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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...
British Film Actors This is a list of notable actresses and male actors from the United Kingdom. This list includes acting people of film, radio, stage and television. Please take the time to link GENi profiles to the names in the following lists (using bold links) , and add unlisted British film actors and actresses who are not yet included. How to add a link is explained in the document - Ad...
This group is for notable figures whose ancestry came directly from Scotland, not those who went from Scotland to Ulster to America. = Notable Scottish Americans are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in Scotland. Large-scale emigration from Scotland to America began in the 1700s, accelerating after the Jacobite rising of 1745, the resulting breakup of the clan structures, and...
1918 lnfluenza Pandemic - British Isles: Survivors="I had a little bird its name was Enza I opened the window, And in-flu-enza."(1918 children’s playground rhyme) Pleased add to this project any profiles of survivors of the 1918 "Spanish Flu" pandemic resident in the UK"To participate in any project - you do need to first be a collaborator - so please join the project using the request link und...
Scottish emigration to Australia" The links between Scotland and Australia stretch back to the first British expedition of the Endeavour under command of Lieutenant James Cook who was himself the son of a Scottish ploughman. Cook navigated and charted the east coast of Australia, making first landfall at Botany Bay on 29 April 1770. His discoveries and reports by Cook's expedition would lead to...
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...
Calvary Cemetery resides in Arlington, Dutchess County, New York. The cemetery is still open to burials. The earliest graves are from the mid 19th century. Many who find their final rest here are the descendants of German and Scottish settlers. Find a Grave Billion Graves
Profiles related to the Otago Somervilles Branch.The "OTAGO SOMERVILLES" branch has been documented by Lee Somerville in a 1972 and 1997 book - the 1997 book is updated for the Family Reunion held of the same year. They were on the ship "BLUNDELL" with other families, Begg and Law. (Isabella Somerville married Adam Begg, and someone married John Law - give me time i'll have this info soon.) - T...
British Coal Mine Workers=Coal mining in the United Kingdom probably dates to Roman times and took place in many different parts of the country. Britain's coalfields are associated with Northumberland and Durham, North and South Wales, Yorkshire, Scotland, Lancashire, the East and West Midlands and Kent. During the 1980s and 1990s the industry was scaled back considerably. In 2013, there were t...
The James Moran was a 538-tonne barque, made in St. Martins, New Brunswick by the renowned shipwrights named Moran. The Emigration Dept. engaged the ship in Greenock, a convenient port for Glasgow, on 21 August 1838 for the express purpose of carrying emigrants, which it did with some frequency. In 1838, the James Moran, then only one year old, made its first voyage to Australia, sailing from L...
Scottish settlement in South Australia " The links between Scotland and Australia stretch back to the first British expedition of the Endeavour under command of Lieutenant James Cook who was himself the son of a Scottish ploughman. Cook navigated and charted the east coast of Australia, making first landfall at Botany Bay on 29 April 1770. please add profiles here of Scottish people who settled...
SCOTLAND, United Kingdom - Place Projects====See Counties of Scotland - United Kingdom This is a sub-project of International Places Project Index Every person is born somewhere, marries, lives, works and dies somewhere. Places are a key component to family history research. This project aims to be the starting point in your search for a place in SCOTLAND on Geni to discover more about your anc...
This project includes various lists of British (and Canadian) Regiments serving in Jamaica, West Indies.* Important Events in Jamaica's History ==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 relat...
British Mine workers (non-coal)= Pictured right Wealden Iron Ore Pits For British Coal Miners please go to: has occurred in Great Britain since approximately 2700 BC. A diverse range of minerals has been extracted by underground mining, ranging from industrial minerals such as limestone through to precious metals like gold. Plans, sections and shaft information exist, recording many of these wo...
Scottish settlement in Western Australia " The links between Scotland and Australia stretch back to the first British expedition of the Endeavour under command of Lieutenant James Cook who was himself the son of a Scottish ploughman. Cook navigated and charted the east coast of Australia, making first landfall at Botany Bay on 29 April 1770. please add profiles here of Scottish people who settl...
Scottish Settlement in Victoria " The links between Scotland and Australia stretch back to the first British expedition of the Endeavour under command of Lieutenant James Cook who was himself the son of a Scottish ploughman. Cook navigated and charted the east coast of Australia, making first landfall at Botany Bay on 29 April 1770. please add profiles here of Scottish people who settled in Vic...
Scottish settlement in New South Wales " The links between Scotland and Australia stretch back to the first British expedition of the Endeavour under command of Lieutenant James Cook who was himself the son of a Scottish ploughman. Cook navigated and charted the east coast of Australia, making first landfall at Botany Bay on 29 April 1770. please add profiles here of Scottish people who settled...
Scottish settlement in Queensland " The links between Scotland and Australia stretch back to the first British expedition of the Endeavour under command of Lieutenant James Cook who was himself the son of a Scottish ploughman. Cook navigated and charted the east coast of Australia, making first landfall at Botany Bay on 29 April 1770. please add profiles here of Scottish people who settled in Q...
Scottish settlement in Tasmania " The links between Scotland and Australia stretch back to the first British expedition of the Endeavour under command of Lieutenant James Cook who was himself the son of a Scottish ploughman. Cook navigated and charted the east coast of Australia, making first landfall at Botany Bay on 29 April 1770. please add profiles here of Scottish people who settled in tas...