Just wrote up new research (while doing it!) using the online Melrose Church of Scotland communion rolls to figure out when my Dodds ancestors moved to Melrose in the mid 19th century. https://vivsancestry.wordpress.com/2024/08/19/using-communion-rolls-to-narrow-down-when-dodds-ancestors-moved-to-melrose/ #familyHistory #genealogy #migration #19thCentury #nineteenthCentury #ChurchOfScotland #kirk #communion #CommunionRolls #Melrose #ScottishBorders #Scotland #ScotlandsPeople

Time for genealogical research. First to check the Leeds Catholic registers of baptisms, for my granddad and his siblings (baptised Catholic due to their Irish Mum). Then Scotland, and Melrose, to browse the 19th century communion rolls, and figure out when my maternal ancestors moved into the town. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Leeds #Melrose #WestYorkshire #Roxburghshire #ScottishBorders #historicalResearch #Catholic #ChurchOfScotland #Kirk #BaptismRegisters #CommunionRolls #Ireland #Migration