Greetings, I wonder if any one could help me please? I have found out about an ancestor named William RUNCIMAN who was born in Coldstream, Berwickshire on the 16-4-1828. William moved to the USA and he moved between 1848-1850. He married Elizabeth HASTIE 10-12-1850 in Ohio. I want to know what ship he might have gone over to America on. William RUNCIMAN went with his sister Mary RUNCIMAN-WOOD and her husband John WOOD- who were married in Coldstream on 22-3-1850. Due to this fact it was highly likely that they would have travelled between 22-3-1850 and 10-12-1850. I have no idea what port or ship they would have left from and on or what port they would have arrived in. I really need help with this one please... Thank you for at least reading this and for any help you can give. Alethea.

Does anyone have any information about HERRIOTT, photographer at Castlegate, Berwick-on-Tweed? Can anyone tell me if they are still there and if not, any idea when they closed. Thank you for any info. Sybil in Sydney, Australia

Being new to the list, I would like to post my interests. I'm looking for John W. WILKINSON who was said to have been born 16 July 1809 at Wallsend. He is said to have sailed for the US about 1825. He is said to have married Hannah DAVID in Pennsylvania. He had a son Thomas Wilkinson, born 1846 in Clinton County Pennsylvania. John died in Iowa in 1896 Hannah died in Iowa in 1891. There are a lot of saids there, and my hope is that someone will have this family in their records and can give us a little information. I haven't yet proved that John's wife was Hannah. Any help you can offer will be greatly appreciated. Carolyn ~ Utah

Listers: I have been trying to track down a possible link to Ships Lists post 1900 without much success. So I went to the top...the British Government. A kind reply finally came in. I can guarantee nothing other than I have not tried it yet. But is just one more link in our arsenal. Give it a go and see if it meets your needs. I might not get around to it just yet. Copied as quoted and then tidied up to save space: "Subject:Information about ships Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 11:03:39 +0100 From: Edel Clarke <EClarke@lrdln.mail.fco.gov.uk> To: "'b1caez01@home.com'" <b1caez01@home.com> Dear Al Thank you for your message left on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office web site which has been passed to me. The best source of information on matters concerning shipping is the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, contact details are: National Maritime Museum Museum Information Centre Park Row London SE10 9NF Tel: 020 8312 6500 Url: http://www.nmm.ac.uk Good luck with your research. Regards Edel Clarke Africa and Middle East Team Library and Information Services -- Off list virus memos and tech help is always available at my address. FORTITER ET STRENUE "God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change... Courage to change the things I can and...the Wisdom to know the difference." The Book of Islam tells us: first with the example, then with the word and then with the hand...LEAD BY EXAMPLE, BY THE WORD AND THEN BY YOUR DEEDS! Be a goat [leader], not a sheep [follower].

http://www.selkirk.bordernet.co.uk/commonriding/2000/ They have quite a few more pictures on this site since the last time I wrote about the videos. Monica MonicaWorks Web Design www.gulfislands.com/monicaworks/ hogg@gulfislands.com

Does anyone have the mail address for the Surnames List compiler. My last e.mail has bounced back. Alan and Anne Middlemass Bearpark, Durham, UK We have created no attachments to this e-mail

Ednam is no 788 Roxburghshire Not to be confused with Edrom no 738 Berwickshire!! Doug Leitch Solihull UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana Canevaro" <caro@sk.sympatico.ca> To: <BORDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 7:42 PM Subject: Ednam?? > Hello All, > > I've been quietly watching, and would like to know if some one could help me please? Can anyone tell me which parish Ednam BER. is in? Name and Number would be super. > > Thanks a lot. > Heather Canevaro >

Ednam is in Roxborough NE of Kelso abt 4 miles Edrom is in Berwick NW of Berwick-on-Tweed near Preston There is a good programme(free download) called Parish Locator which someone gave the URL to some time ago. Maybe sks can direct you to it. G. Main Richmond Hill

Hello All, I've been quietly watching, and would like to know if some one could help me please? Can anyone tell me which parish Ednam BER. is in? Name and Number would be super. Thanks a lot. Heather Canevaro

unsubscribe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Salvino" <carolsal@home.com> To: <BORDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 02:53 Subject: Re Patterson / Paterson > > > Hi, > > I'm looking for information re: > > Neil Patterson b c1811, sp Nancy(Ann? Agnes?) b ?, both born in Scotland. > He applied for land in Canada, in Dec. 1833 and received it in Jan. 1834. > He farmed the land in Victoria County, Ontario, Canada for many years. > I think the land was in his name until 1901, a month after his death. > > A Donald Patterson b c1821 farmed the land next to him. Relationship to > Neil unknown...possibly his brother? cousin? > > Neil & Nancy had these children: > Lauchlin b1841, John b1843, Flora b1846, Mary b1848, Christina > b1850, Angus(Andrew?) b1852, & Donald b1854. > > My questions are: > Where in Scotland did Neil come from & who were his parents? When did he > come to Canada? > What was Nancy's maiden name, who were her parents & where did she come from? > Were they married in Scotland or Canada? > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > Thank you for your time. > > Regards, > Carol >

