My father grew up next door to his paternal grandfather John Ross; consequently he knew a good deal about his grand-uncles and grand-aunts, siblings of that grandfather. My father would recount how the oldest brother, Walter, and his three sons were all lost at sea. Apart from Walter himself the details were rather sparse and, | more…
Blog posts with the tag 'Nicholson'
Ten September events in the lives of North Walls and Brims people – part 1
September 2023 is the 10th birthday of the Society for One-Place Studies so, a little late in the day, I’m taking up the #OnePlaceStudies10 blog prompt. You’ll eventually find short pieces on ten people from my one-place study in North Walls and Brims, chosen because of some event in their lives in September. 11 September | more…
Crofters’ Commission records for family history
Were your ancestors crofters? That is, living in one of the seven crofting counties of Scotland – Shetland, Orkney, Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, Inverness-shire and Argyll – with a holding of not more than £30 in annual value or rent. If the answer is yes and they were there from 1886 onwards there’s a | more…
