Hi - thanks for writing - Yes, you are right - it is an Orkney name - think they did but I haven't found any documentation of it i.e. when, etc... Carolyn At 01:42 PM 10/17/2009, you wrote: >Don't know if it's any help Caroline but Isbister is a Shetland & >Orkney name, any chance that your folks came down from the Northern Isles? >Pat >~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > >Admin Message - List guidelines: >http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > >The list admin can be contacted at >Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message