Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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+The National Library of Scotland has online Ordnance Survey maps of Duddingston. <br>
+The six-inch 1853 map has Duddingston on four sheets <br>
+Sheet 2 [http://maps.nls.uk/view/74426700 maps.nls.uk/view/74426700]<br>
+Sheet 3&nbsp; [http://maps.nls.uk/view/74426702 maps.nls.uk/view/74426702]<br>
+Sheet 6&nbsp; [http://maps.nls.uk/view/74426705 maps.nls.uk/view/74426705]<br>
+Sheet 7&nbsp; [http://maps.nls.uk/view/74426707 maps.nls.uk/view/74426707]<br>
+The one-inch 1885 Ordnance Survey map only has sheets 2 and 6<br>
+Sheet 2&nbsp; [http://maps.nls.uk/view/74426701 maps.nls.uk/view/74426701]<br>
+Sheet&nbsp; 6&nbsp; [http://maps.nls.uk/view/74426706 maps.nls.uk/view/74426706]<br>
+The one-inch 1898 Ordnance Survey map has the parished colored.<br>
+Edinburgh sheet 32&nbsp; [http://maps.nls.uk/view/74400788 maps.nls.uk/view/74400788]<br>
+Using the "Explore georeferenced maps" link at the top of the page overlays the historic map on a current map of the same area.<br>
+The National Archives has a page with abbreviations for the Ordnance Survey maps including the historic abbreviations.&nbsp; [http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20060821033704/ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/aboutus/reports/misc/abbreviations.html webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20060821033704/ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/aboutus/reports/misc/abbreviations.html]<br>
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 = References  =