Thanks to Geoff Summers for recommending this site. I'm working my way through them and finding a tantalising amount of information about the D. McMillan we've been looking for for years. And then I'll be able to go back and read some of the fascinating looking articles for background information. Thanks again Mike Mike Murray and Lesley Silvester TimeTrackers East Fremantle Western Australia Tel 08 9339 8078 Fax 08 9339 0519 Specialists in genealogical and historical research, education, publishing and film-making www.timetrackers.com.au On 21/02/2006, at 8:05 PM, SRILANKA-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > SRILANKA-D Digest Volume 06 : Issue 3 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Ceylon Directories ["Geoff Summers" > <Geoff@Summers.net] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from SRILANKA-D, send a message to > > SRILANKA-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > > From: "Geoff Summers" <Geoff@Summers.net> > Date: 21 February 2006 1:30:51 AM > To: SRILANKA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Ceylon Directories > > > For you all, a visit to the History of Ceylon Tea web site at > http://www.historyofceylontea.com is a MUST!! Whilst being > sponsored by Dilmah Tea and the Planter's Association (Ceylon) and > giving interesting accounts of Tea and Cricket in Sri Lanka, its > main interest to genealogists is the fact that they have scanned > many Ferguson's Directories. There are currently 24 volumes on the > site starting with the 1871-1872 issue, some are over 1000 pages, > and it is understood there will eventually be about 100 of them. > They contain statistical information about Ceylon/Sri Lanka for the > years in question plus lists and lists of names of the inhabitants. > > It's not that easy to find where the names are held - after > choosing the Directory of interest, scroll down until you see the > words "General Directory" or "Directory" on the left hand side. > Clicking that brings up a host of page numbers and it is then a > matter of slogging through to find your names of interest. > > Best of luck > > Geoff Summers > Canterbury, Kent, England. > > I suppose I should add that I have no connection or financial > interest in the site or its sponsors. > >