I am seeking information on David Gibson b.1741/42 in Edinburgh, Scotland and his family. Parents, occupations. He went to South Carolina, did the whole family go there or did some stay in Scotland? Parents are unknown. Please help if you can. Tammy

Hello listers; Is there someone who could do a 1871 census lookup on the following family. The birth place of James, head, age 44 is not working for me - there is another birthplace of Armadale listed and that isn't right either. Is there another birthplace in the 1871 census? 1881 Census Source: FHL Film 0203706 GRO Ref Volume 662-2 EnumDist 2 Page 26 Dwelling: Motherwells Pl Census Place: Bathgate, Linlithgow, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203706 GRO Ref Volume 662-2 EnumDist 2 Page 26 Marr Age Sex Birthplace James BEVERIDGE M 44 M Carfin, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Coal Miner Elizbeth TODD M 41 F Clackmannan, Clackmannan, Scotland Rel: Wife Occ: Coal Miner Wife James BEVERIDGE U 15 M Armadale, Linlithgow, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Coal Miner Mary BEVERIDGE 14 F Armadale, Linlithgow, Scotland Rel: Daur Joseph BEVERIDGE 12 M Armadale, Linlithgow, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Scholar Jennet BEVERIDGE 9 F Armadale, Linlithgow, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar Ann BEVERIDGE 7 F Armadale, Linlithgow, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar William BEVERIDGE 5 M Armadale, Linlithgow, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Scholar Margret BEVERIDGE 3 F Armadale, Linlithgow, Scotland Rel: Daur David BEVERIDGE 2 M Armadale, Linlithgow, Scotland Rel: Son Helen BEVERIDGE 4 m F Armadale, Linlithgow, Scotland Rel: Daur Is this a possible daughter? Elizabeth BEVERIDGE U 19 F Armadale, Linlithgow, Scotland Rel: Servant Occ: Domestic Servant (Dwelling: Heathpark HeatherB

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Thanks to everyone who provided me with suggestions regarding Mine Worker records. I received the following response from the Scottish Mining Museum and post it to save others a similar inquiry....Allison "Dear Allison Vidal, Regarding your recent enquiry, I am afraid that I have to disappoint you in your efforts to track down your ancestors via mining records. The fact is that very little remains in the way of employment lists relating to the people who worked in the mines of the 19th century. I don't think that they were regarded as important enough for that information to be worth keeping! Even the mining records kept in the National Archives of Scotland are mostly about coal company and coal owner details - board meetings; legal document; mineral leases; financial matters etc. The other aspect is that going back to James Ross your coal mining great great grandfather takes you to a time when little in the way of formal record were kept anyway. As we are principally a coal mining museum, we don't have anything on Daniel Ross's shale miners associations activities. However, as you may be aware, there is a shale oil museum at Livingston in West Lothian and a visit there when you are over might be worthwhile. They may have some historical information on union activities. If you intend to research other official sources, - births, deaths, marriages registers, parish records, census returns, valuation rolls, and you come across colliery or mining village names or mining occupations we may be able to help fill in the background of the working lives of your family. Best of luck George Archibald Volunteer"

Hello I wonder if any one can help me identify, and, or, date the uniform or any of the soldiers in a photo. This photo is from the BUCHAN family album taken prior to 1877. The soldiers are wearing dark "pill box" type hats, some with a light or white band at the base. The jackets have mandarin colours edged in braid with braid at the base of the neck too. Brass buttons are fastened down the centre of the jacket.. All are wearing light or white belts, some have a diagonal strap adjoining the belt. Each sleeve has a vertical figure 8 with a horizontal figure 8 linked through it's base . A loop through these 8s has tails extending to the cuff, in what appears to be white or gold braid. The whole motif appears to be about 6 inches deep and 4 inches wide. The men standing at the back of the group have a single V stripe on both arms and have swords in their left hands with the point resting on the ground.. Those sitting, lying down have plain sleeves and no swords.. There are! several large white tents in the background. The family lived in Liberton, Lasswade, Leith and Edinburgh. I know it's a long shot but I'm an optimist and ever hopeful that one of you most knowledgeable people will be able to at least give me some clues as to where to research for more information. Thanks, In anticipation Evelyn MacCallum

