Friday 21 July 2023

FindmyPast adds burgess tickets for Glasgow's Boer War volunteers

FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) has added a new collection, Scotland, Glasgow City Volunteers, Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902, at https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/scotland-glasgow-city-volunteers-anglo-boer-war-1899-1902.

This collection lists the names of volunteer soldiers from Glasgow who were awarded burgess between 1899 and 1902. There are 1,019 transcriptions included, offering a name, an occupation, an address, company and regiment information, and the date appointed burgess of the City of Glasgow.

For more details on this and other releases this week, please visit https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/settlement-examinations-boer-war-volunteers.


Chris

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