Florence Morrison wrote: >Hi > >I am new to the list, mainly researching Cobbon/Cobban of Keig, Lumphanan, >Tough and Alford. > >Can someone please advise me if it is possible to obtain Monumental >Inscriptions and/or Burial records for the parishes of Keig, Lumphanan, >Tough and Alford. > > You can check the availability of OPR death records, burial records and MIs (both published and unpublished) for these and all other parishes in the Counties of Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardine and Moray at: http://www.abdnet.co.uk/burialgrounds/ You can check an index of names and dates recorded in the MIs published by Aberdeen and Northeast Scotland FHS (and *some, not all* of the unpublished transcriptions held by the society) at: http://www.abdnet.co.uk/mi-index/ >Are such available on CD or in booklet form? > > The MIs published by ANESFHS (www.anesfhs.org.uk) come in the form of A5 booklets, each of which contains, for one or more burial grounds: (1) a map showing the location of the burial ground(s), (2) a numbered plan showing the location of each stone, (3) a transcription of every readable stone and (4) a surname index to the inscriptions. >Or is there a kind person on this list who does lookups? > > We strongly discourage this, because: (a) the great majority of the published MIs cost will less than £3 per item (including UK postage). (b) while no member of ANESFHS receives a penny piece from the price of the MI booklets, the Society does have to pay rent, rates, electricity and gas. Income from sales of MI booklets goes towards paying for these. (c) the Online Index gives you the chance to check before you buy to see if any of your ancestors might be included (d) The published MIs are protected by copyright >Incidentally, I am happy to do Urquhart and Glenmoriston parish lookups. > > I note that Highland FHS specify, with regard to their publications: "Material may not be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, posted, broadcast or transmitted in any way except for your own personal non-commercial home use" ... Your offer was no doubt intended kindly, but perhaps you should reflect as to how fair that would be to Highland FHS. Gavin Bell MI Index Co-ordinator ANESFHS