I have signed up to what exactly? How do I search using your website? I am looking for my grandfather, James Gray, born 17/01/1902 in Aberdeen. I don't know his parents names. Could you please let me know how to access your system. Thanks for your help. Kristen Fam

2009/11/25 kristen fam <kristenf@charter.net> wrote > I have signed up to what exactly? How do I search using your website? > I am looking for my grandfather, James Gray, born 17/01/1902 in Aberdeen. > I don't know his parents names. Could you please let me know how to access > your system. Thanks for your help. > Kristen Fam > ________________________________ Hi Kristen This is a Discussion List, not a database site. Having said that, you will find many people on the List who are willing to try to help you find your ancestors. To find out James GRAY's parents, go to the Scotland's People website and register as a new user: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.aspx You will need to splash out £6 [or equivalent] and for this you will get 30 credits and 90 days access to the site. Click on Births 1855-2006 at the bottom left and then search on GRAY, James, Male [in case some females have James as a middle name], From=1902, To=1902, County=Aberdeen, District=All Distircts. [If you set District=Aberdeen you will get no hits] At the top it will show there are 9 boys of that name born in Aberdeenshire in 1902. It will cost you 1 credit [i.e. 20 pence] to see the nine hits by clicking on the View button, top right. When you see the list you can decide which is your man and then click on the View button at the right end of the row. It will cost 5 credits [i.e. £1] to download the image of the orignal birth registration. There will be an entry in blue near the top of the page, click on that and an image will be downloaded for you to store/print/keep. This will most probably give the parental names and address. You'd have to be really unlucky if they weren't named, i.e. he'd be a foundling. I've collected Hints & Tips for using the site as shown below -- Best wishes an good hunting Ray ********************************************************** >From Ray Hennessy Forenames website: www.whatsinaname.net Preferred Email address: ray@whatsinaname.net Hints for Scotland's People at http://bit.ly/WIAN-SCP **********************************************************

Has anyone yet proclaimed Gavin Bell a Living National Treasure? I hereby do. Ann Zeman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gavin Bell" <g.bell@which.net> To: <aberdeen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] a question > Ray Hennessy wrote: > > >... > > So much to do so little time!! > > > Yes, Cecil. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

2009/11/26 ann zeman <annzeman@msn.com> wrote: Has anyone yet proclaimed Gavin Bell a Living National Treasure? I hereby > do. > Never ask for whom the Bell tolls? It tolls for everyone!! R