This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kay1707 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ayr.general/1707.1728.2462.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Friends, A few resources, which I hope are useful for locating properties and reflecting on how our ancestors lived. Best wishes, Kay in Edinburgh Ordnance survey maps online from the 1840s-80s http://geo.nls.uk/os6inch/google.html National Library Map collection online http://www.nls.uk/maps/index.html Housing reports on mining areas (mostly done as evidence to submit to the Ballantyne Royal Commission) http://scottishmining.co.uk/63.html Royal Commission Report on Housing 1917 - known as the Ballantyne Report - on the very poor state of housing in Scotland which led to so much local authority housing being built between the wars. e-book download http://www.archive.org/details/reportofroyalcom00scotrich (Alas the minutes of evidence don't seem to be available online. These give rich details for particular areas, especially as the commission took evidence in different places.) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.