First, the Libindx is a super resource to have online. Congratulations to Graeme Wilson and his colleagues. I've used the previous in-house version on several occasions, and was severely impressed by the amount of work that had gone into the indexing. The only trouble is that the online version has removed one excellent excuse for me to actually visit Elgin! Regarding Gordon McLeod's specific point, at least one list of employees of the Highland Railway exists: one is/was available to researchers in what was the SRO at West Register House. If I recall correctly, it was employees employed in 1914/1915 with their prior history of employment with the railway. I am Archivist for The Highland Railway Society. We have just this past week acquired a ledger "Highland Railway - List of Employees in Locomotive Department" dated 1906, it has handwritten alphabetic entries of all those signing on with the HR, from 1906 until the great War, with occupations, dates of entry and leaving HR service, and remarks. I'm not sure how it relates to the ledger at the SRO. Re McLeods, I can tell you that: - George McLeod was employed as a wagon builder from 28 Sep 06 to 13 Jan 1910. - John A McLeod was a labourer 5 Dec 1906 to 6 July 1907 in the Carriage Shops, and later in the fitting shop 1913/14 - he left again on 22 Jan 1914. - Robert McLeod, fitter, 9 Apr 1910 - 31 Jan 1911. - Wm McLeod - cleaner at Aviemore 6 Mar 1913, left 10 Apr 1913 must not have liked it much! - Murdo McLeod barboy(?) 23 Jul 1913 - 17 May 1914 - Angus McLeod, apprentice wagon builder 31 Mar 1914 - (blank) - Don McLeod, loadman(?) Inverness 15 Jun 1914 - (blank) - Daniel McLeod, cleaner, 8 Jul 1914 - 3 Aug 1914. Above is just a one-off. I'm afraid it's not possible to offer a 'look-up' service, so please don't ask! If anyone's interested, they'll have to join the Society first. We have a website http://www.hrsoc.org.uk/ which is currently under reconstruction but the old version is still accessible. Regards Howard Geddes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon McLeod" <gordon@shieldaig.com> To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 9:03 PM Subject: RE: [MORAY] Libindx > Hi All, > > I agree that the site is excellent. I have family tree info that could be > added to the site as several of my relatives are in the name list. Does > anyone know how to add the tree info? Highland Railway pictures would have > been a nice addition too as some of my relatives worked for the Highland > Railway. Also, one person Philip McLeod (there are only two) is indicated > as having a brother William McLeod (which William???). This Philip is the > son of Andrew McLeod and Ann McLeod from Nigg, Ross & Cromarty. My William > McLeod is from Nigg, Ross & Cromarty and as yet, although both familes ended > up in Forres, Moray, I haven't been able to link the families. Either > Andrew or Ann McLeod or both could be related to my family. > > Gordon McLeod >

Anne wrote: > According to LIBINDX there is a notice in the Banffshire Herald of 2 > February 1918 to the effect that she was interred in Grange > Churchyard. There is no record in LIBINDX of any inscription. Unpublished MIs for Grange are held by Aberdeen and Northeast Scotland FHS (www.anesfhs.org.uk). I don't know how complete these are, but there is a name index. Grange has not been included in the MI Index Online, but ANESFHS members can request a lookup in the unpublished MIs. Gavin Bell

Hi Catherine There are many Johnstons in Banff. "Mine" commence with James, one time farmer in Castle of Auchery, which I've just discovered from this wondeful list is a farm!, about 1730 through Williamses and Jameses who were turners/wheelwrights/cabinet makers to William Frazer J. born1842 who went off to make his fortune in the Middle East, "Turkish Arabia" as it was called in thoe days. My grandmother was born in Baghdad! Any connection? They all had large families. Regards, Mary. > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > >

