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Slave owning in the family tree
Some years ago I discovered that a 6xg-uncle lived in Jamaica. Thomas Usher (1774-1834) was one of a large family from Melrose, Roxburghshire. As a younger son he had to make his own way, and I’d known that he settled … Continue reading
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Tagged bermuda, jamaica, scotland, slave owners, slave records, slavery, somner, usher
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My first sight of Wilton Old Church in Hawick
For much of my childhood I lived in the Wilton side of Hawick, near where my ancestors had lived for generations. I didn’t realise, though, that on my way to and from Wilton Primary School I was crossing the site … Continue reading
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Tagged usher, hall, grave, wilton, gravestones, cavers, hawick, churchyard, church, rcahms, vanished buildings
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Family gravestones listed at Find A Grave
I’ve just been having another look at Find A Grave which has photos and a searchable database of monumental inscriptions from all over the world. Obviously it’s incomplete, and an ongoing project, but it’s always worth trying a search there. … Continue reading
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Tagged australia, california, calton, edinburgh, fiji, gravestones, melrose, new zealand, somner, usher
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A piano from Sir Walter Scott
On my mother’s side of the family, through the Dodds line, we reach the Usher family of Toftfield, an estate near Darnick, Melrose, Roxburghshire. The Usher family were close friends and neighbours of Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford. Here’s the … Continue reading
