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From: "Rae Field" <>
Subject: Re: [LOUISIANA] Virtues in Scotland
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:27:39 -0500
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Thankyou, David. I will try the VIRTUE_L site. She was born in Scotland in
1813 and died in 1907. I think the bridge builder father must have built
big bridges, because he didn't one bit like her marriage to my grandfather
of only "modest means." If I ever get to Scotland again, I will try to find
the town she came from. I think I can dig thru some papers and find it.
Thanks, Rae
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Thom" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 6:27 PM
Subject: [LOUISIANA] Virtues in Scotland


> Rae,
>
> Regarding your enquiry - although I know of Grace's, Favore's, and
> Fortune's in my country I have yet to find any Virtue's here! However,
> some sites which will help are as follows:
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> (information on surnames
only)
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> www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search (often slow to access but worth persevering)
>
> The 1841 Scottish Census shows the following names under Eliza Fortune:
> VIRTUE Elisa, age12, Cotton Carder, born Ireland, Census place Gorbals
> (Glasgow) VIRTUE Elizabeth, age20, Dress Maker, born Roxburghshire,
> Census place Stitchel VIRTUE Elizth, age40, born Ireland, Census place
> Abbey (Paisley)
>
> Another site worth looking at is <www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk>
>
> This is the main site for tracing Scottish ancestry. It is the General
> Record Office for Scotland (Register House)
> If you know where any of the family stayed, and the names of their
> spouses, and approximate dates, you may be able to trace and find
> Birth/Marriage/Death certificates for them (giving full details of
> addresses, occupations, parents, etc) after 1855; or
> before 1855, the names & locations. It is tricky to navigate at first
> until you become familiar with it, and it is also rather expensive (here
> anyway)at £6 for 30 search credits. Each individual search which is
> 'opened' takes away 1 credit and certificates take 5 credits to view.
>
> I'm afraid that this is all the help I can offer. (What sort of bridges
> did Mr Fortune build? e.g.Iron railway bridges, Stone road bridges, Wooden
> countryside bridges? With that knowledge it may be easier to find some
> further information.)
>
> Regards,
> David.
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