Also if you have a MSN or Hotmail account you can use the msn explorer & you can view with that fine Regards Janice >From: Catherine Fitchett <cfitchett@paradise.net.nz> >Reply-To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MLN] Re: Online records >Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 08:12:55 +1300 > > > >I am hoping there is someone who can help with my attempts to access the > >above records. I have been able to look at indexes and have gained lots >of > >information from them, but am unable to download the images. My screen > >changes, but although I have waited for up to twenty minutes, no image > >appears. I have an iMac computer with operating system 9 with Internet > >Explorer 5, 256 memory and 56k dialup, which according to the help desk >at > >Scottish records, should be adequate. I have tried to contact them, but >have > >had no reply. I'd be grateful for any suggestions. It is so frustrating >to > >keep paying and getting a blank screen, but I'm an old girl with very >little > >expertise so I am wondering if there is something simple that I should be > >doing. > > >Jan, >I have had similar problems with a very similar computer set-up. >Actually, I used to be able to get the images perfectly - had trouble with >Netscape, so I canged to Internet Explorer and for months had no problems. >Suddenly, IE didn't work any more. >For that session, I borrowed my son's computer with MacOs X but a later >session produced the same problem so I downloaded Mozilla, again no >problems. > >Then after their latest upgrade I couldn't get the images on Mozilla >either. > >Eventually after no response (they *used* to be very helpful) I found the >page on the site where you can change your details, and re-set my options >for a direct download. This means that instead of viewing the file on >screen it will be saved to your computer. You then need some sort of >graphics software to view the image. I think you may have "Picture Viewer" >as part of your operating system in which case when you double click on the >file it will open automatically. Or, I also have graphic converter which I >can open the file in, Photoshop will work too. > >Now a happy user again (though I do wish they'd answer their e-mail) >Of course if you have paid for any images and haven't seen them, they will >still be available for you to look at without any further payment. > >Catherine > > Researching in & Around Kettle Fife & West Calder Edingburgh Scotland: Aiken/Aitken Forrester Geddie Haxton Hugh

Try tfmills@regiments.org Send a photo for id. The website itself has loads of information and links. E.D. "K.D, MacCallum" <kemac@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: Hello I wonder if any one can help me identify, and, or, date the uniform or any of the soldiers in a photo. This photo is from the BUCHAN family album taken prior to 1877. The soldiers are wearing dark "pill box" type hats, some with a light or white band at the base. The jackets have mandarin colours edged in braid with braid at the base of the neck too. Brass buttons are fastened down the centre of the jacket.. All are wearing light or white belts, some have a diagonal strap adjoining the belt. Each sleeve has a vertical figure 8 with a horizontal figure 8 linked through it's base . A loop through these 8s has tails extending to the cuff, in what appears to be white or gold braid. The whole motif appears to be about 6 inches deep and 4 inches wide. The men standing at the back of the group have a single V stripe on both arms and have swords in their left hands with the point resting on the ground.. Those sitting, lying down have plain sleeves and no swords.. There are! several large white tents in the background. The family lived in Liberton, Lasswade, Leith and Edinburgh. I know it's a long shot but I'm an optimist and ever hopeful that one of you most knowledgeable people will be able to at least give me some clues as to where to research for more information. Thanks, In anticipation Evelyn MacCallum

I am hoping there is someone who can help with my attempts to access the above records. I have been able to look at indexes and have gained lots of information from them, but am unable to download the images. My screen changes, but although I have waited for up to twenty minutes, no image appears. I have an iMac computer with operating system 9 with Internet Explorer 5, 256 memory and 56k dialup, which according to the help desk at Scottish records, should be adequate. I have tried to contact them, but have had no reply. I'd be grateful for any suggestions. It is so frustrating to keep paying and getting a blank screen, but I'm an old girl with very little expertise so I am wondering if there is something simple that I should be doing. Thanks in advance Jan Haggart

I found that if you have XP & have their pop-up blocker it stops it & even with allowing it on that site i had trouble, until i had it not only allow pop-ups but to update cookies each visit Regards Janice >From: "Allison Vidal" <allswell58@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MLN] Re: Scottish Records Online >Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:33:34 -0500 > >Jan, >This happened to me, too. Have you "allowed" pop-ups? The >scotlandspeople.gov images will only appear if you have allowed (i.e., not >blocked) the pop-ups. I don't know your browser, but there's a 'button' >near the top of my browser page that says 'Pop-ups'. It has a cross-bar >through when blocked, and just a click will allow them. > >Best of luck, hope this helps! > >Allison >Tampa, FL > > Researching in & Around Kettle Fife & West Calder Edingburgh Scotland: Aiken/Aitken Forrester Geddie Haxton Hugh

