Brian Cox is supporting the launch of Findmypast s new materials
Dundee-born actor
Brian Cox has highlighted the importance of families knowing about their roots as he described the impact of the industrial revolution on men arriving in his home city during the 19th Century as often being “beyond imagination”.
Joining an online Findmypast event on Thursday night as guest speaker to mark the launch of the largest collection of Scottish family history records ever made available online, the Hollywood A-lister reflected on the “invidious position” many migrant ex-farmers found themselves in as they arrived in
Dundee during the 19th century.
10 7m New Family History Records Available Online - The People s Friend
thepeoplesfriend.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thepeoplesfriend.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Genea-Musings: Findmypast Friday: Findmypast Publishes 10 7 Million New Scottish Records
geneamusings.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from geneamusings.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Article
Author shines a light on Edwardian attitudes on death with new book drawn from historic newspaper files By Donald Wilson Published: 20:00, 09 March 2021
Get the Inverness Courier sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day s newspaper
Stuart Farrel has published a genealogy book for Moray and Nairn. .Picture: Callum Mackay..
A fascinating insight into Edwardian attitudes to death is contained in a new book published by the Moray and Nairn Family History Society.
Chairman Stuart Farrell, an archaeologist who lives in Nairn, said he carried out research from the deaths and obituaries columns of the The Nairn County Press and Advertiser between 1900 and 1905.