> Dear Nancy > > I forgot to mention that both Alan¹s family and Rick¹s family thought EILLES > originated in Scotland, there being talk of an Eilles Street in Edinburgh. I > have never been able to find mention of that Street anywhere. > > Thanks again Jaz

Re: [BORDER] New memberMaybe we are attaching too much importance to the way the surname was spelled in 17th century Scotland? So many variations exist. And down south in Hampshire I find that HELHOUSE and ELLIS are sometime interchangeable. I had a quick look at the IGI for Melrose parish, and I find the following variations for the same people (1600s)....... James ELLIS/EILICE/ELLES George ELIES/ELEIS Thomas ELLIS/EILICE Incidentally, I believe that James, the weaver of Melrose, was that James, baptised to George ELEIS in 1664 - and not the one baptised to James E in 1656/7. I must admit that I base this on the Scottish naming pattern, which many of the Melrose families appeared to follow quite strictly. Not sure about the Nichol ELEIS you mentioned previously - there was one born to Alexander in 1630, but this was in Edinburgh, and not Melrose. I have copies of the Melrose Regality Registers, and will check there for the name also, and report back - Best wishes - Nancy. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jaz Eilles To: Nancy McL ; [email protected] Cc: Rick Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2003 8:06 AM Subject: Re: [BORDER] New member Dear Nancy I forgot to mention that both Alan's family and Rick's family thought EILLES originated in Scotland, there being talk of an Eilles Street in Edinburgh. I have never been able to find mention of that Street anywhere. Thanks again Jaz