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trish1 · Post by **trish1** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:39 am

He was almost in the "too old" list for serving in WWII, which was why I am a little hesitant Sarah. Many folks at that time did take a few years off their age - so those stated as born to 1910/11 could also be considered. (One of my relatives put his age up for WWI and down for WWII - it seems they were rarely checked, especially if not born in Australia).

Trish

Post by **SarahND** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:57 am

trish1 wrote:Many folks at that time did take a few years off their age - so those stated as born to 1910/11 could also be considered.

Well that helps to widen the field a bit!

Oh dear...

Cheers,
Sarah

Post by **AndrewP** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 4:54 am

LesleyB wrote:I was told by an archivist at the Edinburgh City Archives some years back, when trying to find out a little more about a relative who had been in the poorhouse that all the Edinburgh Poor Law records had been incinerated - I think he said that this had happened in the 1960s.

If you are seeking information about Midlothian outside Edinburgh, it may be worth contacting the Midlothian Local Studies Library in Loanhead.

http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/Article.as ... leid=16877

All the best,

AndrewP