Nivard, Thank you, I didn't understand why it came back, as I am a member of gateway. Barbara On Mon, Jun 1st, 2009 at 2:37 PM, frank <frank@telusplanet.net> wrote: > Hi Nivard: > > Your comments spurred my interest. I have always wondered about the > gateway@rootsweb.com > how it works etc. I have tried to post to it and it does not go > through and > now I know why, Thank you. > > My question is however does every posting that goes to gateway get > put on > the mail list. If so why do the people be required to join the > List. > Perhaps I should ask Rootsweb but after what has been happening on > another > list I am a bit hesitant in doing so. > > Thanks for any assistance you can provide me? > > Frank Easton > Sherwood Park lberta. > > -----Original Message----- > From: angus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:angus-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of Nivard Ovington > Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 1:26 AM > To: angus@rootsweb.com; gc-gateway@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ANGUS] James Thomas of Arbroath > > > Hi Barbara > > It looks like you have replied to the list only (the gateway address > goes > nowhere) > > As the post was a gatewayed board posting, the poster will not see > your > advice unless they also subscribe to the list (which in most cases > they > don't) > > To reply to a gatewayed board post you need to click the blue link in > the > message and reply there, your reply will then in turn be gatewayed > back to > the list, so you only need to do it once > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > > Hello Ross, > > > > If you pay G.B. 6 pounds to Scotlandspeople you may search your > family, > > you receive 30 units, & > > 1 unit will show a list of James Thomas bn Arbroath, then you > would be > > able to print a copy of his > > birth, which give parents & father's occupation, plus mother's > maiden > > name. > > > > The websight is www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk > > > > Well worth it, & our $ is at 49P at present, > > regards, > > > > Barbara > > Melb. Aust. > > > > > > On Sun, May 31st, 2009 at 4:37 PM, "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" > > <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > > wrote: > > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing > list. > >> > >> Author: RossThomas77 > >> Surnames: Thomas; Morris > >> Classification: lookup > >> > >> Message Board URL: > >> > >> > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/5599/mb > .ashx > >> > >> Message Board Post: > >> > >> Hi > >> > >> My grandfather James was born 2 Dec 1885 at Arbroath to James > Thomas > >> and Elisabeth Morris (Cert 715). Young James had an older sister > Anne > >> and later a younger sister Jean, neither of whom would marry. > Their > >> grandfather (name unknown) is thought to have been a parson in > the > >> church (Methodist?) but this has not been confirmed. > >> > >> My grandfather came to Australia around 1904 and eventually > settled > >> in Western Australia. > >> > >> Beyond this, I can find little about these people. If some kind > >> person has access to Angus (Forfar) BMD records, would they > please > >> provide any details available. I would be happy to provide > >> information on the Thomas clan Downunder. > >> > >> Cheers, Ross Thomas of Canberra > >> > >> Important Note: > >> The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If > you > >> would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board > URL > >> link above and respond on the board. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ANGUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ANGUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >