To All of you Moray/Scottish Researchers, I want to thank all of you who helped me tremendously with my question about the 2 parishes in Banff shire. I really do appreciate all the help you all gave me. I have several websites now that I can view villages/parishes/towns and I think we figured out where they are now. Not ever (yet but hope to soon) visiting in Scotland, it was a little difficult for me to figure out which area my Murray family (there are so many) line was from. But, I have finally zero-d in on Mortlach & Aberlour. So, if any of you have Murray's or Donaldson's from Mortlach and/or Aberlour, I would love to hear from you. I have John Murray b.ca 1725 who married Margaret Donaldson in 1745. They appear to have lived in Blackfold when their 3 children were Christened, but they are in both the Mortlach and Aberlour records. Again, THANK YOU all who helped and sent out advice. I do appreciate it. Thanks, Kathy Wells. ----- Original Message ----- From: <anne.listmail@btinternet.com> To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 7:18 AM Subject: Re: [MORAY] towns in Banffshire >> I am working on my Murrays from Banffshire. >> I made copies of the Alvah and Aberlour Register >> records showing baptisms and marriages. I have a >> John Murray in Rioland, and a James Murray in >> Braegoch. > > There is a Bregach in Glen Rinnes, which might be the > one you are after. I am not at home at the moment so > cannot tell you which parish it is in, but of you go > to www.streetmap.co.uk and search using this spelling > you will see where it is. > > I don't know Rioland. > > Anne > > > ==== 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. > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

Reference the recent postings, I have found the following publication of great value. "The Parishes, Registers & Registrars of Scotland" ISBN 1-874722-05-6, published by the Scottish Association of Family History Societies. I obtained my copy from the Aberdeen & NE Scotland FHS Pat(rick) R. L. Dunbar RESEARCHING the DUNBAR name, ANYWHERE, ANY TIME Organiser, Dunbar Family Society (UK) Member - Guild of One-Name Studies, Aberdeen & N.E. Scotland FHS, Scottish Genealogy Society mailto:dunbar@one-name.org http://www.dunbarfamilysociety.org.uk (for family history information) http://www.debbiedunbar.net (for equestrian art)