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By John, on January 15th, 2008% The following article is an extract from Oor Ain Folk by James Inglis regarding his brother Alexander Brand Inglis.
Alick, as he was known, is Roz’s direct ancestor, her great-great-grandfather. The extract below we have previously published because of that fact. I have, however, expanded it with the inclusion of a few more paragraphs which are semi-relevant.
From pages 255 to 257:
The next in rotation was Alexander, a loyal, loving soul, possessed of more than ordinary perseverance and force of character; and his story, too, would be worth the telling, had I the time . . . → Read More: Oor Ain Folk: Alexander Brand Inglis (1839-1886)
By John, on January 12th, 2008%  The following article contains an extract from Oor Ain Folk by James Inglis regarding his grandfather Rev. David Inglis.
To the left is a ‘photograph’ we obtained from the Angus Archives last year. It is one of a series of photographs of some of the Inglis family that were featured in the book commemorating the opening of The Inglis Memorial Hall on Friday 22nd July 1898. For more information see here. We read through this book when we visited in November . . . → Read More: Oor Ain Folk: Reverend David Inglis (1771-1837)
By Roz, on November 25th, 2007% A correspondent has recently asked whether Alexander Brand Inglis could possibly be the father of John Inglis, born to Ann Taylor and Alexander Inglis, ploughman, in 1861. I found the following:
John Inglis was born to Ann Taylor and Alexander Inglis on 4th July 1860 in the Parish of Dalbog, Edzell. This would make Alexander Brand Inglis 20 to 21: around the right sort of age. Knowing that Alexander would not have been a ploughman, as he was apprenticed at the age of 13 to a draper in Edinburgh, I looked into other branches of the family nearby and . . . → Read More: A tale of two Inglis
By John, on December 13th, 2006% When in Scotland a few weeks ago we visited the National Archives in Edinburgh. Got ourselves a reader’s ticket each and were shown how to use those new-fangled computing machines by the nice young lady to search for what we wanted.
Well, I wanted what I talked about previously. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get hold of the trial papers for 1838 as apparently their legal department is looking into it. Why on earth they are interested in these papers I don’t know. I can only guess somebody is writing a history of rioting in Dundee in the first half of . . . → Read More: A Reason for Lyon
By Roz, on December 4th, 2006% OK, so shortest “enigma” ever…
Jessie Anne Inglis’s family, found at 21 Heriot Row in Edinburgh 1851, consists of the following:
Louisa M Inglis, Head, 35, Annuitant wife of officer HEIC, East India, Bengal Presidency Louisa H Inglis, daughter, 14, Scholar at home, East India, Bengal Presidency Emily I (or J) Inglis, daughter, 13, ditto, East India, Bengal Presidency Robert L* Inglis, son, 12, Scholar, East India, Bengal Presidency William D Inglis, son, 8, Scholar, England. Frances M Inglis, daughter, 5, Scholar at home, East India, Bengal Presidency Jessy A Inglis, daughter, 2, – , East India, Bengal Presidency
Plus . . . → Read More: What’s In A Name? Most of your family’s names, usually…
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