List owner, On all of my other mailing lists in Scotland, there is something in the subject line indicating that the message is from the mailing list. For example, the Ayrshire list shows [AYR] before the message subject. Is there some way to do this for the Buteshire list? Thank you. Kathy Tolman

Does anyone know what a yell beast is?

Many thanks to the people from various lists who answered this query. I gather the Mitchell Library may have these records and look forward to checking them when I come to Scotland again next year. The last reply I had was addressed to the Midlothian List and had an attachment. I never open these on principal and have advised the sender they may have a virus since the lists do not allow attachments. Looks like there is another lot doing the rounds. Mary

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: STEWART STUART? Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SeC.2ACI/447 Message Board Post: G'Day Just getting into this genealogy craving and while I am doing OK here in Australia as soon as I go to Scotish sites I am lost CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME WITH A TRUE FACT Here are the "myths" WILLIAM JOHN STEWART & ETHRAIN CONWAY beget JAMES STEWART who marries KATHERINE CRAWFORD who begets LESLIE DANIEL STEWART (B 1784) who marries MARY CAMPBELL (B 1795 in the 1851 census or 1795 in the FamilySearch Database). They were at 1 Mill Street for the census and their children were MARY STEWART B 1828 (census) C 19/6/1829 (familySearch) THOMAS DUNLOP DOUGLAS & LESLIE STEWART (twins) B 1830 (census) C 19/8/1831 (FamilySearch) JEAN STEWART B 1833 (census) C 6/9/1835 (FamilySearch) JAMES STEWART B 1838 (census) JAMES PATRICK STEWART B about 1841 in the FamilySearch database Now here is my problem JAMES PATRICK STEWART died in AUSTRALIA on the 17 April 1916 as JAMES WILLIAM CAMPBELL CRAWFORD STUART (check out the pedigree above????) If anyone can give me any FACTS in relation to this Clan I will be eternally grateful

In New Zealand the census returns are destroyed after analysis, but the electoral rolls are often available for searching. What happens to these in U.K? They are a very useful source, if preserved. If anyone knows where the Scottish or English ones can be accessed, I would greatly appreciate the information. Mary Hamilton

Please remember to send ALL mail for the list to ButeshireGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com no matter whether you are subscribed to List or Digest mode, and just use the -request@ address for subscribe and unsubscribe messages, thanks -----Original Message----- From: Caroljpost@aol.com <Caroljpost@aol.com> To: ButeshireGenWeb-L-request@rootsweb.com <ButeshireGenWeb-L-request@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, 30 October 2001 01:26 Subject: McCaw >Anyone having information on the McCaw family that later moved to America in >the 1700's I would very much like to hear from them. I think the family went >either to Ireland or to Kirkudbright, Wigtown or Airshire. I can not find >them in any other area of Scotland. They are in Pennsylvania in 1783...any >help would really be appreciated >Carol >

Hi, I am new to this list and thought I would introduce myself. My name is Linda Phillips, I live in North Carolina, married, age 47 and I am a retired field botanist. I have been working on family history for about 3 years but do not consider myself a true genealogist because so much of what I have collected has come from others that have done the research or by dumb luck. This past summer I did spend some time in Michigan going through court house records and rambling through cemeterys. In researching my McKillop family from the Isle of Arran, I became involved with all of the families on that island with that name. Working with the OPR records as a puzzle trying to make connections has been rewarding in my own family search but also frustrating were data is lacking. I would like to find someone who has access to the 1801 census for the island and also find McKillops in the pre 1850 military records. Any help would be appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SeC.2ACI/95.104.53.362 Message Board Post: I am intrested in hearing about any Scoulers. My father was John Gavin and his father was Gavin Scouler. I don't know much about the background as my Grandfather died before I was born and my Dad died when I was 15. Am very intrested in hearing from anyone knowing the background of the Scouler name.

Hi Irene, I visited Millport for a day on a recent trip to Scotland (my first) and much to my surprise, found Agnes buried in the old cemetery. I had assumed that she had died and been buried in Glasgow. I lost my hastily scribbled notes but I took a photograph of her headstone and I cannot decipher the date of her death. This is what I was able to make out: Erected by Archibald Crawford in loving memory of his wife Agnes Finnie ??????? June 1860 Aged 59 years She is buried next to Susanna Finnie, John Finnie and Mary Paterson and numerous other buried with them. Leanna

No new members this week. ****** ****** ****** Not sure whether this move was prompted by the Ancestry moves noted last week re the Free BMD site, however, the Scotland GenWeb Special Project : "Scotland BMD Exchange" has left RootsWeb and is now at http://www.sctbdm.com/ Total records held: 7,760 Date each page was last updated Births 14th October 2001 Deaths 10th September 2001 Marriages 22nd October 2001 Baptisms 13th October 2001 Burials 1st September 2001 Banns 12th October 2001 ****** ****** ****** Feel free to join in and present your own items. Peter Cook cookfmly@bigpond.com List maintainer and Co-host with Barbara < babrown@fast.net > of the ButeshireGenWeb mailing list.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SeC.2ACI/167.290 Message Board Post: I am the great grandaughter of Rev. James Harvey McCurdy, descendant of Gilchrist McKirdy (various spellings). Our family McCurdys were centered in White County, Illinois. Now spread throughout the US and Puerto Rico. Our family is strong in the visual and performing arts and many are teachers, writers or just highly creative people.

