Author : Thomas Sinton
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656096596
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (965 download)
Book Synopsis Family and Genealogical Sketches (Classic Reprint) by : Thomas Sinton
Download or read book Family and Genealogical Sketches (Classic Reprint) written by Thomas Sinton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Family and Genealogical Sketches Scotsmen aye reckon frae an ill hour, says an ancient national proverb, and so, perchance, one of the race may be excused if at the beginning of even a slight undertaking his first thought is of a churchyard and in the present instance it is, in some ways, not inappropriate that it should be so. Some time ago, in talking of our family, we regretted that almost all who knew anything of the past had gradually disappeared, and that those who were falling into the first rank had little infor mation either as regards their forebears or their kith and kin at least as compared with certain of our relatives who in their day had been the recognised sennachies in a wide circle of friends. We regretted, too, that those of our people who might come after us were likely to be even less informed when still lingering traditions would have finally died out under new conditions of life, and when any who might feel an awakening interest in such matters would have difficulty in discovering ancient lines and links of connection which are well within our vlew. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.