John Dickson (1882-1947): Edges of That Anecdote Bust

Our last post lamented the broken expectation that John Dickson left Scotland as a young man around 1911, for wonder in India or Australia. Instead, we found him home, dead at 64 in 1947, a single retired coal miner.1 We thought this closed our genealogical interest in him, in that we could say his life … Continue reading John Dickson (1882-1947): Edges of That Anecdote Bust →

John Dickson (1882-1947) Busts Our Family Anecdote

Double Genealogy: The Adoption Witness Update 5 Addendum 9* Growing up, our Mum alleged that “three young men left Scotland solo, at around the same time: one bound for Canada (our Granddad), one for India, and one for Australia. They bravely conquered their futures on their own. The men kept in touch, but strangely, two … Continue reading John Dickson (1882-1947) Busts Our Family Anecdote →

Who’da Thunk? Canada Births Found In Scotland Old Parish Records

This blog has a section "Not My Ancestor; Maybe Yours". We post no story there, just data found from trips down rabbit holes. Information that would otherwise be deleted. Search engine evidence shows that others do access the information. So, this entry could easily have gone there, but for the surprise find, alluded to by … Continue reading Who’da Thunk? Canada Births Found In Scotland Old Parish Records →