This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SeC.2ACI/545 Message Board Post: I'm looking for any information regarding Elizabeth Kelso wife of Daniel Kerr of Arran, Bute, Scotland - born 1720 and died 8 May 1798 in NC. Who were her parents, brothers and sisters, what was the family like and where were they from? I have been searching for some time now and have decided to ask somebody of the Kelso line! Hope to hear from you soon, Pat

What you want is www.isle-of-bute.com. It is a host of local websites. The local newspaper, The Buteman, does not get into the act, but you will find some helpful bits and pieces in the index. You will probably want to look at Bute Sons & Daughters. Regards Pat Jeffs ----- Original Message ----- From: <Deafbuteman@aol.com> To: <ButeshireGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 7:20 PM Subject: [BUT] Buteshire Newspaper > I try to trace some old friends of my dad. So I need a local newspaper, The > Buteshire online. if it is exists. Please tell me what address of this site > > Bryan Marshall > > > ==== ButeshireGenWeb Mailing List ==== > *********************************************************************** > For individuals Buteshire Reasearch Interests go to > http://www.member.shaw.ca/Buteshire/ > >

I try to trace some old friends of my dad. So I need a local newspaper, The Buteshire online. if it is exists. Please tell me what address of this site Bryan Marshall

Hi - I've been a busy girl today and updated both Deaths and Burials... http://www.sctbdm.com/ Cheers Sue

Oh dear, I do indeed also have the family portrait looking over my shoulder. Among them, my g. grandmother also attired in black, trimmed in white and wearing a mourning brooch! The one difference however is that she wasn't a widow at the time. (She wore black following the death of her first born infant son until her own death more than 30 years later.) Just one question, it was my understanding that mourning attire was matte black. Would this have excluded silk as suitable material for that purpose? (Only a male would need to ask such a question!) Bill

Yet another one - for full details, go to http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sowsat.j@mm.html The details on Symantec's site begin with: ******************* W32.Sowsat.J@mm Discovered on: August 22, 2003 Last Updated on: August 22, 2003 04:52:38 PM W32.Sowsat.J@mm is a variant of W32.Sowsat@mm, a mass-mailing worm that spreads by using its own SMTP engine and spreads through IRC. The email has a variable subject line and attachment name. The attachment should have a .exe file extension. Type: Worm Infection Length: 328,192 bytes Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP Systems Not Affected: Linux, Macintosh, Microsoft IIS, UNIX ******************* As always, practice safe e-mail habits - even those of us who are reasonably experienced still get caught ! regards Peter

No new members, however welcome back to Raul and/or Betty Reyes. If you haven't already contributed, we hope to hear from you soon. ****** ****** ****** Last week I presented an extract on "Care of clothing 1880's style" from the Girl's Own Paper of that period - the topic was "OLD BLACK SILK DRESS, TO RENOVATE"; and I closed with the comment: > While there may have been a need for such instructions for a > young widow resident in the towns of Rothesay, Millport and > perhaps Brodick, what use would they have been out on in the > farms occupied by most of our ancestors? Or is that a too > simplistic view of the situation ? Pat Jeffs kindly took the bait, and here is her response: "It is too simplistic. My impression of the women of Bute of the late 19th century seldom wore any colour but black. Full mourning had to be worn for a year, and by the time that year had passed there might have been someone else to mourn for. Not only was it the colour of mourning, but it was also a colour that hid the dirt, and possibly mended rips and tears and poor original dressmaking as well. The petticoat or crinoline would have been black as well. Dyers may have found it easier to produce a basic black dye than all the myriad colours we are used to. This was still true in the 1920s when Henry Ford produced the Model T. A black dress could always be trimmed with white or another colour when its wearer was out of mourning. A lace frill or jabot was quite common. Dresses were not one-piece, but four: the skirt and the "waist" and the sleeves were separate and interchangeable. Cotton or wool would have been the material for day to day wear, with the silk brought out for special occasions if the woman could afford it. I write with my Bute great grandmother Mary McAlpine looking down at me, wearing a black dress which appears to have a matching jacket, and a lace frill around the neck fixed with a brooch which I still have. Over a chair hangs her Paisley shawl of red and green. Still vividly colourful, more than 120 years after her death." Hum, do you have a family portrait looking down at you ?? ****** ****** ****** Feel free to join in and present your own items. Peter Cook cookfmly@bigpond.com List maintainer and Co-host with Barbara < babrown12@optonline.net > of the ButeshireGenWeb mailing list.