Hi Julia. This is William in Montreal. One of my ancestors Jane Innes married a John Harper whoes mother was Catherine Sivewright and she was married in Fordyce. Hope this helps. see below. Modified Register for George HARPER First Generation 1. George HARPER . George married Catherine SIVEWRIGHT on 5 Dec 1863 in Fordyce, Banff, Scotland. They had the following children: 2 F i. Catherine HARPER was born on 8 Apr 1864 in Banff, Banff, Scotland. 3 M ii. George HARPER was born on 4 Mar 1866 in Banff, Banff, Scotland. 4 M iii. John HARPER was born on 9 Feb 1868 in Banff, Banff, Scotland. INNES, JaneJohn married Jane INNES daughter of William INNES and Margaret SHAW on 8 Jan 1892 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Jane was born on 8 Apr 1862 in Inveravon, Banff, Scotland. She died on 24 Jan 1898 in 19 Great Western Place, Aberdeen, Scotland. Her birth extract shows that she was named Jane Innes and was born on the 8th Nov. 1861 6h. a.m. at Craighed, Glenlivet. Her father was William Innes farmer and her mother was Margaret Shaw. mariied on the 30th Sept. 1860. The informant was William Innes farmer ( William's father ) present. The birth was registered on the 26th Nov. 1861 at Tomnavoulin and that the Registrar was Murdock Beaton. On Oct.31, 2003, Alex. Gray at alexgray@htinternet.com sent me an exerpt of her death which reads as follows and also shows that she married: Death Certificate reads as follows: 1) Jane Harper ( married to John Harper, Commercial Traveller ) 2) Died 6h 30m P.M. 24 January, 1898 at 19 Great Western Place, Aberdeen 3) Female 31 years 4) Father- William Innes-Retired farmer 5) Mother-Margaret Innes, M.S. Shaw ( deceased ) 6) Cause of death- Apoplexy- 12 days 7) Certified by William Sinclair M.D. 8) Informant--John Harper, Widower ( present ) 9) Registered at Aberdeen January 25, 1898 by James Meslon Registrar HARPER, John Jane married John HARPER son of George HARPER and Catherine SEIVEINRIGHT on 8 Jan 1892 in 14 Stafford Street, Aberdeen, Scotland. HARPER, Isabella John was born in 1874 in Humberstone, Leicester, England. HARPER, Isabella 5 F iv. Isabella HARPER was born on 9 May 1871 in Banff, Banff, Scotland. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julia Mudd" <j.m.mudd@dundee.ac.uk> To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 6:28 AM Subject: [MORAY] GRIGOR > Dear Anne > > I noticed that you had found some more members of your GRIGOR tree > thanks to the Libindx. > I have a Margaret GRIIGOR in my tree who married an Arthur Siveright > and wondered if there is any connection? I found her death in the > Libindx in 1801 but have never managed to find any other information > about her. Originally I thought her surname was Grigory. > If you have any info on her it would be much appreciated. > > Regards > > Julia > Dundee, Scotland > > > ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== > MORAY OPR's. The OPR's for the Moray area are now starting to be > transcribed and volunteers are needed. Would anyone interested in > transcribing the OPR's for our area please contact me via my usual email > address or visit the Moray Rootsweb pages and contact me via the mailing > list Admin. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >

I can't find where MARTHA MILNE OGILVIE was born I would like to find her on the 1891 census, can anyone help me find her. On Libindex she is recorded as (NM249166) MARTHA GAMMACK (nee Milne) c 1885 Spouse JOHN GAMMACK d 1.4.1959 at Linn Home Keith. This info came from the newspaper. This is the info I have about her so far Martha Milne Ogilvie, died in Linn Home, Keith the 1 April 1959, married John Bruce Gammack, the 16 September 1904 in Station Hotel, Kintore (born the 13 January 1877 in Whitehillock, Lonmay and died the 20 February 1958 in Balloch Road Home, Keith, son of John Bruce Gammack and Elspet Baxter). Notes - MARTHA Married (ref 7) at age 20, lived at Botriphnie born ? daughter of Alexander Ogilvie and Martha Robbie. Death intimation in paper called her Martha Milne.) She had 1 child : ------------- B.1 : Alexander Robbie Gammack, born in Botriphnie the 25 January 1905, died in Grange the 16 January 1967, married Elizabeth Ann Alexander, the 20 December 1961 in Grange (born in 1908 and died the 11 December 1999 in Turner Hosp, Keith). (Notes : Born at Station Cottage, Drummuir birth entry no. 1) -------------

