I’ve recently been transcribing the copies of some pages I got on the Inishail Kirk Session records when I was in Scotland late last year. My focus was on trying to dig out a little more on my earliest ancestor in that area, Duncan McCorquodale. I had searched the fencible lists in the Argyll Archives … More Inishail Kirk Sessions -Scandal & Delinquency
Yesterday I spent hours trawling through Trove again as much has been updated since I last spent a lot of time there. I decided to hunt for my grandmother’s brother(s) who were excellent bagpipe players. I’d found a couple of articles the old-fashioned way by winding through hours of microfilm but Trove turned up much … More Treasure Trove – McCorkindale pipers
Every now & then the astonishing changes in family history research hits me like a lightning bolt. We have come to take so much for granted, even those of us who started in the pre-digital era, yes sounds like the age of dinosaurs I know! This evening thanks to a tip from Chris Paton’s blog, … More Digital Daze
My grandmother and most of her siblings emigrated to Australia early in the 20th century, after the death of her father. One brother remained behind however. His name was Thomas Sim McCorkindale (the Sim being his mother’s maiden name). Thomas Sim McCorkindale married Jane Wilson McVey in Glasgow in 1910 and they then moved to London … More Missing McCorkindales -the family of Thomas Sim McCorkindale
Family history across the seas 