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LesleyB
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Post by LesleyB » Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:25 pm

He said he was facing an uphill struggle against Catholic Church officials who hold records of the names of the orphans who died between 1864 until Smyllum closed in the 1980s
http://news.scotsman.com/topstories/For ... 2461432.jp

Not sure how accurate that report is, but there may be somethign comes to light eventually as to where the records are, if any.

Best wishes
Lesley
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duker
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Post by duker » Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:32 pm

thank you leslie,that is interesting,it seems to have been even worse than it looks,yvonne
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hg
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Post by hg » Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:55 am

Hi,

I was having another read at Lesley's last link. http://news.scotsman.com/topstories/For ... 2461432.jp It says 'It may be that if they were not originally from the Lanark parish their records may be elsewhere. '

I know Roberto Belli maried at the Lauriston Street Roman Catholic Church Edinburgh. When I contacted them they were able to give me some information about the family. Just wondered Yvonne if you have tried the Catholic churches in the area your family lived!

all the best

Helen
researching Glacken, in Edinburgh and Glasgow and Ireland, McCartney and McAnally in Glasgow, Belli in Italy and Edinburgh, O'farrel in Tyrone and edinburgh, Mchendrie, Dawson and Findlay from Banff then Edinburgh, Main in Edinburgh. Mcdonald.
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duker
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Post by duker » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:04 pm

thank you helen,i haven,t done that,it is a good tip and i will try that as well,hopefully get something,yvonne
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