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William Patrick Flannigan (b. 27 Sep 1888), my paternal great grandfather, was a Private in the 7th Battalion, Royal Scots and on active service during World War 1. The Royal Scots was an infantry regiment of the British Army, the 7th Battalion being part of the Lothian Infantry Brigade. Originally mobilised in Leith, Edinburgh in…

Whitelaw and Son was one of the two most successful breweries in Musselburgh, Scotland, according to the East Lothian Courier. Originally founded by Thomas Vernor in 1740, leased by David Whitelaw in 1820 and run by his son William as William Whitelaw’s Fisherrow Brewery. By 1876, control of the brewery had passed to William’s son…

Welcome to Celtic Family Chronicles, a freshly-pressed family history website where i’ll explore the lives and stories of our ancestors. That’s Celtic with a hard ‘c’ as in the Celts, rather than soft like the ‘Boston Celtics’: our family hails from Scotland and Ireland, and it seemed a fun way to capture that. I’m new…