Jan: I too have a Mac and ran into the same problems. It is a simple fix but It was a year ago and I can't remember what I did. I did however receive the fix answer from posting my query on a rootsweb buletin board. Do you have a friend who has windows that might download the image to a disk for you? Have you tried the apple customer service website? Sorry i can't be of more help. I am hoping there is someone who can help with my attempts to access the above records. I have been able to look at indexes and have gained lots of information from them, but am unable to download the images. My screen changes, but although I have waited for up to twenty minutes, no image appears. I have an iMac computer with operating system 9 with Internet Explorer 5, 256 memory and 56k dialup, which according to the help desk at Scottish records, should be adequate. I have tried to contact them, but have had no reply. I'd be grateful for any suggestions. It is so frustrating to keep paying and getting a blank screen, but I'm an old girl with very little expertise so I am wondering if there is something simple that I should be doing. Thanks in advance Jan Haggart Alba gu bràth! Laus deo! Regards, Jim Walker scotlandforever7@aol.com http://www.gencircles.com/users/jimrwalker

Jan, This happened to me, too. Have you "allowed" pop-ups? The scotlandspeople.gov images will only appear if you have allowed (i.e., not blocked) the pop-ups. I don't know your browser, but there's a 'button' near the top of my browser page that says 'Pop-ups'. It has a cross-bar through when blocked, and just a click will allow them. Best of luck, hope this helps! Allison Tampa, FL

Hi Jan, I also had this problem till i realised my Zone Alarm fire wall was blocking it, had to disable it to view the images Regards Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Haggart" <archangel1@optusnet.com.au> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 5:23 AM Subject: [MLN] Scottish Records on-line >I am hoping there is someone who can help with my attempts to access the > above records. I have been able to look at indexes and have gained lots of > information from them, but am unable to download the images. My screen > changes, but although I have waited for up to twenty minutes, no image > appears. I have an iMac computer with operating system 9 with Internet > Explorer 5, 256 memory and 56k dialup, which according to the help desk at > Scottish records, should be adequate. I have tried to contact them, but > have > had no reply. I'd be grateful for any suggestions. It is so frustrating to > keep paying and getting a blank screen, but I'm an old girl with very > little > expertise so I am wondering if there is something simple that I should be > doing. > > Thanks in advance > Jan Haggart > >

Hi to you all, I have had many requests for the images that I have recently published. Just to let you know that the complete list is now stored on my family website www.golder.wellington.net.nz , in a spreadsheet, for you all to view and download. Should you want to see the image just email me me the details. e.g. birth, first name, surname Cheers, Bernz www.golder.wellington.net.nz All incoming and outgoing mail is scanned using the latest version of Nortons AntiVirus software

Thank You Regards Janice >From: hiflyte <hiflyte@telus.net> >Reply-To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MLN] Researching after 1904 >Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 17:25:07 -0700 > >Here are the two FHC Urls outlining the data held by the LDS church for >Ireland and Scotland. I do know that Ireland has the index films well into >the 1900s at our local FHC, can't remember if Scotland are in-house. > >They do have this listed for the general birth index so BMD are probably >listed >Registers of births, marriages, and deaths, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891; and >general index, 1855-1956 > > >Bob >Cdn. > > >This was created by inserting Ireland or Scotland into PLACE search at the > >LDS/FHC site: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp > >Ireland: >http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=76&subject_disp=Ireland&columns=*,0,0 ><http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=76&subject_disp=Ireland&columns=*,0,0> > >Scotland: >http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=75&subject_disp=Scotland&columns=*,0,0 ><http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=75&subject_disp=Scotland&columns=*,0,0> > >================================================= >Janice > >>how you research after 1904 as i been to the site >>scotlandspeople & looking for births & it shows date up to 1904 & a bit >>later for marriages then a bit later for deaths. > Researching in & Around Kettle Fife & West Calder Edingburgh Scotland: Aiken/Aitken Forrester Geddie Haxton Hugh

