I’m supposed to be getting all my Scottish research ready for my trip, but I get onto ancestry.com, one thing leads to another and pretty soon I’m following a lead on some entirely different branch of the family.
Scottish Names
I have two recognizable “clan” names in my Scottish ancestry: Fraser and Campbell.
Bits and pieces
I continue to make little genealogical discoveries here and there – time for an update!
Scottish genealogy research
Exciting news for my Scottish cousins! I’ve decided to embark on a nine-day Scottish genealogy trip in June. In addition to researching records in archives and libraries in Edinburgh, I will also set out into the countryside to visit my Fraser and Campbell ancestral villages such as Crieff, Leslie, and Insch. Dale has Scottish roots […]
My Life’s Historie, Part 2
Next, Ellida writes about the house she lived in. She said it was owned by the coal company. The multi-story buildings housed six families each, and they had nicknames such “Red House” and “Ash House”. Ellida and her family lived in the “Aske husen” or “Ash House”. Unfortunately, the records only show these home by […]
