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Genealogy Summer Sessions
Join us in July for our Genealogy Summer Sessions when we will show you how to Organise & Share your Family History
Treehouse Genealogy
Apr 5, 20233 min read
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Census Returns
The Kilted Ancestors prompt for Feb 2023 in line with the Annual Genealogy Challenges & Triumphs topic was in relation to Census Returns
Treehouse Genealogy
Apr 3, 20232 min read
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Birth, Marriage & Deaths
The Kilted Ancestors prompt for Jan 2023 was in relation to Birth, Marriage & Death Entries
Treehouse Genealogy
Feb 28, 20234 min read
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Genealogy Challenges & Triumphs
Kilted Ancestors will be continuing the themed years into 2023 with the theme of Genealogy Challenges & Triumphs.
Treehouse Genealogy
Jan 4, 20232 min read
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Food & Drinks
The Kilted Ancestors Prompt for November was Food & Recipes & the prompt for December was Drinks & Alcohol.
Treehouse Genealogy
Jan 2, 20232 min read
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Retail & Shopping
The Kilted Ancestors Prompt for October was Retail & Shopping
Treehouse Genealogy
Dec 19, 20222 min read
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The Scottish 1921 Census is here!
This past week we saw the release of the 1921 Census rather appropriately on St Andrews Day.
Treehouse Genealogy
Dec 4, 20222 min read
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Mining, Steelwork & Shipbuilding
The Kilted Ancestors Prompt for September was Mining, Steelwork & Shipbuilding.
Treehouse Genealogy
Nov 28, 20223 min read
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Agriculture & Fishing
The Kilted Ancestors Prompt for August was Agriculture & Fishing, for this article I decided to share the story of one of my faming families
Treehouse Genealogy
Nov 2, 20222 min read
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Weaving & Textiles
The Kilted Ancestors Prompt for July was Weaving & Textiles. A lot of my family moved to Tillicoultry where they worked in the industry.
Treehouse Genealogy
Oct 17, 20222 min read
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Police Stories
The Kilted Ancestors Theme for June was 'Police Stories'
Ok so let’s face it not everyone has a Policeman in their Family Tree, or do they?
Treehouse Genealogy
Aug 24, 20222 min read
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Book Review – The People of Moray, Banff & Nairn 1700-1799, David Dobson
Check out our review of David Dobsons Book which identifies approx 1200 Moray Inhabitants.
Treehouse Genealogy
Jul 25, 20223 min read
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Skeletons & Scandals
The Kilted Ancestors Theme for May 2022 was ‘Skeletons & Scandals’.
Treehouse Genealogy
Jun 20, 20223 min read
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Book Review – American Data from the Records of the High Court of the Admiralty of Scotland
Scotland’s High Court of the Admiralty, was established in the mid-15th century & had jurisdiction over civil, criminal matters on the seas
Treehouse Genealogy
May 29, 20223 min read
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The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum
The newly refurbished Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Museum is well worth a visit, check out what is on offer
Treehouse Genealogy
May 18, 20224 min read
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What is the Mass Observation Archive?
The 12th of May Diary Project, as well as other projects, help the Mass Observation Project collect material about ordinary life.
Treehouse Genealogy
May 3, 20224 min read
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Crime
The Kilted Ancestors theme for April 2022 is Crime. Find out about some of the minor offences committed in my family.
Treehouse Genealogy
Apr 20, 20222 min read
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Book Review - The Scottish Surnames of Colonial America, David Dobson
Finding one’s forebears in Scotland can be daunting. The Scottish Surnames of Colonial America book attempts to identify Scottish names.
Treehouse Genealogy
Apr 6, 20223 min read
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They Left Scotland
I always find it interesting that some family members make that decision to move overseas in search of a new life but others remain
Treehouse Genealogy
Mar 28, 20223 min read
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Scotland’s Census 2022
Regardless if you research you family history or not have you given some thought to keeping a copy of what you record in this year’s Census?
Treehouse Genealogy
Mar 19, 20224 min read
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