Shanks family in Dumfries.

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I am trying to get info on the Shanks' in Dumfries. My relation
supposedly was born there circa 1600. Went to St Mary's, Maryland in
1630. I cannot find any ship's manifest or birth records. I hope that
someone can help me or put me in the right direction. Thanks

Michael

[hugh.w...@gmail.com]

within the empire and colonies few manifests were kept
because it was regarded as internal transport

"The Old Parish Registers (OPR's) comprise the records of births &
baptisms, banns & marriages and deaths & burials kept by individual
parishes of the Established Church (Church of Scotland) before the
introduction of civil registration in 1855."

http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=554&613

I have seen a searchable database of these at the London Hyde Park
Family History Center

"The oldest register dates from 1553 (baptisms and banns from Errol,
Perthshire), but although there was a requirement from 1552 that
parishes record baptisms and marriages, many did not commence until
much later, and some more remote areas only have registers from the
early 19th century. Some registers have been lost or destroyed and the
condition of the surviving 3500 is variable."

LONDON
64/68 Exhibition Road
South Kensington, London
Tel. 071-589 8561

http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
is one of the great genealogy sites but it is pay per view

ask for advice there about which other Scottish county archives in
order to look for wills

see
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/DFS/Dumfries/

Dumfries Archive Centre, 33 Burns Street, Dumfries DG1 2PS
Ewart Library, Catherine Street, Dumfries DG1 1JB

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/DFS/index.html
on the borders so some records may be in england too

do get to know
http://www.genuki.org.uk/contents/DFScontents.shtml

http://www.genuki.org.uk/

if you are not familiar with UK genealogy

A week in Edinburgh is a good idea for serious study scottish genealogy

Hugh W

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