unsubscribe ----- Original Message ----- From: "alexander" <alexander@classicfm.net> To: <BORDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 07:18 Subject: Census Records at the FRC London > Hi There > > Can somebody confirm if the Family Record Centre in Islington holds the > Scottish Census records for 1851/1861/1871 > > Many thanks > > Alex > >

unsubscribe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mona Christian" <Mona@christian.enterprise-plc.com> To: <BORDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 10:41 Subject: RE: Grant's Causeway > Perhaps you should look for Giants Causeway in Ireland. > > >

Hi David, Following explanations from the Oxford Companion to Local and Family History and 'Ancestral Trails' HERITOR A Scottish term for the landowners in each parish, who until 1845 were responsible for the local poor and until 1925 for the maintenance of the church, manse and school. Valuations made of parishes (mainly in the 19th century), known as heritors' records, are kept at the Scottish Record Office. FEUAR Scottish property was subject to feudal systems of tenure and held ultimately by the Crown. A vassal of the Crown received a grant (or feu) of land for a period of time in return for military or agricultural services. Vassals could in turn sub-feu an estate or part of it to others. A grant was recorded in a deed known as a feu charter or feu disposition. Services were later commuted to a monetary sum (a grassum) and annual payments (feu duty), that were only abolished this century. (Although Feuar is not defined in this statement, I assume the Vassal was the Feuar). TACK A statute of 1854 provided for all land in Scotland to be valued annually. Land was leased to tenants by a document known as a TACK (these sometimes survive in estate papers). That's the best I can do from documents I have here. No doubt some other lister may be able to expand on them. Best regards - Mike Simpson, Penrith, NSW, Australia Email: agene@bigfoot.com HomePage: http://www.bigfoot.com/~agene

The FRC hold no Scottish records. They do have a terminal where you can access the 1881 and 1891 census and BDM records - as in 'Scots Origins'. (For a fee!) Stuart alexander wrote: > > Hi There > > Can somebody confirm if the Family Record Centre in Islington holds the > Scottish Census records for 1851/1861/1871 > > Many thanks > > Alex

Hi There Can somebody confirm if the Family Record Centre in Islington holds the Scottish Census records for 1851/1861/1871 Many thanks Alex

Hi David, there is only the one graveyard in Peebles. I believe it is called St.Andrews but it is known locally as "Hay Lodge Cemetery" Regards. Jim Keddie DB <ddblemoc@express-news.net> wrote: Hello all, Can anyone tell me how many graveyrads in Peeebls there are dating from the 1880. While on vacation I will want to check out some MI. David ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.

unsubscribe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald Stallard" <ronald.stallard@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <BORDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 03:58 Subject: MITCHELL,SLIMIN,SLIMING,SWAN > > Hi. I am looking for ancestors through the 19th.and 20th.cent.in > Berwick > and earlier in the Burntisland,Fife area. Barbara MITCHELL was from > Leitholm > nr.Coldstream, Berwickshire circa 1815. Her parents might have been > Alex.MITCHELL and Agnes SWAN. James SLIMIN or SLIMING circa 1815 of > Burntisland, son of Henderson SLIMING or SLIMMING. Barbara and James > married and lived in Berwick until the late 19th.century. > > Sincerely,Ron Stallard,Canada > >

Perhaps you should look for Giants Causeway in Ireland.

I have slowly traced and proved Rev William FAMILTON back to his reception into the UP Presbytery of Edinburgh from the Church of Scotland in 1795 but can find no earlier mention of him. The only birth seems to be a William the 8th child born to Robert and Mary FAMILTON in Ancrum in 1769. Certainly 'my' William and wife Ann named their first children Robert and Mary - but so did so many others! Can someone with access to the MI records of Ancrum and maybe neighbouring parishes look for a possible death. This is one of those times that a negative answer could mean something - and if the Ancrum William died early, then he's not mine! If anyone has any pointers on where I can look next, Id really value input. Would the son of an Ancrum weaver have become a minister?? Regards Jennifer

Hello All-- Does anyone know if there is/was a town/village/area if the Borders Region by the name of Grant's Causeway? My ancestor has been listed in several sources as having been born in "Grant's Causeway, County Galway, Ireland". However, I have had no luck in finding such a place in County Galway. What has led me to the Borders Region is that after serving in the Revolutionary War, he was granted some 640 acres of land in Amite County in southwest Mississippi and the area became known as Berwick. Also, with Galloway being nearby to County Berwick or Berwickshire, maybe somewhere along the way, someone misread "Galloway" as "Galway". Maybe coincidence, maybe not. If anyone knows of a Grant's Causeway, please let me know. Lee Kenna LKenna7501@aol.com