Thank you Ray for your detailed response which will be so helpful. As I said in my post I have never travelled afar and whilst I am eager to visit I am a little wary about where to start. I do have a limited timeframe in which to work and really want to achieve as much as I can. I am fortunate, as a friend is going to do the trip with me and has similar interests (family history) but her ancestors are not Scottish. We also hope to travel to Edinburgh, Glasgow and maybe even Wick as my husband's Ross family have roots there. I had not thought of going to the Aberdeen & NE Scotland Family History Society but would consider that given my Great Grandfather William Yule is mentioned in many newspaper articles in the 1880's as a magistrate and draper from Duke Street Huntly. He has been a mysterious character during my research and would dearly love to discover more about him. The family did end up in London so will spend some time there also. A hotel appeals more that B & B's and I thank you for your recommendations. >From what you have said it would be more time effective to hire a car for a short time though I must say I do enjoy doing the public transport thing. May be hire for a day or so and do the cemetery's Once again thank you Rhonda -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Hennessy Sent: Monday, 7 October 2013 8:01 PM To: Aberdeen List Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Yule -visit to Aberdeen Hi Rhonda I don't know about public transport though I do know there is a good train service from Aberdeen to Huntly. I think you may find getting to actual locations of interest a bit of a chore if you don't have your own transport. Maybe locals can advise you more on this but I hav found a car invaluable, especially to see the farms and cottages - and graveyards. Not to mention the stunning views. Apart from that, do you expect to spend time in the King Street offices of the Aberdeen & N E Scotland Family History Society? This is free for members or there is a small daily charge for each non-member. If you are going to spend a noticeable amount of time using their excellent services then staying at The City Centre Premier Inn is a good base. It is not the lowest cost place but is only 1-2 minutes from ANESFHS. If you do hire a car for one or two days, it is easy to get out of town from there and there is usually just about enough parking at the hotel. They do a massive breakfast [for an extra fixed charge] or you can get simple food [sandwiches, fruit] from the Morrisons Superstore [good Café] a bit further up King Street - 4-5 minutes walk. If you do want to use ANESFHS, there are a number of B&Bs not too far away but they can be variable. We stayed at a horrible one some years ago with a loud-mouth, bigoted proprietor who never stopped going on about his prejudices. We spent as much time out of the place as we could. Luckily it was only a 20 minute walk to ANESFHS, or even quicker if a bus came along. Evening meals can be excellent at one of the many restaurants. I am a bit picky but have never been disappointed: English, Italian, indian, etc, food all available and there are plenty of pubs. If you like Art, don't miss the Art Gallery in Schoolhill - 10 minutes walk from ANESFHS [past Marks & Spencer - if you can!!]. It is superb. Enjoy your visit Best wishes Ray Hennessy www.whatsinaname.net On 7 October 2013 06:23, Rhonda Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello to all listers, > > Over a period of many years I have been researching the Yule and Anderson > families. They lived in the Huntly, Kildrummy, Monymusk and Forgue area's > in the 1800's. I am considering taking a trip to Aberdeen next year and > seek suggestions on where to base my stay. Would I need to hire a car or > could I travel on public transport? I would love to visit the graves of my > families and of course if I could meet up with unknown relatives that old > be wonderful. I have never travelled outside of Australia so I am a little > apprehensive but look forward to this journey and want to make the most of > every day. > > Other names in my families are Wattie and McKnight. > > Many thanks > > Rhonda in Cairns Australia > > Sent from my iPad > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 08/10/2013 10:01, Rhonda Ross wrote: > ... > > I had not thought of going to the Aberdeen & NE Scotland Family History > Society but would consider that given my Great Grandfather William Yule is > mentioned in many newspaper articles in the 1880's as a magistrate and > draper from Duke Street Huntly. He has been a mysterious character during my > research and would dearly love to discover more about him. The family did > end up in London so will spend some time there also. > > ... > > From what you have said it would be more time effective to hire a car for a > short time though I must say I do enjoy doing the public transport thing. > May be hire for a day or so and do the cemetery's. Even WITH a car you might be struggling to cover the burial grounds in your target parishes in a day - particularly if you haven't previously established where they are and what they are called! The parish of Huntly, for example, does not contain a kirkyard called "Huntly" (although there are two ancient kirkyards within the parish). You are also unlikely to find many ancestors if you simply turn up and start walking round. Which is why ANESFHS has, since we started up, been working at recording and indexing the inscriptions of as many of the Northeast's 300-plus burial grounds as possible. Of the parishes you mention, we have published a booklet of Memorial Inscriptions for Monymusk and all persons mentioned in the inscriptions there (and in all the other burial grounds we have published) will be found in the Index at: http://www.anesfhs.org.uk/databank/miindex/miindex.php The 2 burial grounds in the parish of Huntly were published independently, so are not included in the Online Index, but you would be able to consult them (or buy copies!) at the ANESFHS centre in King Street, where you will also find a set of unpublished MIs for Forgue. Gavin Bell MI Index Co-ordinator ANESFHS