“I first started my family research early 1980, believing the process would be relatively simple until I discovered that my Grandfather, James Morris McLean married a Grace McDonald McLean,and that both their fathers were named Alexander McLean. Click here to continue
“Who were they, whence they came, what toils
Beset them in the wild and glen;
‘Tis ouis to gather from the spoils
Of fifty years - the faithful few,
The record true, the flowing line,
Shall bid them live in coming time.” Click here to continue
Church in Wales parish records are kept locally or have been transferred to County or National Archives. You need to contact the incumbent or churchwardens of the appropriate parishes for further details. There is a clergy and parish database available on this site which includes the details of present incumbents and open churches. Click here to continue
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH is often referred to as the Church of England—that’s because the roots of the Anglican Communion are in the British Isles. Click here to continue
Think of tracking down Saxon and Danish remains as a detective story; a clue here, a suspicion there. Very few remains are readily found outside museums. This is partly due to the habit the Saxons had of building with impermanent materials (wood), and partly to the very nasty habits of the Viking raiders (they burned down everything in sight). Most of what remains is therefore from the post Viking times of the 10th and 11th centuries. One exception is: Click here to continue
This site may assist you you by finding sources of family information in Northern Ireland
Welcome to Nidex - Internet Services, where we want to promote Northern Ireland to the world. Below you will find a list of church related links in Northern Ireland. Religion and churches are well represented in Northern Ireland and practically all the major denominations have some form of representation in our country. Click here to continue
Four ecclesiastical traditions are largely responsible for shaping the history of the Christian church in Scotland. They are those of the Roman Catholic, Episcopal, Presbyterian and Independent churches. Click here to continue
This is a view of South Leith Church in 1925 looking much the same as it does today and comparing it with the way it looked in 1836. . Further information on the monuments and its history can be found on this site or on my other site at www.leithhistory.co.uk Click here to continue
It is now impossible to know where James Robertson was born but it must have been around 1757 as he died in 1832 according to his memorial at South Leith Church. He was educated at the University of Glasgow and was licensed there by the Presbytery in May 1781. Click here to continue
William Lindsay was born in Leith. He first saw the light of day in Coburg Street in 1819. His father was a shipmaster. Articled to the legal firm of Simson in Bernard Street and serving for a time in an Edinburgh Office he started business for himself as a solicitor in Leith. Click here to continue
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