"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

On 7/19/2018 4:52 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
> On 7/18/2018 3:52 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
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>> On 7/17/2018 3:47 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
>>> On 7/17/2018 7:42 PM, jmcquown wrote:
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>>>> Thank you for the links!
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>>> that he worked in a mine helps, as it was likely that other men in his
>>> family were also miners, which might help with census records, and if he
>>> was a miner, he would most likely have lived within walking distance of
>>> a mine. The National Library in Edinburgh has a marvelous collection of
>>> period maps available on line, which can help you narrow down possible
>>> 'George Browns' for further research - you can ignore anyone who (based
>>> on maps of the time) could not have easily walked to a mine.
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>> I'm not sure how I'm supposed to know how easy it would be to walk to a
>> coal mine in the 1900's in Scotland. I don't know if he moved to
>> another village to work or if it was within walking distance of Twechar
>> via Glasgow. Seems like I'm looking for a little diamond in a huge pile
>> of coal.
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>> I'll see if the National Library has some archives online to help. As
>> you say, the name is fairly common. Thank you again.
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>> Jill
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>> Blimey! It takes about half an hour by car from Twecher to Glasgow!!
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>> The area you are talking about is very familiar to me. I used to live in
>> Lenzie which is next to Kirkintilloch
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> According to Wikipedia, Twechar is a mining village so I guess he didn't
> have to walk far to get to work.
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> I have no idea how far a walk it would be from Twechar to Kirkintilloch.
> Nor do I know how my grandfather met my grandmother. There's no one left
> to ask but I'm not sure even my mother would have known that. I'm
> guessing he lived close enough to find a way to court her.
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> Thank you everyone! for the information on how I might gather more
> information. So sorry if the OT topic upsets Gary. Maybe I should start
> ranting about religion or Trump or McDonald's restaurant instead. <wink>
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> Jill
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> Ahh ok. I thought you said he had to walk from Twecher to Glasgow.
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I wasn't sure since his passport says Twechar nee Glasgow. It was
Sheila who wondered how far he would have had to walk to work at the mine.

> Twecher is right next to Kirkintilloch
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It sounds he could have walked or bicycled to court my grandmother.

I wish I'd been older and knew to ask questions before they died. The
last time I saw them I was 11 years old and they were living in the US.
In a tiny village in Ohio.

Jill

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Don't upset yourself by thinking that way. Just enjoy what you have and
trying to find out more