Today's session was on the subject of Inverness burgh records, a collection I briefly consulted on my last visit there in 2017, when I discovered the apprenticeship record for my three times great grandfather David MacGillivray from 1828. David had been born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, in 1815 (to an Inverness couple, one a militiaman), but this record, and a subsequent poor law application also found at the archive, revealed a lot about his earlier years prior to the 1841 census, including his return to Inverness with his father as a child. There is a wealth of material waiting to be plundered by me at the archive, just as soon as I can get a chance to dive in again, and Lorna's passion for the material, and deep knowledge of it, make these sessions areal must attend event every week. Even if you don't have Highland ancestry, they are a great way to demonstrate the versatility of the materials held within Scotland's local archive sector.
All the sessions so far (this was the eighteenth) are freely available at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyxasYGi8kIcL7OThf1QGsHAMACY_1DGE - the latest, on Inverness burgh records, is presented below for convenience:
Note that Highland Archives are managed by Highlife Highland, a charitable body. As a charity, it is seeking donations from the public for a Covid fund, which you can donate to at https://high-life-highland.myshopify.com/collections/covid-19-donations.
COVID-19 Donations
As a direct result of COVID-19 it is no longer business as usual for the charity.
COVID-19 has brought challenges to us all both financial and physical, and we fully understand that everyone’s situation is different in terms of the pressures we are facing.
For those of you who are able to help please consider making a donation to the charity as it will help us to re-open in the future.
Thank you.
If like me you have Highland ancestry, please do consider making a donation - and do tune if for some highly informative and entertaining sessions - next week is about Cameron of Lochiel, so prepare to get your inner Jacobite ready!
Chris
My next 5 week Scottish Research Online course starts August 31st - see https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102. My book Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is now out, also available 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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