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Historic Counties of Scotland Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a nation which is part of the United Kingdom. A Scottish County was an important territorial political division. Many of the names of the Counties are suffixed by the word "shire" recording for posterity that they were once controlled on behalf of the sovereign by a 'Shire Reeve' or Sheriff. Many of the counties can trace the...
World War One: United Kingdom & Ireland The Great War Head Quarters Please link Geni profiles to this project as well as ONLY ONE of the individual projects listed below Object of this exercise To link existing GENi profiles of WW1 personnel (survivors and casualties) to the relevant projects for men and women born in the Channel Islands, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This inclu...
Fàilte ,welcome to the Scotland portal ! ===What can you do here?==*Ask questions*Collaborate on your research*Share knowledge you have gained as you've done your own research in a specific area.*Problem finding an ancestors , open a discussion here and we all try to help*Start your own related project.*Add your profiles.*Start or take part in a discussion.In this forum, we encourage everyone w...
People Connected to Fife Historic County of Scotland Image right - Fife within Scotland in 1890 See also Fife or Fifeshire Main Page Fife/Fifeshire - Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards Historic Houses of Fife
Who are the Ulster Scots? The Ulster Scots are an ethnic group in Ireland, descended from Lowland Scots and English from the border of those two countries, many from the "Border Reivers" culture. These people first began to occupy Ireland in large numbers with the Plantation of Ulster, a planned process of colonisation which took place under the auspices of James VI of Scotland and I of Engla...
Welcome, Fàilte, Croeso, Fáilte ! . Looking for your ancestors in the UK? Or, you're in the UK and searching for relatives elsewhere in the world? In this forum, we encourage everyone with links in England, Scotland and Wales to communicate and explore a common ancestry. What can you do here? Ask questions Collaborate on your research Share knowledge you have gained as you've done your...
The Darien Colony was founded by Scottish emigrants on November 3rd, 1698. But it all went horribly wrong. Richard Cavendish | Published in History Today Volume 48 Issue 11 November 1998 On July 12th, 1698 five ships carrying 1,200 eager colonists left the Port of Leith in Scotland to a rapturous send-off. Most of the ill-fated emigrants did not know where they were going and did not find out...
Castle Garden arrivals 1850-1890==This project is a sub-project of the main Castle Garden Arrivals project ==About Castle Garden==From August 1, 1855 through April 18, 1890, immigrants arriving in the state of New York came through Castle Garden. America's first official immigrant examining and processing center, Castle Garden welcomed approximately 8 million immigrants - most from Germany, ...
Corps of Royal Engineers - WW1 Including Royal Engineers Signal Services (formed in 1908) - The forerunner of the Royal Corps of Signals ===== Image right BMB Courtesy of British Military Badges - Daniel Baker The Royal Engineers (RE's) has been involved in every major conflict the British Army has fought. Their Motto is "Ubique" ("Everywhere") - awarded in 1832 as the unit has been involv...
The Order of the Thistle =The Order of the Thistle represents the highest honour in Scotland. It is second only in precedence in the UK to the Order of the Garter. The Order honours Scottish men and women who have held public office or who have contributed in a particular way to national life. The date of the foundation of the Order is not known, although legend has it that it was founded in 80...
Trying to gather all my royal ancestors in one place. Direct ancestors only. William Henry Whiting was a descendant of King James II, King Charles 1st, 2nd. learnt Urdu from From Abdul Karim (the Munshi) scribe to queen. He grew up at Windsor Castle Victoria. HE was relatedto Prince Francis Teck, princess Mary Adelaide who from evidence they knew personally. He worked on the state Coach His ...
Scots Abroad The purpose of this project is to note the GENi profiles of Scots abroad. Profiles of Scottish born people who either emigrated to various parts of the world and died there, or who died abroad in other circumstances -conflicts, exploration etc. - can be listed below.See also: * Welsh Abroad * English Abroad People of note can be listed in the listing below with notes; others of les...
( MOVE BACK TO THE MAIN PAGE - VERDI GALLERY ) Historical persons (HP) behind the opera characters Performers and collaborators of the first premieres Performers most liked by Giuseppe Verdi and his wife Giuseppina Strepponi Greatest performers after Verdi's times Persons are sorted by roles and birth years. Please, add profiles only to the main page, "Verdi Gallery". A...
