Best place in Edinburgh to research family heritage - buy family crests?
Dec 7th, 2000, 10:18 PM
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Best place in Edinburgh to research family heritage - buy family crests?
Can anyone advice me where would be a good place to buy Scottish name merchandise? Or a good place to start researching my family history while in Edinburgh? I know that my family is originally from that area.
Dec 7th, 2000, 11:06 PM
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Hi Sam, <BR> <BR>No problem. Family crests can be found in any souvenier shop in the tourist areas of Edinburgh. Try the Royal Mile in particular. You can also buy clan tartans, history books etc. <BR> <BR>If you're more serious about tracing your family history, you need to get yourself along to the General Records Office for Scotland (GROS). They are located at New Register House, 3 West Register Street, Edinburgh EH1. This is at the eastern end of Princes St, just opposite the Balmoral hotel. Its advisable to phone ahead for general advice and to book a visit time (places are limited, and you have to pay a small fee for copies of birth/death certificates etc).
Dec 7th, 2000, 11:17 PM
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Forgot to mention - the GROS website is at www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/ <BR> <BR>The phone number for genealogy enquiries is +44 (0)131 324 4433.
Dec 12th, 2000, 07:45 AM
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I'm going to be in Edinburgh in a few weeks and a friend just asked me to bring her back something. Apparently her grandmother bought her a doll approximately 25 years ago from Scotland. It was a small plastic doll wearing a kilt in the family tarten. Is this something I might still be able to find in Edinburgh? Any helpful hints on where I should start the search? Thanks.
