> Page 69 > 1811 John Ross smith at Omoa Iron Works and residing at Downegreen & Janet > Jack Spouse had a Daughter born there upon the 22d March & baptized here > the 7th April & Named Euphemia Ross > 1811 William Adam coalier Omoa Iron Works and Marion Ross Spouse had a son > born there upon Tuesday the 19th March and Baptized here the 7th April and > Named James Adam > 1811 Alexander Anderson mason residing at Barblues and Janet Hill Spouse > had a Daughter born there upon Sunday the seventeenth day of March & > baptized here the 7th April and Named Isobel Anderson > 1811 James Waddell gardener at Murdoston and Elisabeth Trotter Spouse had > a Daughter born there upon the Sixteenth day of March and baptized the 2d > April & Named Christian Waddell > 1811 Malcom Finlayson moulder at Shotts Works and Elisabeth Donaldson > Spouse had a Son born there upon the Thirteenth day of February & baptized > the 11th April and Named Thomas Finlayson > 1811 Thomas Aston farmer Northridge and Isobel Pender Spouse had a > Daughter born there upon the 28th Feby & baptized the 11 April and Named > Janet Alston > > 1811 James Montgomerie farmer Craigend had a son born upon the nineteenth > day of March Margaret Stewart Spouse and baptized the 5 day of May and > Named James Montgomerie > 1811 James Powrey moulder at Shotts Iron Works and Mary Nisbet Spouse had > a Daughter born there upon the fifteenth day of May & baptized here the 2d > June & Named Susanna Powrey > 1811 James Sinclair smith Shotts Iron Works and Isobel Thomson Spouse had > a Daughter born there upon the 21st day of March and baptized here the > 26th May and Named Isobel Sinclair > 1811 James Neilson weaver at Pleasana of Moffethills and Jacobina Smith > Spouse had a Daughter born there upon the 15th May & baptized the 26th May > & Named Agnes Neilson > 1811 John Craig farmer Bothwellshields and Janet McNair Spouse had a Son > born there upon the 17th day of May and baptized the 16th June & Named > John Craig > 1811 John Walkenshaw tailor Salisburgh and Jane Russell Spouse had a Son > born there upon the 17th May & baptized the 16th June & Named William > Walkenshaw > Page 70 > 1811 Alexander McNab farmer at Shotts Iron Works and Helen Ferguson Spouse > had a Son born there upon the third day of June & baptized & 16th said > Month and Named James McNab > 1811 James Inglis shoemaker Feuar Omoa New Town & Janet Nisbet Spouse had > a Daughter born there upon the first day of April and baptized & Named > Janet Inglis > 1810 John Strathearn weaver Harthill & Margaret Russell Spouse had a Son > born there upon the Twenty ninth day of Decr and baptized and Named John > Strathearn > 1811 john Montgomerie engine Fireman at Shotts Iron Works and Carolina Kay > Spouse had a Son born there upon the twenty Eighth day of April & baptized > the 8th May & Named James Montgomerie > 1810 John Laurie farmer in Bankend and Elisabeth Dick Spouse had a Son > born there upon the fifteenth day of August & baptized here the 23 June > 1811 and Named George Laurie > 1811 Angus McArthur coalier at Omoa New Town and Elisabeth Adam Spouse had > a Daughter born there upon the Twenty fifth day of May & baptized here the > 23d June and Named Marion McArthur > > 1811 John Dalziel farmer in Swinstie & Ann Bell Spouse had a Daughter born > upon the Sixteenth day of March and baptized and Named Christian Dalziel > 1811 John Jeffray tenant in Shank-know head & Margaret Gardner Spouse had > a Daughter born there upon the fourth day of May & baptized the 7th May & > Named Margaret Jeffray > 1811 Thomas Callendar moulder Shotts Iron Works & Lillias Sievewright > Spouse had a Daughter born there upon the tenth day of June & baptized > upon the fifth day of July & Named Lillias Callendar > 1811 David Black of New Mill and Margaret Thomson Spouse had a Daughter > born there upon the fourth day of June and baptized upon the 9th July and > Named Catherine Black > 1808 William Steell of Liquo & Janet Cleland Spouse had a Daughter born > there upon the fourth day of February and baptized 28th same month 1808 > and Named Isobel Steell > Page 71 Births Baptisms > 1811 John Anderson tailor in Shottsburn and Elisabeth Clark Spouse had a > Daughter born there upon the Twenty first day of Augt & baptized the 22d > Septmr and Named Mary Anderson > 1811 Alexander McCarter farmer in Castlehill and Agnes Millar Spouse had a > Son born there upon the Eighteenth day of September & baptized upon the > 25th of that Month and Named David McCarter > 1811 William Smith tenant in Badleith and Mary Orr Spouse had a Daughter > born there upon the Thirteenth day of September & Baptized upon the 22d > same Month and named Janet Smith > 1811 Malcom McCallum weaver at Craigend of Easter Moffat & Janet Campbell > Spouse had a son born there upon the Seventeenth day of Augt and Baptized > the 22d Septr and Named Dugald Campbell McCallum > >

