six year old daughter with a distressingly east London accent (NOT Cockney)....
Hi Robbie I have not traced for certain as far back as you have. I have got back as far as Alexander Menzies and Jean Downie for certain and I think his...
Thanks to Rena McKenzie & Ann Reade for their help. I have used: www.familysearch.org to do various kinds of searches http://tinyurl.com/8dkr to search batch...
just the same as the ed-in-burra its frae-zer-burra Rinken <rinken@...> wrote:As an Aussie, who cannot pronounce any of these words correctly...
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Beth Anderson
bander@...
Mar 31, 2003 9:26 am
Bill MacDonald Hello, If you are in Canada could you tell me where I might find archival Newspaper report on a 1942 air crash in which young Australian army / ...
