Yesteryear Genealogy

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[Diarmid Mogg @diarmidmogg]

13 Blackfriars St, Edinburgh—currently eight flats (after modernisation); probably more in the 1870s, when it was built as working-class housing to replace the "rotten, ruinous old buildings" and the "congeries of dark and wretched lanes" of the area.

Former residents include:

[Liverpool: Then and Now @keithjones84]

Canning Place, 1960s and 2024

With the Sailors' Home in the older photo (demolished in 1974)

[Friends Of Crieff Cemetery @crieffcemetery]

A wee visitor to the cemetery this morning.

[Friends of Dalry Cemetery @DalryCemetery]

For this years Remembrance, the Council have very kindly restood the last CWGC grave to need restanding: Lance Corporal David Goodlet, 12th Battalion, The Royal Scots.

David Goodlet was born on 1 May 1884 at 1 West Fountain Place in Edinburgh to John Goodlet – an engine driver - and his wife, Margaret (nee Thom). He had previous military service although at the time of his enlistment in 1914, he was working as a labourer.

He served for over 2 years in France between 1915 and 1917, during which time he began to display signs of depression. He attempted to take his own life on more than one occasion and suffered an epileptic seizure. It was determined that asylum treatment was required for him as his condition was such that he needed the constant attention of another person with him.

David was treated at Murthly War Hospital in Perthshire before being transferred to the Royal Asylum in Edinburgh. He was discharged from the armed forces on 13 Feb 1918 due to melancholia, attributed to the stress of his military service. David died in the Royal Asylum in Edinburgh on 13 Nov 1918 - 2 days after the Armistice was signed. The cause of his death was influenza and bronchopneumonia. He was 34 years old and unmarried. His family home was located at 93 Slateford Road in Edinburgh.

[Kathleen @oldpicposter]

1890's Liverpool Overhead Railway and New White Star Line Building. St George's Church on right of picture, closed in 1897 and later demolished. It stood on the site of the Liverpool Castle. The Queen Victoria Monument was built there in 1902

[internet mom @ashleyippolito]

good morning

[Stories Under the Stones @underthestones]

Day 23 of #31DaysOfGraves - where is this month going! Today is animals, and so I’d like to introduce you to Tom, the crypt cat. Naturally mummified, we’ve made sure he now rests in a comfy basket at his home at St Patrick’s.

[Kathleen @oldpicposter]

"The boy who wouldn't grow up!-Unveiling of the Peter Pan Statue at Sefton Park, Liverpool". (1928)

[Friends of Dalry Cemetery @DalryCemetery]

Probably a Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum) on knapweed. Reassuringly there were four or five on the same plant! Unfortunately the massive decline in insect numbers is becoming increasingly obvious in our everyday environment. 🐝🪦🌳

[Stories Under the Stones @underthestones]

Although most of the grave markers were removed, the burial ground is awash with colour at this time of year. These gorgeous plants are growing above some of the public burial pits in the churchyard.

[Stories Under the Stones @underthestones]

The burial ground at St Patrick’s in Park Place, Liverpool, accepted its first residents in 1828, over the next 23 years, approx 15 000 souls were buried here, many in unmarked, public graves. This is my journey to ‘meet’ the first residents and find out more about them.

[Kevin's, Old Liverpool in photos @sartorius_kevin]

St Nicholas Place.

[Kevin's, Old Liverpool in photos @sartorius_kevin]

The Brookhouse pub, Smithdown Road.

[Friends of Dalry Cemetery @DalryCemetery]

🧵 The photos of Greyfriars Bobby 🧵

Greyfriars Bobby needs no introduction. He’s one of the most recognizable figures in Scottish history and probably one of the most famous dogs in the world. Yet despite a wealth of literature, and a Disney film, there remain open questions about who exactly this little dog was.

Speaking strictly from the photographic record, there are two dogs purported to be Greyfriars Bobby. One, often named Greyfriars Bobby the First, appears in at least five photographs, taken by Edinburgh publisher Walter Greenoak Patterson around 1867. The other, Greyfriars Bobby the Second, appears in a single photograph of unknown date and origin.

Image credit: Credit: National Galleries Scotland

[WDYTYA? Magazine @wdytyamagazine]

Has a maiden name ever helped you identify an ancestor? Find out why maiden names are important to family history with our guide:

https://t.co/lRpLCaXN0s

[Memorial Restoration & Safety @SafeCemeteries]

Happy Friday! 🦊✨
Check out this heartwarming video of a mama fox and her playful kits enjoying life among the gravestones. While the gravestones could use some TLC, these adorable foxes are living their best life! 🪦❤️
#fridayfun #nature
oc: @foxguardiansuk

[WDYTYA? Magazine @wdytyamagazine]

Have you tried searching FreeREG yet? Discover over 53 million British parish records absolutely free, thanks to family history volunteer transcribers: https://t.co/sGiORrNz3J

[Friends of Dalry Cemetery @DalryCemetery]

We have a new monument at Dalry. “In memory of the many thousands who rest in this cemetery in unmarked graves.” Very many burials are in common ground with no markers. Of those in private lairs, many still have no markers. 🌿🪦🌳

[ℍ𝕚𝕕𝕕𝕖𝕟 𝕃𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕡𝕠𝕠𝕝 @hiddenliverpool]

On the 90th Anniversary of the opening of The Mersey Tunnel...

[Jane Austen Centre @JaneAustenBath]

It was on this day in 1817 that Jane Austen passed away in her home in Winchester.

We are honoured to share Jane's life and work at the Centre, and we will continue to celebrate her legacy with her always in our hearts and minds 🕊🤍

#janeausten #regency #janeaustencentre