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Thank you both for your comments.  Whilst agreeing with the problems of Facebook and understanding that people should use it with care, I feel that as ours is a Closed Group and no history of the Society is stored there it can be an asset to the Society.  We have gained new members from it.   It has the benefit of possibly attracting younger curious researchers who may be new to this addictive activity, who are guided to the website for further information.

As you say, Transcriptions, Photographs, Articles from Buckets and Spades, and information about the area covered by the society etc. are on our web site available to full members. 

However, I am unsure about how interactive our web site is being. Yes, the information is there but do members look at it regularly?  Why so few comments and queries?  

Facebook is a very open place to put any details etc about family

it can  be use by unscrupulous people name’s dates of berth etc 

I think our Webb page holds so much information of interest it cannot be beaten 

I am with Weston AC running club and so many now use Facebook 

the Webb page has been renewed but so much of the history of the club running times photos from over the years have been lost 

Face book is so much for today not yesterday or tomorrow 

At the time of the 1891 census Alex Lecky (sic) and family were living at 7 Cathcart Street, Greenock. Ancestry has transcribed the place of birth as Machora, Co. Derry. I have looked at an image of the census record on Scotlandspeople and it certainly looks like Machora. I suspect it might be Maghera.

Ancestry has a marriage record for Alexander Leckey (sic) and Martha McCausland in Maghera, Derry on 13 August 1862. I think these must be your husband's ancestors.

Thank you, Dave,

The link was very informative. What a dangerous job! Alexander had two brothers who were Riveters at the same time in Clydebank.

The Scotland census only gives Ireland as place of birth, although i have not paid to view the documents.