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  • Members: 2705
  • Category: Genealogy
  • Founded: Jul 23, 1999
  • Language: English
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Genealogy, Scotland, Scots Origins, Scottish Family History Research. This discussion group is set up for the users of the Scots Origins web site for research into their Scottish origins. The scots-origins discussion group delves into matters of Scottish culture and history to aid the family history researcher. The sponsor is Scots Origins (www.originsnetwork.com).The focus is general rather than regional. Users often help each other in their searches and find common ancestors.

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James Livingstone, husband of Janet Cooper who married in Dunfermlin
Hello All, For a long time now I've been trying to solve the mystery of James Livingstone who married Janet Cooper at North Church, Dunfermline, Fife, in May
Posted - Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:49 pm
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Re: O/T Scotlandspeople.gov.uk
You're not alone, hen. I can't even get my Home (Scottish) site to load. Sometimes it works if you go through Google or some other search engine. Mostly it
Posted - Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:48 pm
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Re: names
There are probably people on this thread who know more than I do about naming patterns, but "yes" there are patterns that run in families. The way I understand
Posted - Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:48 pm
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Re: names
Usually the first born, male is named for the grandfather .  This happenes often.  In the case of the first female sometimes they were named for the
Posted - Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:48 pm
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Re: names
Hi there, Hopefully this will be of some help. First son is named for the Father's Father. Second son is named for the Mother's Father. Third son is named for
Posted - Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:48 pm
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