The 'Births' have just been updated. There are now 8,266 birth records held and 21,843 records in total. http://www.sctbdm.com/ Cheers Sue

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Marshall Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SeC.2ACI/195.2.2 Message Board Post: Dear Sandy As you mentioned that you do have the monument inscriptions for Bute, Arran, and Cumbrae, included the St. Mary's High Kirk Cemetary in Rothesay. I wonder if you can look up the inscription for James MARSHALL who died on 9th Feb 1857 Thanks for your kindly If you have a time and look up for me. Regards Bryan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Marshall - Carswell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SeC.2ACI/451.1.2 Message Board Post: I wonder if those names are related to you? James CARSWELL who was married to Barbara of Glasgow and they gave a birth daughter, Elisabeth CARSWELL (abt. 1813) whom later married to James Marshall of Ireland at Rothesay on 12th October 1835. Looking forward to hear from you nearest future! Bryan

Hi Stephanie, I have been posting fairly regular updates on the progress of the 1841 Buteshire part of the FreeCens project to this list but will do so again now. Everything, except the Landward part of Rothesay and North Bute have been completed and are online. I'm currently validating this final piece and should have this uploaded into the database in about 4 - 5 days. This means that the parishes of Kilmory, Kilbride, Kingarth, Cumbrae and Rothesay Burgh are available. There is a phased release of access to the database to avoid the problems that have been experienced with other major databases going online however. If you cannot access the site yet you will be informed how long a delay to expect. The database is located at http://freecen.rootsweb.com Cheers Bill Coordinator for Buteshire 1841 FreeCensus Project Link to Home Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~buteshire1841/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <SteffersK4270@cs.com> To: <ButeshireGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 4:02 AM Subject: [BUT] 1841 Census Online Now for Bute | Hello All, | | After a few post made to me regarding early census I decided to do a search | of the Buteshire page and I see no one has posted about the census. Does | everyone know the FreeCensus is up? I think all of Buteshire 1841 is ready... | | http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl | | If you are uncertain about your surnames, check the 1841 surname index at the | "Bute Son's and Daughter's Bute"... | | http://www.butesonsanddaughters.com/census1841.htm | | Good job to all those who contributed and worked so hard to make the | FreeCensus possible. I noticed I missed a lot while searching the census myself. | Thanks again! | | Sincerely, | | Stephanie | | | ==== ButeshireGenWeb Mailing List ==== | ***************************************************************** ****** | For individuals Buteshire Reasearch Interests go to | http://www.member.shaw.ca/Buteshire/ |

Looking for family connections of David and Margaret nee Pearson who had a daughter Margaret in 1891 on the Isle of Butte. Would like tohear from any one hwo may have this individual in their family tree... thank you

Welcome to Ed and Sophie Withers who have joined this week, and welcome back to Stephanie - thanks for the Bute MI look-up offer - I trust subscribers will respect her limit of look-ups for specific people - i.e. no blanket requests. As always, if you haven't already contributed, we hope to hear from you soon. ****** ****** ****** Care of clothing 1880's style: "OLD BLACK SILK DRESS, TO RENOVATE. - Dissolve some glue or gum-arabic in boiling water. Mix with sufficient cold water, and sponge the dress all over with it on the wrong side; dry the silk, sprinkle it a little, roll up tightly in a towel, let it remain thus for several hours, then with an iron, only moderately hot, iron it carefully out, and your dress will be as good as new." While there may have been a need for such instructions for a young widow resident in the towns of Rothesay, Millport and perhaps Brodick, what use would they have been out on in the farms occupied by most of our ancestors? Or is that a too simplistic view of the situation ? ****** ****** ****** >From Archive CD books ... The History of Scotland SPECIAL OFFER For a very limited period buyers of this CD will only be charged HALF PRICE In eight volumes, this is the major work of John Hill Burton 1809-1881 Scottish Historian and Lawyer who originally published these volumes 1853-1870 appointed Historiographer Royal for Scotland in 1867. see Scotland history & topography page at: http://www.rod-neep.co.uk/books/new/index.htm ****** ****** ****** Feel free to join in and present your own items. Peter Cook cookfmly@bigpond.com List maintainer and Co-host with Barbara < babrown12@optonline.net > of the ButeshireGenWeb mailing list.

Hello All, After a few post made to me regarding early census I decided to do a search of the Buteshire page and I see no one has posted about the census. Does everyone know the FreeCensus is up? I think all of Buteshire 1841 is ready... http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl If you are uncertain about your surnames, check the 1841 surname index at the "Bute Son's and Daughter's Bute"... http://www.butesonsanddaughters.com/census1841.htm Good job to all those who contributed and worked so hard to make the FreeCensus possible. I noticed I missed a lot while searching the census myself. Thanks again! Sincerely, Stephanie

I have "Bute & Arran Monumental Inscriptions pre-1885" through the Scottish Genealogical Society. I am willing to do lookups. Please DO NOT request surname only. Be specific. Sincerely, Stephanie

I have updated the site again yesterday (Marriages), and it's now holding 21,663 records in total. Can we get to 25,000 records by year's end??? I challenge you :) http://www.sctbdm.com/index.htm Cheers Sue

