On this day in 1858, John Wright from Glasgow died at Tuam, aged 38. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Tuam Cathedral in the Journals: https://bit.ly/wright1858

Learn about the Journals at https://MemsDead.com

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The #Scots came over primarily because of the #HighlandClearances, when they were thrown off their ancestral lands by #British Lords who wanted to convert the land to sheep farming. Part of this oppression also meant that their #Scottish ways were literally being outlawed (wearing the #kilt, playing the pipes, and speaking #Gaelic were all declared criminal offenses).

Some Scots migrated to #Ireland off and on, and some of those came to the USA during the #GreatPotatoFamine. They are often referred to as "the #ScotsIrish" (or incorrectly as "the #ScottishIrish").

#Immigration #Genealogy #History #Scotland #Ancestors #ImmigrantAncestors #Clans #ScottishGenealogy

https://www.britannica.com/event/Highland-Clearances

http://redbookofscotland.co.uk/

A great resource for anyone interested in Scottish Genealogy.

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#Genealogy
#RedBookOfScotland
#ScottishGenealogy

One of the documents that started me on the #FamilyHistory trail. I found it (aged 12) in a suitcase filled with old photos and documents in my granny's wardrobe, and couldn't rest until I made sense of it all.

In 1839, someone made these careful copies from the parish records of Kiltarlity in #Invernessshire of baptisms of the children of John Fraser, sawyer, and his wife Margaret, from between 1811 and 1823. Their second son was my 3x g-grandfather.

#genealogy #geneadons #ScottishGenealogy

@HeartofScotlandAncestry I have Falkirk and many Lanarkshire ancestors as well. My grandfather was born in Maryhill, Lanarkshire. #genealogy #geneadons #scottishgenealogy