Mary Brown BAXTER married Robert MacKENZIE on 18 July 1873. They had a son Joseph b.11 May 1874, and there may have been 2 more sons Daniel b 1877 and John b 1879 before Robert died. I would be pleased to hear from anyone who sees a connection to this family. Mary Hamilton

Hi People, Does anyone have any knowledge of the Hamilton Family who ran a ropemaking business around Glasgow in the 1950`s? A daughter (sister), Anne, born 1888, married Archibald Cumming from the Isle of Arran in 1922. Thanking You, Linda.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MacKenzie, MacLennan, MacLeod, Morrison, MacArthur, Smith, etc. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SeC.2ACI/446 Message Board Post: I've researched my family tree for the past five years and I'd like to invite you to take a glance at my web site and family tree that has developed. I presently have > 16,000 individuals, a majority of them being MacKenzie's. Prior to emigration to America, my grandparents were from Carloway, Isle of Lewis and Rothesay, Isle of Bute. I also invite you to join a new forum discussion board offering an informal talk on everything related to genealogy. Ask questions, post FAQ's you have, pictures, etc. It's just starting out, and we need some posts to get things rolling. Hope to see you there... Web site - http://www.munchkinsworld.com Forum - http://www.munchkinsworld.com/forums

Would a kind lister please do a look up for me? Agnes Finnie born 20 April 1801 - died ?? June 1860. Wife of Archibald Crawford and daughter of John Finnie and Mary Paterson. Thank you, Leanna

Greetings My gg grandfather William Ralston Wright married Katherine Dougherty in Glasgow abt 1880. His parents, William Wright and Jeanie Ralston married in Rothesay, Bute 1850. His father was Robert Wright, grocer of Rothesay and her father William (dec'd as at 1850) was a merchant in Tollcross. Anyone with connections to Bute or Lanark with those names I'd love to hear from you llarsen@tpg.com.au Liz Australia

Tom, I can receive your email but am still unable to contact you directly. When I get things sorted, I will forward on the SOHs I have for Ann McKay and Archibald Moore. Either that or I can post them. Cheers Bill

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stewart Ferguson Kerr Kelso Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SeC.2ACI/41.165.168.390.1 Message Board Post: I am still at the same E-mail Address

Welcome to Fred Dimond who has/have joined this week. If you haven't already contributed, we hope to hear from you soon. ****** ****** ****** As the item below includes references to Scottish records and comes from the host of this list, I have included this "commercial" extract from a recent RootsWeb Review... ----- ----- ----- UK/IRELAND DATA COLLECTION DEBUTS. To date, Ancestry.com's collection of genealogical databases has focused largely on U.S. records However, many users have requested genealogical records from around the globe. In response, Ancestry now offers a new data collection featuring high-quality and exclusive records from the United Kingdom and Ireland. With new records being added daily, the United Kingdom/Ireland subscription will grow constantly with birth, marriage, death, probate, immigration, and directory databases. WHAT UK/IRELAND DATA COLLECTION INCLUDES: --Parish and probate records with about 15 million names found in birth, marriage, death, probate, and burial records from historical parish registers in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland ranging in dates from 1538 to 1837. --Civil Registration Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes -- This collection of 14 million names includes an index that is searchable by name, record type, district and county. Eventually this index will include every registered birth, marriage, and death in England and Wales between 1837 and 1900. --Pallot Marriage and Baptism Index -- This exclusive 4-million name collection from England and Wales identifies the parish in which the marriage or baptism was celebrated, names of participants, and date of the event. The original image of the record is also available to UK/Ireland subscribers. --Irish Famine Index - An index of 600,000 names that catalogues the immigration of many Irish during the Potato Famine of 1846-51 compiled from passenger lists and other immigration documents. The UK/Ireland Collection is sold as a separate subscription for $69.95, billed annually for new customers. Subscriptions billed quarterly are $24.95. To subscribe: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=3183&sourceid=1217 For more information, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/main.htm?lfl=sln?uk ----- ----- ----- In relation to the up front "exclusive" claim, please note that right now, nearly 20 Million BMD index records for England and Wales are available free of charge (other than Web access costs) at the FreeBMD site : http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ As this data represents over half of the offered collection, "caveat emptor" - buyer beware. ****** ****** ****** Feel free to join in and present your own items. Peter Cook cookfmly@bigpond.com List maintainer and Co-host with Barbara < babrown@fast.net > of the ButeshireGenWeb mailing list.

My apologies to the rest of the list but I have been trying to get in touch with TOM MILLER, one of the group but my mail keeps bouncing. (Your ISP does not recognise the return address as being valid .) If you are still there Tom, could you see if you can mail me. Bill McKinlay Bill.McK@xtra.co.nz