tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783214828357423938.post788227937338424347..comments2024-01-04T17:36:49.381+08:00Comments on A Pocket Full of Family Memories: Family History Through The Alphabet Challenge : W is for...Relics of Beccleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742667063184782644noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783214828357423938.post-27584361856723757282012-10-27T15:49:59.228+08:002012-10-27T15:49:59.228+08:00I received a copy of a Scottish Will over 12 month...I received a copy of a Scottish Will over 12 months ago. It is several pages long. I have tried transcribing it several times, get a few lines done, then give up. It is so hard to read!<br /><br />I'll get back to it eventually!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783214828357423938.post-16707009488997808372012-10-25T10:22:45.543+08:002012-10-25T10:22:45.543+08:00I must confess I had help with the transcription. ...I must confess I had help with the transcription. We were both volunteers at the Genealogical Society and he had oodles of experience with Wills! That and my nursing experience which helps with transcribing messy Doctor's writing!! xxRelics of Beccleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742667063184782644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783214828357423938.post-86570152866462549632012-10-25T07:32:51.149+08:002012-10-25T07:32:51.149+08:00Wills are fabulous aren't they. Nice work taki...Wills are fabulous aren't they. Nice work taking 3 weeks to transcribe your first will ... one of my hubby's has a will 40+ pages long, and I still havent' finished it ;PGould Genealogyhttp://www.gouldgenealogy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783214828357423938.post-39987557567280109212012-10-18T19:14:21.111+08:002012-10-18T19:14:21.111+08:00Thanks for your comment Pauleen. I don't know ...Thanks for your comment Pauleen. I don't know what challenge you are facing but I did find one of my first cousins 3xremoved had been listed under the wrong surname (spelling error). If it can happen in BMD indexes and census returns it can happen in Probate indexes as well. xxRelics of Beccleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742667063184782644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783214828357423938.post-77391080296421834562012-10-18T19:12:00.402+08:002012-10-18T19:12:00.402+08:00Thanks for your comment Kristin. Your ancestry sou...Thanks for your comment Kristin. Your ancestry sounds intriguing, I wish you all the best with your research. Wills are fantastic insights into our ancestor's lives. xxRelics of Beccleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742667063184782644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783214828357423938.post-3079356589107625722012-10-18T16:28:41.938+08:002012-10-18T16:28:41.938+08:00Wills can be intriguing - always provided they exi...Wills can be intriguing - always provided they exist. One of mine in particular has given me a few challenges. I still can't get past a comment like Kristin's -knowing slavery existed and yet hearing it from a contemporary is so confronting - I doubt I'll ever get used to it. Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783214828357423938.post-78038766827476103022012-10-18T02:21:31.069+08:002012-10-18T02:21:31.069+08:00These are great. I really need to send for the wil...These are great. I really need to send for the will of the man who owned my Cleage ancestors in Athens, Tennessee in the 1850s and see if they are mentioned in the will as he bequeaths them to his children, along with the bed linens.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783214828357423938.post-18269398912245320152012-10-16T11:57:06.288+08:002012-10-16T11:57:06.288+08:00Exactly right Fi, I have long since overcome my sq...Exactly right Fi, I have long since overcome my squeamishness, trust me! :-) xxRelics of Beccleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742667063184782644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783214828357423938.post-905429044109852342012-10-16T09:43:51.264+08:002012-10-16T09:43:51.264+08:00I thought the first rule of genealogy was:
1. One ...I thought the first rule of genealogy was:<br />1. One must be a nosey parker. Well, that's how I've always operated :)Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270783758226909749noreply@blogger.com