I see several references in Jim Bundy's Note 82 to Omoa Iron Works and Omoa New Town. Are those 2 different locations? Our ancestor, George Russell, born 1848 to George Russell and Elizabeth George, has his birthplace memorialized on his 1916 grave marker in Pennsylvania as "Omoa, Scotland." I always thought that would be near the Iron Works. His father is said to have died at Scarhill nearby. Judy Russell Bogart, Georgia, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Bundy" <jbundy48@frontier.com> To: <LANARK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 10:55 PM Subject: [Lanark] Shotts Parish Register 1707-1855 Note 82 >> Page 69 >> 1811 John Ross smith at ***Omoa Iron Works*** and residing at Downegreen >> & Janet >> Jack Spouse had a Daughter born there upon the 22d March & baptized here >> the 7th April & Named Euphemia Ross >> 1811 James Inglis shoemaker Feuar ***Omoa New Town*** & Janet Nisbet >> Spouse had >> a Daughter born there upon the first day of April and baptized & Named >> Janet Inglis

Hello again, Judy, An interesting point .... but the Parish Clerk at that time would distinguish the two places ... Cleland ( itself ) is a slightly later settlement than Omoa ( the original 'village' ) forming around the railway Station (once called Omoa Station) and extending towards Bellside. Modern 'Cleland' is taken to include Omoa, Cleland (Omoa New Town) and Bellside nowadays ... The Iron Works and its associated housing (Omoa Square, mostly ) sat slightly to the north west of the centre of the 'New Town' (Cleland) on the side of the Tilland Burn which is, rather unfortunately, the Parish Boundary between Shotts Parish and Bothwell Parish ... and between the set of two railway lines (Caledonian railay Co. - 1840s). You can see the area ( but remember, you need to be aware of the Parish boundary ) at the National Library of Scotland Map Collection website and scroll through the 1st edition (1850s) series of large scale maps to view the Ironworks site and Omoa / Cleland villages ... You can also see aerial pictures on Google Earth ( look for Omoa Road, Cleland ) where the Ironworks site is clearly visible to the side of the burn, just south of the road between Omoa (Cleland) and Newarthill Road to the east of the remains of Cleland Estate and Golf Course. The old railway track (bed) is still seen ... Funnily enough, one of my research targets is the Omoa site and the related Cleland Pottery ( formerly Omoa Fireclay works ) , Omoa Cottage and Mr John Agnew ( later of Carluke ! ) I was at school with one of the Russells of Omoa !!! George Russell Carluke, S. Lanarkshire

Hi Judith, Where in PA was G Russell buried ? I have good friends and relatives in the Mount Joy area near Harrisburg ... There are lots of Brownlies(ees) in PA ! BTW : - I have copies of 1858 OS large scale maps of Omoa and Omoa New Town ... do you have any other details ? George Russell Carluke