I thought the same after seeing the script on some of these documents eg. Rofs, where the real name is Ross. Also, the latin name for palace would make sense, if there was a palace in the area. Gordon -----Original Message----- From: aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Janet Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 2:19 AM To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Thruiss Based on the date, I wonder if it could be that someone has interpreted a manuscript with the long "s" which looks like an "f" in which case, Turiff would appear to be the place referred to. Janet