> My Grandparents , Robert and Margaret Urquhart , and Family , > were living at Garrowood , Grange , when their youngest child > passed away ................................ > She was Catherine ( Kathleen ) Urquhart ,who died 31st January , > 1918 ............................................ > Is there any chance of identifying the likely cemetery , also plot and > inscription details , I wonder ? According to LIBINDX there is a notice in the Banffshire Herald of 2 February 1918 to the effect that she was interred in Grange Churchyard. There is no record in LIBINDX of any inscription. Anne

Hello I too am amazed and excited by the online index and have spent many happy hours finding my family. My question is - if there are newspaper articles or photos, is it possible to request them and how? Jane Main Moray interests: Winchester Flett Reid Jane Ibell Toowoomba, Queensland ibell@ozemail.com.au

> How do I view the thread of a posting when it has "This is a > Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list"? http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=localities.britisles.scotland.mor.general > I am researching McCONACHIEs of MORTLACH and a recent post > had only > someone's answer. The original question was not > gatewayed to this MORAY rootsweb website. It could be that the originalmessage was some time ago, so the thread would appear headless on the mailing list. Anne

Hi, as a newcomer to this list I'm hoping some wonderful person with local knowledge can help me. On researching my Johnston ancestors in Banff I was delighted to find the following entry in the Banff church register (Film accessed through LDS) "Jean Johnston daughter of William Johnston Wheel Wright in Banff and lawfull son to James Johnston some time farmer in Castle of Auchery" - Question 1. I can find no castle or village of that name in either the Banff or Scotland gazetteer - I'm fairly confident of the spelling, the writing in the entry is pretty good. Ques.2....."Minwhiter parish..." where this castle is supposed to be? The W in the centre of the word is exactly the same as those in wheel wright and the M at the start bears a close resemblance to other Ms on the page. Has anyone heard of this parish? Ques.3 "...and Barbara TAAS his wife..." Can anyone tell me anything about this surname - it seems a fairly unusual name in Scotland - Is it of Dutch origin? The writing here is very clear. It is the old story, when you get an answer to one question it always seems to pose moire! Can anyone help me please? Regards, Mary Legge (Melbourne, Australia)

> Hello. What a great site. Is it possible to read the newspaper archives. > Cant seem to be able to view that portion. Have found lots of information > so far No, the newspapers have not been converted into digital images, so when you find something there that you want to see, you need to contact Elgin to get them to print off the page for you. Anne

Hi Mary, what time frame are your Johnston's in. 1800? Catherine ----- Original Message ----- From: "george legge" <glegge@bigpond.net.au> To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 5:27 PM Subject: [MORAY] strange names > > Hi, as a newcomer to this list I'm hoping some wonderful person with > local knowledge can help me. On researching my Johnston ancestors in > Banff I was delighted to find the following entry in the Banff church > register (Film accessed through LDS) "Jean Johnston daughter of William > Johnston Wheel Wright in Banff and lawfull son to James Johnston some > time farmer in Castle of Auchery" - > Question 1. I can find no castle or village of that name in either the > Banff or Scotland gazetteer - I'm fairly confident of the spelling, the > writing in the entry is pretty good. > Ques.2....."Minwhiter parish..." where this castle is supposed to be? > The W in the centre of the word is exactly the same as those in wheel > wright and the M at the start bears a close resemblance to other Ms on > the page. Has anyone heard of this parish? > Ques.3 "...and Barbara TAAS his wife..." Can anyone tell me anything > about this surname - it seems a fairly unusual name in Scotland - Is it > of Dutch origin? The writing here is very clear. > It is the old story, when you get an answer to one question it always > seems to pose moire! > Can anyone help me please? > Regards, Mary Legge (Melbourne, Australia) > > > ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== > MORAY OPR's. The OPR's for the Moray area are now starting to be transcribed and volunteers are needed. Would anyone interested in transcribing the OPR's for our area please contact me via my usual email address or visit the Moray Rootsweb pages and contact me via the mailing list Admin. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >

