Train is one option - another is to fly into Edinburgh rent a car and drive out to Dunbar (30 miles or about 45 minutes) Then travel the way the prisoners were taken down to Durham (120 miles 2.5

Sandy, My husband descends from SPOW George Darling through his son John Darling (1658-1719) and Naomi Flanders (out of wedlock). His line proceeds through: John Flanders Darling 1683-1753 Son of

Michael, do you have any recommendations on the best way to get to Durham from, say, London or Edinburgh? At first glance, it seems like rail travel makes the most sense, but I'm open to suggestions.

I envy you, Charles! Now that I've discovered my ancestral info, as it relates to the Battle of Dunbar, I'm ramping up long-delayed plans to visit Scotland. I'm currently trying to determine the

Three Chimneys Inn in Durham NH has wonderful food. Ask to sit in the Copper's room/kitchen. Original to the 1650s and you can imagine your ancestor walking on the wide floor boards. Descendant of

Charles, I have been reading about the Three Chimneys Inn ~ ffrost Sawyer Tavern in Durham, NH, apparently built at least in part by SPOWs indentured to Valentine Hill. I live in NH and hope to get

Charles, I will be in Scotland this summer and would appreciate the tour contact. My relative was Scottish POW James Warren. Thank you for sharing the contact. Michael Dennis

My 8th great grandfather, Daniel (Mac)Dill, was most likely the Dan.... on the ship John and Sara. After serving his seven year indentureship in NH, he moved to York, MA (now ME) along with many

Greetings from Hamburg, NJ, by way of Beverly, Mass. My 8th great grandfather was James Frissell/Frizzell/Fresell, who was aboard the Unity and became an indentured servant in Roxbury (now Jamaica

Also other ebook formats. There are links to several on those pages. Best wishes Andrew -- Dr. Andrew Millard Associate Professor of Archaeology, Durham University, UK Email: A.R.Millard@...

This is great Andrew. - Also B&N as a Nook e-book if anyone uses that anymore. On Monday, February 21, 2022, 10:23:28

Lost Lives is also available as a book and ebook on Amazon.

Our bookLost Lives, New Voices: Unlocking the Stories of the Scottish Soldiers at the Battle of Dunbar 1650 covers most of the material that is in Simon Webb’s book, which in parts is closely based

Joan, I am also descended from William Furbish and William Alexander Gowen. They are both my grandfathers 11 generations back. Fascinating history of the start to our country…and I never learned

Someone asked about the two books I recommended whether they could expect to find their ancestor's name in them. The answer is probably not, but the fact is that records about any of these specific

Thank you. I would be a Burbach. The good old name change. R On Saturday, February 19, 2022, 09:42:55 AM PST, Paul

Joan! I am also directly descended from John Neale and William Furbush(-bish)! Hello cousin! I'd be interested in seeing your line, if you want to email me directly or put it in here Mine

I looked on FTDNA's website and it looks like they haven't created a project for the name Burbank yet. They are really helpful if you call them I'm sure they'll tell you how to go about it. I'm

Wow, l have tested Y DNA. I never got an actual surname.

Really cool. I didn't have quite the same journey, but I found myself wondering why I had an ancestor in Connecticut in 1733 with a Scottish last name, McIntyre, and of course found my way to the