Do you have the Reid surname in your family tree? Want to know the meaning or the history of the Scottish name? Let’s get started with the latest in our series of posts about Scottish surnames … this time it is the Reid name and we have a number of Reids who made an impact […]
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(2-3 minute read) Are you researching the Gregory family history in Scotland? Here are some highlights of the Gregory family to help you as you create your Gregory family tree. Let’s get started with the latest in our series of posts about Scottish family names… this time it is the Gregory name and we have
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This is a blog about Peter Rennie, a gardener from Milnathort and Kinross. This may be of interest if you belong to the Rennie family from Fife or Kinross-shire. Peter Rennie was born on the 31st of July 1837 in Inverkeithing in Fife[i]. He was baptised 6 days later at the Inverkeithing Associate Congregation and
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Surnames evolved as a way to put people into groups whether by their occupation, place of origin, patronage, clan or even physical attributes. The surname Warden was first used in England to mean watchman or guardian. The name Warden The name is first found in 1066 and it was used by a gentleman named Wluric
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As part of my dissertation, I researched literacy levels in Kinross-shire from 1696 until 1872 when the 1872 Education (Scotland) Act was introduced. This blog forms part of my dissertation explaining the evolution of education in Kinross-shire which is reflection of the rest of the nation. Currently part of Perth and Kinross region, Kinross-shire is
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