Monday, May 14, 2018

Heading for Scotland

Long overdue trip to Scotland is about to begin!
These notes are mostly for my own purposes but can be used to check out the ancestral homes we'll be visiting.

My Paternal Grandparents
Thomas Howitt 1895-1972
 Andrina Wilson 1894-1994


Names and Places:

Howitt - my Dad's name, my maiden name  - Peebles; Penicuik
Inch     - my Dad's paternal grandmother    - Kilbucho; Biggar; Leith
Wilson - my Dad's maternal grandfather     - Canonbie; Eddleston
Meikle - my Dad's maternal grandmother   - Newton; Edinburgh

Howitt Tree:
Thompson - Traquair; Lanarkshire
Dickson     - Melrose, Roxburgshire
Dougles     - Ancrum, Roxburgshire

Inch Tree:
Dick        - Biggar
Paterson - Peebles
Mercer   - Traquair

Wilson Tree:
Wilson       - Canonbie, Dumfrieshire
Borthwick - Kirkmichael, Dumfrieshire
Martin      - Moffat, Dumfrieshire

Meikle tree:
Wallace    -
Crawford - Liberton; Glencorse, Midlothian
Gordon    - Carrington, Midlothian

Posts with place names include info on who lived there, and 'side by side' map and a link(click the name) to the 'live' map to scroll and zoom; see the changes and even use different maps on each side... an addictive tool!




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