[Idyllchat] Scottish Geneaology

[Bill Kover]

  With all the excitement of the NBC Today Show taping, I completely forgot 
to look up the Scottish Geneaology information.

  Here is the information:

  1) Glasgow

  Prior to our trip we wrote to The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, 
G3 7DN, telephone: 041-287 2999, Fax: 041-287 2815.  Their hours are 
Monday-Thursday:  9:00am to 8:00pm, Friday & Saturday: 9:00am to 5:00pm. 
Since we had written to the Library ahead of time, Dr. Irene O'Brien and her 
colleagues were ready for us when we arrived.  They knew we had a limited 
amount of time.  They were a tremendous help.

  2) Edinburgh

  Here we also wrote ahead of time to let them know we were coming to do 
research:
  Mr. Robert Lawson
  Head of Registration Branch
  General Register Office for Scotland
  New Register House
  Prince Street
  Edinburgh Scotland, U.K. EH1 3YT
  Phone (0131) 314 4459
  Fax   (0131) 314 4400
  Email:  nrh.gros at gtnet.gov.uk

  At the Register House, you have to reserve a time period ahead of time for 
a fee.  It was not cheap.  I cannot find the actual fee that we paid.  But 
that you'll find out when you contact them.  Mr. Lawson happened to be 
sitting next to us on the plane from Heathrow to Glasgow.  He showed up in 
person the next day at the New Register House to see how we were doing. 
They give a half hour of instruction on how to find information on the 
computers.  It was so easy.  You just have to be prepared with as much 
information as possible when you arrive.

  Keep in mind that this information is 10 years old, so the names and/or 
numbers may have changed.  But you should probably be able to look up the 
current information on the internet.

  I believe we spent two days at both Glasgow and Edinburgh doing the 
research.

  Good luck!

  Bill Kover



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Laura Locklin" <lauralocklin at yahoo.com>
  To: <idyllchat at lists.untours.com>
  Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 6:51 PM
  Subject: [Idyllchat] Scottish Geneaology


  > What interesting information! My dad was from Glasgow
  > but the only information I have is his birthdate,
  > birth address (now demolished and a park), parents'
  > names and the date and ship on which he arrived in New
  > York. No information at all about any relatives. Next
  > time I'm there I'm definitely going to make time to
  > look up the information. I've contacted a Scottish
  > geneaology research company's website but they have
  > never responded.
  > Thanks.
  > Laura
  >
  >
  > 
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