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Guide to Edinburgh history, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.



HISTORY
Edinburgh (Listeni/ˈɛdɪnbərə/;[5] Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland. As such, it has a significant role to play in the governance of Scotland within the United Kingdom.

The earliest known human habitation in the Edinburgh area is from Cramond where evidence was found of a Mesolithic camp-site dated to c. 8500 BC.

At some point before the 7th century AD, the Gododdin, who were presumably descendants of the Votadini, built the hill fort of Din Eidyn or Etin. Although its exact location has not been identified, it seems more than likely they would have chosen a commanding position like the Castle Rock or Arthur's Seat or Calton Hill.

The royal burgh was founded by King David I in the early 12th century on land belonging to the Crown, though the precise date is unknown. By the middle of the 14th century, the French chronicler Jean Froissart was describing it as the capital of Scotland (c.1365), and James III (1451–88) referred to it in the 15th century as "the principal burgh of our kingdom".

In 1706 and 1707, the Acts of Union were passed by the Parliaments of England and Scotland uniting the two kingdoms into the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Scotland has remained a part of the UK, with efforts to ensure independence as recently as 2014 AD failing.

LOCATION
Edinburgh is situated in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. As such, it is ideally situated for marine access to the Firth, and thence to the North sea.

The castle built on Arthur's Seat is a formidable piece of engineering, making it almost impossible to besiege. Thus Edinburgh was always a defensible location.

It's lowland location makes for easy transportation by all types of carriers. When the first bridge over the Forth was built in 1890, it secured for Edinburgh key transportation routes to the north and north west of Scotland.

RELIGION
From early times, Scotland became a Christian Country. However the type of Christianity practiced was much more rigorous than was practiced south of the border; Calvinism and Presbyterianism.

In 1638, King Charles I's attempt to introduce Anglican church forms in Scotland encountered stiff Presbyterian opposition culminating in the conflicts of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Subsequent Scottish support for Charles Stuart's restoration to the throne of England resulted in Edinburgh's occupation by Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth of England forces – the New Model Army – in 1650.

Today complete religious freedom is practiced albeit with still a large measure of Calvinism.

INDUSTRY
The area around Lincoln has been gifted with wonderful soils, and has always been an agricultural area. Because of this, both cloth and wool, normal byproducts of agriculture became major industries, making Lincoln a very wealthy city.

During the 13th century, Lincoln was the third largest city in England and was a favorite of more than one king.

During the Industrial Revolution, Lincoln began to excel in heavy engineering, building locomotives, steam shovels and all manner of heavy machinery.

The city contributed heavily to the requirements of the two World Wars, as the tank was invented in Lincoln during the first WW, and Lincoln provided munitions, heavy diesel engines for tanks and marine vessels, and also was a source of ammunition.

Today, Lincoln's economy is based mainly on public administration, commerce, arable farming and tourism.

CEMETERIES
Lincoln cemeteries

Newport cemetery

Find a Grave, Newport cemetery

GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY
Lincoln in Genuki

Lincolnshire family history

Lincolnshire family history

Lincolnshire genealogy forum

Family Search Lincolnshire