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By Roz, on November 25th, 2007% William was one of James Inglis‘ younger brothers, I have written about him before I think. He was tempted to Australia by James and took a position in a bank in Wilcannia (a town in New South Wales about 450 miles North West of Sydney) taking with him his wife and four young children Helen, Mary, Robert and William.
There is a transcription of a vivid account (given by Helen, using the name Daisy because her second name was Margaret) of life in Wilcannia and the death of their father, on rootsweb . . . → Read More: William Burnet Inglis 1851 – 1888
By Roz, on November 19th, 2007% Yes, I’m aware it’s been a little quiet on the Roz Tree front…sorry! I have been continuing my research and I have a number of people to reply to, mostly regarding the Inglis family. I will be adding some data around the Inglis area soon, but not today.
Today I write about the surname MEIKLEMORROW. If anyone out there has ever come across it, congratulations. Even Google has Zero matches before this post is published – a true dying breed.
Elizabeth “Meiklemorrow” was the wife of Andrew McCaul and they lived in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Their daughter Euphemia . . . → Read More: New avenues
By Roz, on January 10th, 2007% My husband and I write this blog because we want to remember what we did, where we went, and who we spoke to, to get our family tree(s) in order.
From trawling such sites as rootsweb, genforum, ancestryaid etc, I know that there are a lot of people out there interested in genealogy and desperate to gather information on ancestors. So far we haven’t put a full tree on the site (come on John!) but we know that this blog is getting hits and being read by people possibly descended from the very people we are writing about. If you . . . → Read More: Contact Us!
By John, on November 14th, 2006% I may have mentioned in the post about James Inglis that he published several books. One of those books was about his early life growing up in the Mearns (Kincardineshire) in Scotland called ‘Oor Ain Folk; being memories of manse life in the Mearns and a crack aboot auld times’. This was published in 1894.
I’ve recently ordered it on the Internet from a bookseller in Australia (Haymes & Son) though it’s not the only place to sell it. It’s surprisingly ubiquitous and even appears in lists of various genealogical societies’ libraries. I’ve got an extract from a . . . → Read More: A Crack Aboot Auld Times
By Roz, on November 9th, 2006% I received a letter from my paternal grandfather, in relation to family history. He’s also keen and has lots of documentation, and as he is 98, is a wonderful first-hand source for information! With the letter came a copy of a family tree relating to the Nash family, and an explanation that they are related to the Watters side of things. Watters is his mother’s maiden name and, as per previous posts, you will note the aggravating lack of information we have for her. Yes, I could ask Grandad for more information, but part of me would like to discover . . . → Read More: Breaking Watters (ooh, nasty pun, sorry)
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