The Scots-Irish DNA Project now has 761 participating families. Below is a roster of the participating families. As you can see the families are a combination of Lowland and Highland Scottish surnames with a few native Irish surnames. All these families self identify as being Scots-Irish. Most of these families participated in the 18th Century Ulster Migration to English Colonies and early Republic, or in the 19th Century Ulster migration into Canada. The majority of the Lowland Scottish families are from Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, and Gallowayshire, and most of these families migrated to Ireland during the Ulster Plantation (1609-1720). The Highland Scottish surnames from Argyll, Lennox, and the Southern Hebrides; many of these families migrated to Ulster circa 1550-1600). The dominate haplogroups are Insular Celts (85%) and there is about 12% of the haplogroups of Norse/Norman ancestry. The native Irish surnames come from certain families that converted to the reformed faith and became part of the Protestant Irish community in the 1600s. Click on image to enlarge:
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From TheGenealogist (www.thegenealogist.co.uk): New RAF Operations Book Records released on TheGenealogist This is the first time that these RAF records are fully searchable by name, aircraft, location and many other fields, making it easier to find your aviation ancestors. In a release of over half a million records, this is the first batch of RAF Operations Records Books (ORBs) to join TheGenealogist’s ever-expanding military records collection. The operations records books are for squadrons primarily after the First World War but there are a few early squadron records from 1911 to 1918. These documents tell the stories of these brave aircrew who battled against the odds and give insights into their everyday lives. You can use the collection to follow an airman’s war time experiences from these fully searchable Air Ministry operations record books which cover various Royal Air Force, dominion and Allied Air Force squadrons that came under British Command. The AIR 27 records allow the family history researcher a fascinating insight into their relatives serving in a number of wartime air force units. In the last week we have been sad to hear of the death of the last surviving Battle of Britain ace pilot from World War Two. Wing Cdr Paul Farnes (right) died aged 101 a few days ago and so it is, therefore, poignant that as one of the last from among the 3,000 airmen – known as The Few – who had defended Britain's skies in 1940 he appears in this release of RAF records from TheGenealogist. Wing Commander Farnes had six confirmed enemy aircraft destroyed, two shared destroyed, two possible destroyed and 11 damaged in his impressive war time tally making him qualify as an ace (a pilot who shot down five or more enemy planes). The records provide summaries of events and can reveal the death of aviators, crashes, as well as less traumatic details such as weather and places patrolled by the planes and where the squadrons were based as the war wore on. As aircrew personnel are named in these reports, those wanting to follow where an ancestor had been posted to and what may have happened to them will find these records extremely informative. Of value to researchers are the duties recorded in these documents so that you can find the assignments the men took part in. This includes Bombing, Convoy Escort, Submarine Hunt, Attack Docks & Shipping, Dive Bombing Raids and more. Use these records to: Add colour to an aircrewman’s story Read the war movements of personnel in air force units Discover if a pilot, navigator, radio operator or gunner is mentioned in the action Find if an airman is listed for receiving an Honour or an Award Note the names of squadron members wounded, killed, or did not return Easily search these National Archives records and images This expands TheGenealogist’s extensive Military records collection. Read their article: https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2020/raf-operations-books-build-a-picture-of-wwii-aircrew-ancestors-action-1231/ (With thanks to Nick Thorne) Chris You can pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 (out April). Also available, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.
