Greenock Folks

Post by **Ina** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:48 am

The Watt Library in Greenock has indexed it's birth, marriage and death records. They can be found at the following site.

http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/GeneralR.a ... catid=1403

Regards,

Ina

Currie · Post by **Currie** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:21 pm

Thanks Ina,

This is a great resource for anyone with connections to Greenock and thereabouts. They call it an index but it’s actually a huge number of summaries (many look to be just about the complete item) of Birth, Death, Marriage and other notices which appeared in the Greenock Advertiser, Greenock Telegraph and other local newspapers from early 19th Century to about 1913.

Current coverage is mainly A-C, M-O, and some fragments.

They are delivered as large Word Documents up to 3.5mb but there may be some teething problem with the site as I’ve found the larger downloads have been failing (at least for me).

Thanks to the Watt Library and the Inverclyde Council.
Alan
(Unfortunately I have no connection at all to that part of Scotland)

Post by **Ina** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:28 pm

Hi Allan,

The Watt Library is a great place for anyone researching ancestors from the Greenock area, such as myself. The index is not complete but I'm sure they are working on it.

Regards,

Ina

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:19 pm

Just my luck....my large family of Eastons aren't included yet.

Ah well, I know most of their BMD's by now anyway.

Post by **Ina** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:05 am

Hi Ninatoo,

Know that feeling, my Moran's aren't there yet either. Waiting in anticipation.

Ina

CatrionaL · Post by **CatrionaL** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:09 am

Thanks, Ina.
I found one or two of my BLAIRS.
Best wishes
Catriona

Post by **Ina** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:56 am

Hi Catriona,

Nice to see you on the board again. Hope you had a great time with the kids over the holidays.

Ina

CatrionaL · Post by **CatrionaL** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:54 pm

Hi Ina

I had a great time thanks. Nice to be back in Paris.........for a short stay.

My best wishes for the year ahead.

Take care

Catriona

Post by **marilyn morning** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:20 am

Catriona, Hello

C'est bon de te/vous revoir

I'm praying this means "Welcome Back" [-o<

Ah you'll be so proud of Joe, he's been taking French classes for the past 1 1/2 yrs and spoke nothing but French on Christmas Eve

All I could think was you and your next conversation with him. Hmm, how will I know if you're talking about me?

All The Best For The New Year!
Marilyn

Robert1893 · Post by **Robert1893** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:12 pm

It is good to see that the Inverclyde Council is encouraging the Watt Library and McLean Museum to place so much information on the internet. I wish that they would do the same with the lair registers at the South Street Cemetery. I know that there is a charge for looking up the Register by post or in person but if they had internet access at a reasonable charge or even had them available to purchase on CD then it would help genealogists immensely.

Morrison, Sutherland, Archibald, Torrens, Ireland

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