Hello Moira; Thanks for your help. I'm definitely looking at more name variations now than when I started. HeatherB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Moira Ledger" <moira@maledger.fsnet.co.uk> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 5:51 AM Subject: Re: [MLN] Lookup please Beveridge > Hello Heather, > Your best bet is to harry the Scotlandspeople > database > till it gives up the information you require. If you know it occurred in > 1860 in Scotland it will be there. Betsy could be Elizabeth, Eliza, Beth, > Bethia or Betsy, Todd could be Todd, Tad, Tadd etc, James could be Jas, > James, or any other first name you can think of. Beveridge may have less > variation, but he may have married as an Allan or Allen. > If you are hunting for the Christina Allan marriage you only have about a > one in three chance on Scotlandspeople OPRs because it happened before > 1855. > However all the name variation can occur again. Look out for Christian as > a > Scots version of Christina which is very common indeed. > So is the Allan/ Allen conversion as I know to my cost! > Good luck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Heather Beveridge" <hbeveridge@powergate.ca> > To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 11:27 PM > Subject: [MLN] Lookup please Beveridge > > >> Hello listers; >> I'm hoping that someone can help with this name. >> I have found the following on the IGI: >> >> James BEVERIDGE, son of James BEVERIDGE and Christina ALLAN marries >> Betsy TODD, daughter of James TOD and Elizabeth SMITH >> on 29 June 1860 in Carnbroe, Holytown, Lanark, Scotland >> >> I have found Christina ALLAN born 1826 in Cambusnethan, Lanark but can > find no record of a marriage to James BEVERIDGE. >> I have James BEVERIDGE born 1842 in THolytown, Lothian (assumed mistake) > living with a family where all were born in Dalgety, Fife and are living > there. >> I have found James BEVERIDGE, born 1836 in Armadale, West Lothian and >> that > is where the rest of the James' BEVERIDGE and Betsy TODD family were born. > James BEVERIDGE born in 1836 goes with the 1881 census but it also states > that he was born in Carfin (near Holytown). >> >> I have tried Scotlands People but did not find the marriage. >> >> >> HeatherB >> HeatherB >> >> > > ______________________________

Hello Heather, Your best bet is to harry the Scotlandspeople database till it gives up the information you require. If you know it occurred in 1860 in Scotland it will be there. Betsy could be Elizabeth, Eliza, Beth, Bethia or Betsy, Todd could be Todd, Tad, Tadd etc, James could be Jas, James, or any other first name you can think of. Beveridge may have less variation, but he may have married as an Allan or Allen. If you are hunting for the Christina Allan marriage you only have about a one in three chance on Scotlandspeople OPRs because it happened before 1855. However all the name variation can occur again. Look out for Christian as a Scots version of Christina which is very common indeed. So is the Allan/ Allen conversion as I know to my cost! Good luck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather Beveridge" <hbeveridge@powergate.ca> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 11:27 PM Subject: [MLN] Lookup please Beveridge > Hello listers; > I'm hoping that someone can help with this name. > I have found the following on the IGI: > > James BEVERIDGE, son of James BEVERIDGE and Christina ALLAN marries > Betsy TODD, daughter of James TOD and Elizabeth SMITH > on 29 June 1860 in Carnbroe, Holytown, Lanark, Scotland > > I have found Christina ALLAN born 1826 in Cambusnethan, Lanark but can find no record of a marriage to James BEVERIDGE. > I have James BEVERIDGE born 1842 in THolytown, Lothian (assumed mistake) living with a family where all were born in Dalgety, Fife and are living there. > I have found James BEVERIDGE, born 1836 in Armadale, West Lothian and that is where the rest of the James' BEVERIDGE and Betsy TODD family were born. James BEVERIDGE born in 1836 goes with the 1881 census but it also states that he was born in Carfin (near Holytown). > > I have tried Scotlands People but did not find the marriage. > > > HeatherB > HeatherB > >

Hello listers; I'm hoping that someone can help with this name. I have found the following on the IGI: James BEVERIDGE, son of James BEVERIDGE and Christina ALLAN marries Betsy TODD, daughter of James TOD and Elizabeth SMITH on 29 June 1860 in Carnbroe, Holytown, Lanark, Scotland I have found Christina ALLAN born 1826 in Cambusnethan, Lanark but can find no record of a marriage to James BEVERIDGE. I have James BEVERIDGE born 1842 in THolytown, Lothian (assumed mistake) living with a family where all were born in Dalgety, Fife and are living there. I have found James BEVERIDGE, born 1836 in Armadale, West Lothian and that is where the rest of the James' BEVERIDGE and Betsy TODD family were born. James BEVERIDGE born in 1836 goes with the 1881 census but it also states that he was born in Carfin (near Holytown). I have tried Scotlands People but did not find the marriage. HeatherB HeatherB

