> From: E1a2warren@aol.com> Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:29:08 -0500> To: angus@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [ANGUS] Leysmill> > As a child in the 1940's I used to visit Leysmill with a family friend > "granny Donaldson". We stayed at the big house on the left hand side of the > village after crossing the railway lines. Would anyone know who lived there at > that time. Would it be Donaldson or Colston? I know that Granny was Margaret > Colston and she married David Donaldson. > Ann> > The best way to find out would be to check the Valuation Roll for that year. The bad news is that they're ot easy to find unless you're near a relevan Archive or FHS. The slightly good news is that NAS is busy scanning them now so they will eventually become more easily available but it's a massive job. What I did when I wanted a couple of pages was to ring the relevant archive and ask them if I could buy photocopies of the pages I wanted - they agreed and it only cost me the actual copying cost plus postage. You might need to look at an OS map first to pinpoint the house you want. Lesley Robertson _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/