( MOVE BACK TO THE MAIN PAGE - VERDI GALLERY ) Historical or fictional persons (HP) behind the opera characters Performers and collaborators of the first Premieres Performers most liked by Giuseppe Verdi and his wife Giuseppina Strepponi Greatest performers after Verdi's times Persons are sorted by roles and birth years. Please, add profiles only to the main page, "Verdi Gallery"....
Pyhtään Hirvikoskelle asettuneen skotlantilaislähtöisen ratsumiehen Michel Skotten (s. noin 1570 ja k. 1631) jälkeläisille ja suvusta kiinnostuneille tarkoitettu projekti. Sukua vaikuttaa runsaasti Pyhtään, Ruotsinpyhtään, Elimäen ja Kymin alueella, useilla eri sukunimillä. Muun muassa Pyhtään Hirvikosken Kottila, Haaviston Eerola ja Elimäen Raussilan Takala liittyvät vahvasti ratsumies Mikko...
TAILORA tailor is a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took on its modern sense in the late eighteenth century, and now refers to makers of men's and women's suits, coats, trousers, and similar garments, usually of wool, linen, or silk.* A tailor-made is a man's suit consisti...
Scope == The surname Meehan is from the Irish Gaelic name Uí Miadhachain (oh mee-ach-awn) that derives from Miadhach , which means "honourable".There seem to be three major branches:* Uí Miadhachain - the original Meehan family that is said to be a branch of the McCarthys from Munster that settled in Country Leitrim, at Ballymeehan (then Ballaghameighan/Ballagh Meighan) and spread to the surrou...
Freemasons, or simply "Masons," have been present in Scotland since at least the Reformation and today can be found throughout the nation in civic and community roles. Much discussion of their history in the nation can be found in this excellent Wikipedia article .Although the most famous Freemasons have been presidents, CEOs, and other public figures, the vast majority of Freemasons were and a...
Kings of Ancient Britannia This project will keep track of the kings of ancient Britain, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland beginning with the Roman invasion of Britain in 55 AD to 1066 AD at the coronation of Harold II and beginning of the Middle Ages. Naming Conventions We will use titles in the native language. Cadeyrn Fendigaid ap Gwrtheyrn did not speak English, so he was never once called "Ki...
Scope of Project To build a single, validated and documented shared family tree for the Cunningham families , from earliest origins to near modern times. General Note If you would like to contribute to this page, please feel free to edit it. Click here for instructions about using Wiki markup language. Send a message to join us and collaborate. Line Starters Please list your earliest ...
People Connected to Aberdeenshire == Historic County of Scotland Image right - Aberdeenshire within Scotland in 1890See also >===== Aberdeenshire - Main Page >===== Aberdeenshire, Memorial Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >===== Historic Buildings of Aberdeenshire >=====Aberdeenshire Genealogical Resources
It used to be found information that Prates are descendants of van Praet. According to that, Jàcome van Praet moved from Belgium (Antwerp) to Portugal. Probably because he was from a cadet branch. The King and the Portuguese Court received him very well. It´s said that generations after the family changed the surname to a Portuguese version (Prates) and then António Prates became Senhor de Póv...
This project is to create a Collaborative template to defer to for the Medieval Scots tree on Geni . Please come & help to get it as correct as we can.I've begun by using Charles Cawley's Medlands as the initial format - mostly because he's the best laid out internet resource to cut & paste from. We can edit in / over further sources, as we go, this being a very long-term project an all :-) Sha...
Buchanan Clan= Image, right. Clan Arms * Arms Or, a lion rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules, within a double tressure flory counterflory of the Second. * Crest or Badge: A dexter hand coupee holding a ducal cap, or duke’s cornet, proper, with two laurel branches wreathed surrounding the crest, disposed orleways proper>>> * Gaelic Name: Cononach* Motto: Clarior hinc honos or “Henceforth fo...
Scope of Project To build out and document the "about" section of the Master Profiles and meet "best practices." collaborators welcome! Overview from House of Stuart The House of Stuart , also known as the House of Stewart , is an European royal house. Founded by Robert II of Scotland, the Stewarts first became monarchs of the Kingdom of Scotland during the late 14th century. Their...