John R.F. Burt

Genealogist, historian, lecturer, member RQG, Associate AGRA, author, Scottish & military researcher

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@HouseHistoryHr Have you checked out hospitals (and dare I say this) prisons and lunatic asylums?

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@surgeonshall That’s jolly interesting that Simpson the Bear lives in Bathgate because Sir James Young Simpson was born there on 7th June 1811. #surgeonshall

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@Whoamiftr Oh yes. It wasn’t only in your lungs that you could get TB. The bacteria mostly goes for the lungs but can also infect other parts of the body. It’s a mycobacterium. I don’t know if you know that I am a retired GP

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@THE_Gen_Show Entropy?

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@THE_Gen_Show ScotlandsPeople - because (1) most of my research is Scotland based; (2) it’s 95% reliable; (3) one generally gets what one pays for; (4) the staff are jolly helpful; (5) I like going to Edinburgh (obviously cannot at the present time due to the SARS pandemic).

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@Whoamiftr Yep. Not to be confused with tabes dorsalis which is Degeneration in the nerves in the spinal cord caused by late stage syphilis #ancestryhour

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@Whoamiftr More specifically tuberculosis of the sac enclosing the intestines. Tabes refers to wasting of the body. Phthisic pulmonalis is more familiar TB of lungs aka consumption, or if it’s bad galloping consumption #ancestryhour

[StrathForensics @StrathForensics]

Our MSc Forensic Science students can’t be in the lab as much as we would like this year, so we have made them a kit full of practical experiments they can do at home. We hope they’re excited to get started on the kit activities! #StrathForensics #StrathChem #StrathLife

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Face coverings have been used throughout history to help keep us safe. Following Scottish Government advice we ask that you wear a face covering when you visit the Museum and our Gift Shop. Don't worry if you forget, just ask a member of our team and we will give you one.

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@THE_Gen_Show Yes

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@oldscotbooks You had better wear a face mask and rubber gloves Fergus

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@surgeonshall And he had 9 children. He died on 6 May 1870.

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@FamilyLoftus @RegQualGenes @PinpointAnc Also available from @amazon on kindle versions (ridiculously cheap!)

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In this week’s blog our Collection Assistant shares the inspiring story of Major Kathleen Penergast - https://t.co/5yerLcSJRn

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@NickyAACampbell Remember you at Edinburgh Academy with that Robb chappie! You were the year below me but you moved up to Aberdeen where I was studying medicine in 1978 and started Northsound. I think I have a team photo of the 1885 23rd XV when you were the star stand off!

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Going through some 17C #archives today and found this message embedded in the 1965 LDS filming of #Staffordshire OPRs #ancestryhour #genealogy Amazing that it was written 55 years ago buried into LDS film 007764610 #rqg Thank goodness for modern technology

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wan't to speak to you about the GOODSIRs

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Had an interesting an gruesome visit to #catacombs in #Paris earlier this month. Really fascinating. As the cemeteries in Paris got full the skeletal remains of older generations were removed into tunnels to make room for the newly deceased. Over 6 million of them. #ancestryhour