I have received this from two sources, my work IT branch, and from my ISP (copy below) , so it's a serious threat. If your PC is not protected by a recognised anti-virus product, an Internet search on "Anti-virus products" will help you find a suitable product. Peter Bute List maintainer -----Original Message----- Date: Thursday, 14 August 2003 14:46 Subject: Microsoft Security Alert "Some __ customers have been impacted by a worm that enters computers to exploit a vulnerability in some Microsoft Windows software. The worm is called W32.Blaster, MSBlast or just Blaster. The worm spreads by scanning the Internet for vulnerable computers. A worm called W32/RPCSdbot, which is spread by e-mail, also exploits the same Microsoft vulnerability. The worm can close down computers with some versions of Microsoft Windows and if this happens, professional assistance may be required to fix infected computers. The best protection that you can have against the Blaster worm is to have up-to-date anti-virus software installed on your computer. If your anti-virus software has not been updated since Monday, it is recommended you update it immediately. " ... "Microsoft advises impacted users email rpc@mss.com.au to get instructions on how to remove the worm. Microsoft further advises users of later versions of Microsoft Windows to download a patch from http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-026.asp to protect against the worm. Panda Software also provides a free application especially designed to detect and eliminate the Blaster worm and repair the damage that it may have caused in affected computers. This utility is available for download at http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/. "

"F.M." = "Female Maidservant" Thanks Jack, I've since come across the abbreviation in other parishes in a different county and it certainly fits with what I would expect given the age and tail-end positions within the households of the persons involved. Regards, Bill

Welcome to two anonymous subscribers: "Deafbuteman" and "Dreams" who have joined this week. If you haven't already contributed, we hope to hear from you soon. ****** ****** ****** I'm running a little late this week on account of trying to catalogue my mother's set of "Girl's Own Annuals" (published by the Religious Tract Society 1880 onwards) - trouble is I keep on getting sidetracked on the content , so its taking far longer than necessary !?! For example, this wordy, if dated, piece from Issue #2 January 10 1880 ... 'THE MAN OF YOUR CHOICE - That young girls should look forward to love and marriage seems to us both natural and honourable, for a woman's crowning glory must always be wifehood and motherhood; but better than a marriage without love, or love without esteem, is the "single life." Women must not be taught that in wedlock lies their only or chiefest source of happiness; nor should they be allowed to suppose that it is all light and no darkness, all roses and no thorns. The truth is, that a maiden in marrying sacrifices much; she gives up her independence; to a great extent her preferences; she consents to great changes in her pursuits, her habits, and, frequently, her friendships; she abandons almost all her past. She may well question her betrothed, in the words of Mrs. Browning:-- "If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange And be all to me? Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing, and the common bliss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this ?" For seldom do we fear does the bride, half smiling, half weeping beneath her crown of orange blossoms, appreciate the character of the sacrifice she has made. Too often does she wake up with a sudden surprise to the awful breadth and depth of the chasm that lies between her wifehood and her maidenhood, the now and the then. She misses the mother, the sister, the tender felicities of home, the cherished places, the favourite pursuits,the old singleness of heart, the old serenity of mind, the delightful yet sober freedom of her blissful girlish days. She looks around, and unless she loves - loves long and deeply and worthily - she sees a blank and a dreary void, and her heart aches with a dumb, dull pain that is never wholly conquered. Unless, we say, unless she loves; and unless her love has lighted upon a man wholly meriting it, and fully capable of compensating her for the losses she has sustained, of making her even richer than before. - W. Davenport Adams.' So, in those pre Radio and TV days what was there for girls and young women to read - the boys had had their "Boys Own Paper" for some time, indeed it was the volume of letters to that publication from those girls and young women who acquired copies or read their brother's copies that led to the launching of their "Own" paper. There are reported examples of Scottish families who were victims of the clearances saving, not the furniture from their about to be demolished homes, but the books. Unfortunately there is no documentation that I know of that gives what those books were - it is fair to assume at least one would have been a Bible, but as to the others ? ****** ****** ****** Feel free to join in and present your own items. Peter Cook cookfmly@bigpond.com List maintainer and Co-host with Barbara < babrown12@optonline.net > of the ButeshireGenWeb mailing list.

Looking for information on David Walker and Margaret Pearson... they had a daughter named Margaret Walker born abt 1891 on Rothesay Isle of Bute Scotland......she died in Saint John NB in March 31 1965... 1st married to William Frederick Hudson on Nov 14 1910 who died in WWI... married 2nd husband Bethel Harry McLeod on Nov 9 1921 in Saint John NB... Margaret had one child by first husband on Apirl 17 1914 named william Frederick Hudson...... if any one has information on: David Walker & Wife Margaret Pearson and thier daughter Margaret Walker please email... thanks