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Tips for Finding a Medical Professional Ancestor

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Graeme

Graeme Report 27 Feb 2016 09:02

Hi all,

Can anyone help a newbie...please?

Does anyone have any tips for finding a 20th Century (Born 1905) Doctor/Surgeon in or around Edinburgh from approx. 1930 onwards?

I have been researching my wife's family tree for a month, with a lot of success.

I am, however, totally stumped with her Grandfather's brother. The family tells us he was a Surgeon in or around Edinburgh from the 1930's. I have found his birth record from 1905 (Edinburgh), his Marriage record from 1935 (Occupation Medical Practitioner, living in Edinburgh) and from this point he and his wife are a mystery to me, as is the daughter the family mention.

I have checked the usual suspects; GenesReunited, Ancestry.co.uk & Scotlandspeople.gov.uk but have hit a wall. I can't find a list of previous members of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (nor their Physicians and Surgeons counterpart in Glasgow) either.

Any help will be gratefully received.

Thank you

Graeme

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 27 Feb 2016 09:43

Did you specifically look in the UK Medical Directories 1859-1959 on Ancestry? Its not clear if it covers Scotland, or only England/Wales.

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=33538&path=

Medical Practitioner sounds more like a GP than a Surgeon.

As to their disappearence - have you considered they may have emigrated, or that he was conscripted into the medical corp for WW2?

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AustinQ

AustinQ Report 27 Feb 2016 10:18

Have you tried newspapers?

Do you have a name for him?

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 27 Feb 2016 11:41

Welcome to the boards, Graeme.

Try contacting the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh ( as opposed to Surgeons):

http://tinyurl.com/nhj69xs

https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/library-archives/services-visiting-us#quick

or their library / archives:

http://archives.rcpe.ac.uk/CalmView/default.aspx


They might be able to help, or at least advise.

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Graeme

Graeme Report 27 Feb 2016 12:48

Thanks for the help everyone. I'll let you know if I find anything.

Cheers

Graeme

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 27 Feb 2016 12:55

In particular, try "persons search" on the left-hand menu on that last link I gave.

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Graeme

Graeme Report 28 Feb 2016 09:09

Thanks for the help everyone :-)

+++DetEcTive+++, the Medical Register has released enough facts to start the hunt again, turns out the family moved to Dumfries, I now have an address and can confirm the daughter's name (have even seen a webpost she's made in 2013).

Thank you all for being so supportive.

Cheers

Graeme

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 29 Feb 2016 22:44

Hope it works out for you - just remember that not everyone is as interested in their family's history as we are ;-)

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