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The National Archives (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) at Kew, England, is to re-open from April 27th. The following is the opening part of the archive's announcement: Preparing to re-open our reading rooms in April Thursday 1 April 2021 We are pleased to confirm that we are planning to re-open our reading rooms on Tuesday 27 April, in Step 2 of the government roadmap out of lockdown. When our reading rooms re-open, our services will include: - Over 100 reading room places per day, five days a week (Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00-14:50) - 12 documents per day limit, plus three reserve documents in case of unavailability - Two-day places available for visitors wishing to research bulk document orders (between 20 and 40 documents from the same catalogue series) - Supplementary research resources, including finding aids, microfilm/fiche and library materials, available to pre-order - Staffed enquiry desks and access to computers for visitors using the reading rooms. All visitors must continue to book their visit and order their documents in advance. This helps us to maintain the safety measures that remain in place, including document quarantine and social distancing. Our priority will be to give access to as many people as possible and demand is likely to be high. We will therefore initially be asking visitors to book a maximum of two visits in a rolling four-week period. We will keep this limit, and all of our arrangements, under regular review. We will provide further details about our re-opening, including details of how to book, through our website and social media channels. For more information on the archive's re-opening plans, visit https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/coronavirus-update/ Note that access to digital records on the TNA website will remain free of charge whilst reading room services are limited. Chris Just out, Sharing Your Family History Online is on sale at https://bit.ly/SharingFamHist. Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is also out, as are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.
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Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329) usually known in modern English as Robert the Bruce (Medieval Gaelic: Roibert a Briuis; modern Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Bruis; Norman French: Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys) was King of the Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage (originating in Brieux, Normandy), and his maternal of Franco-Gaelic. He became one of Scotland's greatest kings, as well as one of the most famous warriors of his generation, eventually leading Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence against the Kingdom of England. He claimed the Scottish throne as a four-greats-grandson of David I of Scotland. His body is buried in Dunfermline Abbey, while his heart is buried in Melrose Abbey. His embalmed heart was to be taken on crusade by his lieutenant and friend Sir James Douglas to the Holy Land, but only reached Moorish Granada, where it acted as a talisman for the Scottish contingent at the Battle of Teba.
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Tour Scotland short 4K Spring travel video clip of the parish church on the coast on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to St Monans also known as St Monance in the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. This church was built between 1362 and 1370 as a chapel which was endowed by King David II. It is situated in a clifftop graveyard overlooking the sea, and has the distinction of being the closest church to the sea in Scotland. St. Monans is a T plan church with north and south transepts, a two stage crossing tower with spire and a four bay choir. The church and tower are built from coursed sandstone. It is roofed in Cumberland slate which was added in the late nineteenth century. Saint Monan is a legendary saint about whom very little is known. He may have lived in the 6th to 7th centuries. The only description of his life comes from the Brevarium Aberdonense, which was published in Edinburgh in 1510. This account claims that St. Monan was a companion of Saint Adrian, who was with him on the Isle of May when he suffered martyrdom, and then went on to Inverey in Fife and set up a chapel. This chapel was rebuilt by King David II of Scotland between 1329 and 1371, after he recovered from battle wounds thanks to the intercession of the saint. This place is the modern day St Monans in Fife, Scotland. The only other corroboration for the saint comes from the monks of Ireland who recorded a Saint Moenenn for the same feast day as Monan. This Moenenn was a bishop in Ireland. St Monans is a popular tourist destination situated on the Fife Coastal Walking Path which passes through St Monans, it is a Scottish long distance walking footpath that runs from Kincardine to Newburgh. It runs for 117 miles along the coastline of Fife and passes through many seaside towns and villages including Anstruther, Cellardyke, Crail, Elie, Lower Largo, Pittenweem, St Andrews and St Monans. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. The date for astronomical Spring is 20th March, ending on 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, Spring starts on 1st March All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission. View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs
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Ha a skótok legmeghatározóbb és leginkább felismerhető nemzeti ruhájáról beszélünk, akkor egyből mindenkinek a híres kilt, a skót szoknya ugrik be. Az az öltözék, amit Mel Gibson is hordott a Rettenthetetlen című ikonikus filmben, csak a 16. században vált ismertté, szóval William Wallace a 13. század végén és a 14. század elején még biztosan nem viselhette. De annyi bizonyos, hogy a filmmel összhangban, a kilt alatt egykoron sem viseltek alsóneműt a férfiak.
Most approaches to Bathgate still have these old signs.