Hi I do not believe you will be able to access the Newspaper Items online. After all what has been provided must have taken many hours to put together and to digitise and index all the newspaper items would be a colossal undertaking. We must be thankful that Moray Council has done what it has and I only wish other would follow suit. I do know you can obtain photocopies of newspaper items at GBP0.75 per sheet as I recently obtained some from them. Contact Graeme Wilson at _graeme.wilson@techleis.moray.gov.uk_ (mailto:graeme.wilson@techleis.moray.gov.uk) Ian A C Scott

Try this list for the McConaghy surname and variations of it. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/m/mcconaghy.html Sharon --- Ian Clough <Ian@clough83.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: > > As far as I know there is no surname mailing list > covering the name McConachie but any guidance would > be appreciated. > > > > Ian ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

Hello. What a great site. Is it possible to read the newspaper archives. Cant seem to be able to view that portion. Have found lots of information so far Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: <IACSCOTT@aol.com> To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [MORAY] libindex > Hi Ruth > > It is the Moray Heritage Services Index to their database which has been > put > online at _http://www.moray.org/LocalHeritage/_ > (http://www.moray.org/LocalHeritage/) and is well worth a look...or > two...or three > > Ian A C Scott > > > ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== > MORAY OPR's. The OPR's for the Moray area are now starting to be > transcribed and volunteers are needed. Would anyone interested in > transcribing the OPR's for our area please contact me via my usual email > address or visit the Moray Rootsweb pages and contact me via the mailing > list Admin. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

If any of you had ancestors who went to Shetland the following website has details of many families www.bayanne.info/Shetland I know from working with the records here in Shetland that many fishermen, coopers, gutters etc married and settled here, my own granny Jessie Gardiner being one of them. Hope this helps someone. Janice

Hi Ruth It is the Moray Heritage Services Index to their database which has been put online at _http://www.moray.org/LocalHeritage/_ (http://www.moray.org/LocalHeritage/) and is well worth a look...or two...or three Ian A C Scott

> I too am amazed and excited by the online index and have spent > many happy > hours finding my family. My question is - if there are newspaper > articles > or photos, is it possible to request them and how? > Jane Yes. You need to contact graeme.wilson@moray.gov.uk or see http://www.moray.gov.uk/LocalHeritage/Assets/html_pages/tracing_roots.html - scroll down to "Request a FREE quote On-Line here". Last time I asked, print-outs of newspaper articles cost GBP0.50 each. Anne

Dear Anne I noticed that you had found some more members of your GRIGOR tree thanks to the Libindx. I have a Margaret GRIIGOR in my tree who married an Arthur Siveright and wondered if there is any connection? I found her death in the Libindx in 1801 but have never managed to find any other information about her. Originally I thought her surname was Grigory. If you have any info on her it would be much appreciated. Regards Julia Dundee, Scotland

Hi Got a couple of photocopies of newspaper items recently and the charge was £1.50. Ian A C Scott

I've had a word with Graeme about some of the questions people have been asking. He is very happy with the feedback so far - he has only told about half a dozen people, but the word seems to be spreading fast - and all your comments are appreciated. He says that the IT people know that it only works properly with IE at the moment, but they are 'looking into it'. Graeme would also be happy to receive additions, amendments and inconsistencies, so if you have anything like that please e-mail him at graeme.wilson@moray.gov.uk Anne