Hi Elaine, His name doesn't sound familiar at all. When I was there there were a few old chaps still there who knew my grandad. They must have been you lads when he was there. I've heard a few names mentioned who were there long before my time but Craik doesn't ring a bell with me. Nice talking to you anyway. Cheers, Jim. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine McNulty" <macmac3@optusnet.com.au> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [MLN] Publishing Co > His name was Charles Craik born in 1869, lived in Lasswade. He was a > publishers assistant or a bookbinder. His father was a typefounder and I > wonder if he didn't work there as well. > Elaine > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jmercer" <jmercer@mountaincable.net> > To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 9:20 AM > Subject: Re: [MLN] Publishing Co > > > > Most likely. My grandad was William Rowan and he was a letterpress > > machineman. > > What was you grandfathers name? > > Jim. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Elaine McNulty" <macmac3@optusnet.com.au> > > To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 3:19 PM > > Subject: Re: [MLN] Publishing Co > > > > > > > Thank you Jim for that information. I wonder if our grandfathers knew > > each > > > other?? > > > Elaine > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "jmercer" <jmercer@mountaincable.net> > > > To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 5:12 AM > > > Subject: Re: [MLN] Publishing Co > > > > > > > > > > Hi Elaine, > > > > I can tell you a little bit about R & R Clark as I worked there for a > > > couple > > > > of years after I left school. That was in 1952. Also my mother and > > > > grandfather and one of my aunts also worked there way back. It was a > > > > printers mainly and was quite a large operation. They were located on > > > > Brandon St. in Edinburgh. The building was still there a couple of > > years > > > > ago when I was last in Edinburgh. The company no longer exists > however. > > > > They did quality work, especially medical books for the university. I > > > > recall that they also printed "Who's Who" and a variety of novels, > etc. > > > > Hope this is of interest. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Jim Mercer in Hamilton, Canada. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Elaine McNulty" <macmac3@optusnet.com.au> > > > > To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 4:22 PM > > > > Subject: [MLN] Publishing Co > > > > > > > > > > > > > My grandfather apparently worked for a publishing company in the > early > > > > 1900's called Rand R Clark. Does anyone know about this company? > > > > > > > > > > Also I have a medal awarded to him in 1888. On one side it says > > awarded > > > > to Sarg. Chas Craik. On the other is written 4th V.B.R.S. > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone know how I can find out about this medal? If it was > > awarded > > > > to him he would have only been 19. His father was James so not likely > > > his. > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > Elaine > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 21/01/05 >

On 28/1/05 12:13 am, "mcole@hollis.center.lib.me.us" <mcole@hollis.center.lib.me.us> wrote: > > 1. Where is the best place for me to locate: > > a. A death certificate for Thomas (aka Teddy, aka Edward) Harkins who died > between 1871 and 1881 in Scotland Online at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk The full official index to all Scottish BMD's from 1855 Robin -- Robin and Margaret McEwen-King Lanark Scotland

Hello Duncan Thank you for your reply, while i understand what you are saying, i would not at present take it much further as where most people are working back i am working forward with the Scottish connections This because i have a Andrew Aiken from Kettle in Fife who went to India, Many years ago i went to New Register House in Edinburgh & found Andrew's baptism his parents marriage & his Siblings from that i come from the late 1700's up to 1873 with a nephew of Andrew's & it in the last year i found one of his sons & then his family that is Alexander Aitken who live for a while in West Calder Midlothian & it his children & grandchildren i was hoping to find. I can understand not having access like the earlier records but it would have been nice if the index of BMD could have been online as pay per view for those who can not get to Edinburgh or afford a researcher for the later years so i guess it will be down to hoping that Alexander's family are in to family history & want to know more about their ancestors many thanks for replying Regards Janice >From: "Duncan Smith" <d.smith.1@blueyonder.co.uk> >Reply-To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MLN] Re - Researching After 1904 >Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:29:57 -0000 > >Hello Janice, > >You were asking "so how would i look for children from marriages that >happen in 1905, 1910 & 1918" ... > >Well of course the advice would partly depend on where you are living, but >as you didn't mention that, I would suggest that you either visit New >Register House in Edinburgh, where the birth indexes do go well beyond >1918, or hire a researcher to visit N.R.H. There are many people who do >such things, and at reasonable cost. > >Some LDS centres have the b,m,d indexes - Dundee has up to the 1950's for >instance - so you could also try them. > >Duncan, Dundee > > Researching in & Around Kettle Fife & West Calder Edingburgh Scotland: Aiken/Aitken Forrester Geddie Haxton Hugh