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    1. Re: [MIDLOTHIAN] University in Scotland (was Locating Ratho Records)
    2. Catherine Fitchett

    3. Not at all unlikely in Scotland. The Scots had a very positive attitude to education, for all classes, and it was entirely possible for the son of a tradesman or tenant farmer to attend university. I don't have any references to hand, but there is plenty of information on Scottish education available in many books and journals Catherine On 12/11/2009, at 9:00 PM, midlothian-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Tammy: > > Are you certain that John's sons attended Edinburgh University? It > would be > highly unlikely that the sons of a tradesman would be accepted at > University. More likely, they would follow in their father's > footsteps, and > be stone masons. > > Eileen

    11/13/2009 05:23:03
    1. Re: [MIDLOTHIAN] University in Scotland (was Locating Ratho Records)
    2. Pentlands

    3. Correct Catherine! Tammy gave an excellent write-up on John and his sons. Scotland has admiration the world over for their education system. In later years Andrew Carnegie, the Philanthropist from Fife, ensured that boys from poor families could have a good education. To this day that is true. I have a friend who travels to China and Africa giving them the benefit of the Scottish education system. Scots - be proud! Sheila KC England. Catherine Fitchett wrote: > Not at all unlikely in Scotland. The Scots had a very positive > attitude to education, for all classes, and it was entirely possible > for the son of a tradesman or tenant farmer to attend university. I > don't have any references to hand, but there is plenty of information > on Scottish education available in many books and journals > > Catherine > > On 12/11/2009, at 9:00 PM, midlothian-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > >> Tammy: >> >> Are you certain that John's sons attended Edinburgh University? It >> would be >> highly unlikely that the sons of a tradesman would be accepted at >> University. More likely, they would follow in their father's >> footsteps, and >> be stone masons. >> >> Eileen >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDLOTHIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

    11/11/2009 05:57:29