tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post3417698859478723790..comments2023-08-20T14:54:41.870+01:00Comments on Jake's Bones: Exploring the history of old farmhousesJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429066175566438943noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-46947474365796369202015-07-04T08:43:01.667+01:002015-07-04T08:43:01.667+01:00my husband is a Whyte and a descendant of Robert B...my husband is a Whyte and a descendant of Robert Bryce Whyte -son of William that came to NZ in 1863 on the Sebastopol thank you so much for these pictures!!Helen Whytenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-18066735375776005792015-05-24T22:03:21.411+01:002015-05-24T22:03:21.411+01:00The internet, mainly. Look for the Post Office add...The internet, mainly. Look for the Post Office address books on the National Archives for Scotland website, they were produced about every ten years.Jakehttp://www.jakes-bones.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-8715935506947778352015-05-19T20:35:37.632+01:002015-05-19T20:35:37.632+01:00This is very interesting as I have been researchin...This is very interesting as I have been researching my ancestry and my great 3x grandmother Matilda Hall worked as a dairymaid at Knoweshead Hallside farms, so this is interesting, wondering what farm she actually worked at I am assuming Knoweshead.. where do you get your research from?pittgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-55903719371117386402013-10-05T13:41:30.587+01:002013-10-05T13:41:30.587+01:00I'd love to go rummaging around old buildings ...I'd love to go rummaging around old buildings more often. We found the ruined cottage that some of our early 19th century ancestors lived in down in dumfries once which was quite sobering considering that the whole house could practically have fitted in our living room/dining room.Christine Sutcliffenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-82225063454757598172013-10-04T20:51:14.385+01:002013-10-04T20:51:14.385+01:00Oh I love old houses or ruins, there’s always the ...Oh I love old houses or ruins, there’s always the smell of the past time. And often there are old things to find *peers to an old oil lamp*.<br />But it’s better to be careful, because old buildings are often very ramshackle. We had a very old barn in the near of my home and I loved to weasel around it. My mom wasn’t very happy x3Psydrachenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-71210874755491393452013-10-04T19:55:59.536+01:002013-10-04T19:55:59.536+01:00going back in my younger days when i was a young l...going back in my younger days when i was a young ladneilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-86254641737890941352013-10-04T15:48:08.301+01:002013-10-04T15:48:08.301+01:00Oh wow! What gorgeous old farms!Oh wow! What gorgeous old farms!Katceteranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-82378874281881413222013-10-04T15:47:49.410+01:002013-10-04T15:47:49.410+01:00Oh wow! Those farms are so cool!Oh wow! Those farms are so cool!Katceteranoreply@blogger.com