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I finally got in to the new site at 12:20. sadly first impressions aren't that great. a. It's running very slowly - could be everyone has jumped on though! b. the 'side bar' for refining results has gone - you have to keep scrolling back to the top and re-click 'refine results' [then wait] before yo...

Scotland's people have made the following announcement: Scotland’s People will launch a refreshed website at midday on 3rd September. The new website will have a fresh and modern feel. It’s been designed to enhance user experience and accessibility. Searching the records will also be simpler and qui...

The first answer that sprang to mind was that if he was of the Aristocracy then his family may very well have had a second home in Cumberland and they were living there at the time. I'd have a look further in to the families and their property etc and see if there's answers to be found that way. If ...

I'm not too familiar with the prison systems, but I know that the prison can sometimes depend on the crime/length of sentence, as often they are very far from home for frequent family visits. Such a short sentence, you'd think would be served close to home. Perth Prison records on SP do go up to 192...

hi Gayna, [TS_welcome] That's very interesting information you have there. The original poster hasn't posted for some time, but hopefully they'll get an notification that you have responded here. It's quite amazing how much more information has made it on-line, and is easily accessible, compared to ...

Another few resources which may help: Renfrewshire Family History: https://renfrewshirefhs.co.uk/ The Heritage Centre in Paisley : https://paisley.is/visit/heritage-centre/ The Paisley Museum is currently closed, opening now 2025, I'm not sure if the above have the resources that the museum held. Fo...

Another route could be the Kirk Session Records: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/virtual-volumes#record-type These cover an extensive period of time and much of the country. Some include Church Accounts and details of funds given as poor relief to needy parishioners. They aren't indexed other tha...

The Valuation Rolls show it as Dykeneuk from 1915 onwards.
Owned by a William Watt and farmed/tenanted by different folks: John Purdy, Arch. Craig, Murray & George Dick, and in the 1930/40's a James Craig.
Are they any of your folks?

An interesting man, I enjoy getting more background info. on many posted here. Searching just for Daniel Ghie gave this : 26 June 1869 Hamilton Advertiser Aw a»b to Musical Mmr.—Of the ilx firstclass certificates m musical composition, awarded Glasgow by the Society Arts, Mr Daniel MO hie, precentor...

I have just found this too:
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