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Monthly Archives: October 2015

The joy of researching the Border reiver families

Posted on October 31, 2015 by adminaa
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What are the chances of being able to research ordinary Scottish ancestors from the 16th century ? Normally, the answer has to be next to none. If you weren’t nobility or titled then almost certainly no records will survive to … Continue reading →

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Bondagers in Berwickshire and Roxburghshire

Posted on October 25, 2015 by adminaa
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One of the fascinating things about looking at old censuses is the glimpse that you get into a world which has entirely disappeared. Return to around 1860 and large numbers of rural women and girls were working as bondagers in … Continue reading →

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