David Dobie

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@DavidDobie2 @ARAScot

An understated hero… the mighty pencil… note its sharp tip and absence of a rubber at its end… that’s a nice #ArchiveObject #Archive30 @ARAScot pic.twitter.com/WXr9FZ69rX

Hello to followers old, new and scrolling through… we are Sutton Archives, home of the London Borough of Sutton (and it’s predecessors) historical records… and it is #Archive30 the best month of the year!. We look forward to sharing some highlights from #YourArchive pic.twitter.com/elbQ086sPh

@LazyLoverUK @FamilyTreeUK Signed!

@genealgenie @alliethinks I get the feeling there is some personal experience talking?

@DavidDobie2 @alliethinks Like their wife's name for instance

21-page will (including codicils), leaving bulk of estate to children. Does not name children.

@Passionflower99 Thank you!

@DavidDobie2 I'm sure you could bring lots of new information to a PhD! I wasn't sure if you were already studying but just wanted to share it so you could share it with your Scottish followers...

@DavidDobie2 👇

With Humanities PhD funding getting ever scarcer, it's worth re-upping these two FULLY-FUNDED PhD scholarships in Scottish History from @dundeeuni. Happy to answer any informal queries. Early Modern: jobs.ac.uk/job/DCU030/str… Modern: jobs.ac.uk/job/DCU031/str… @DundeeDA

@ElaineJackson12 @packrat74 Yes. Unsourced info on Find A Grave needs to be treated with extreme caution, but it can be a really good starting-point for further research of primary and reliable secondary sources.

@DavidDobie2 @packrat74 Must admit this is my take on it also. I'm not a contributor, but I have found a lot of useful information on FindAGrave that I hadn't seen elsewhere. I'll take info wherever it comes from, if it's accurate! 😊

@packrat74 An interesting point. I’m a Find a Grave contributor. I’ll create memorial pages (a) to provide details of a gravestone which is no-longer extant, but a transcription was made; (b) to link memorial pages of related people buried in same grave, eg. Grandparents/children [1/2]

@AllThoseBefore Unfortunately, I don’t have any specific knowledge about Dumfriesshire, but I may have some ideas that might help, @sibsandnibs, will DM you.

@digupancestors What a good write-up of some very interesting research. Really enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing it, Clare.

A mysterious figure in my family history — “Aunt Becky” — lived in a Romani gypsy caravan. While searching for her true identity, I also investigated why in 1901, numerous children from London were living in a small village in the Chilterns. digupyourancestors.com/2023/09/29/bec…

@emmajolly @Ancestry @AncestryUK Afraid not. Ancestry has been getting my 100% Scottish admixture 100% right for several years, but the "Traits" need a bit more work, at least in my case.

@DavidDobie2 @Ancestry @AncestryUK Ah! Not accurate for you then?

Pleased to receive three free Traits from @Ancestry DNA. Also, pleased to report they are all accurate. Has everyone been given the same free traits or does anyone have anything different?

Hi @AncestryDNA, I'm not sure your "Traits" feature is working properly. But don't worry, because I fixed this one for you (#YouAreWelcome). 🤣 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

@alliethinks Very impressed by your talk, Allie. I learned a lot about your one-place study in just 10 minutes. Congratulations on a really good job!

My #AllAboutThatPlace talk on 'Kin Edar: a House Through Time' will be going live in an hour on FB and YT @SocietyofGenealogists/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@SocietyofGene… As today's 'A Place Within a Place' talk, it looks at how the history of Kin Edar reflects some of the history of the city that grew around it.

@AllThoseBefore @AncestryUK Sounds to me like it's a gift from the record gods.

@AllThoseBefore @AncestryUK How exciting, though! Good luck with the disentangling! :-)