> I have a Margaret SHAND, age 29, unmarried, in the 1851 census > who is shown > as born in Shearerstown, Morayshire. Does anyone have any > idea where that > was? None at all. (I have heard of Shandstown, which is in Boharm). Is this from FreeCEN or have you seen the original? I note with interest that a Margaret Shand, aged 15, born Moray, was a servant at Arndilly in Boharm in the 1841 census. Anne

I have the original and the word is very clear. There is no question about what it says. Margaret is recorded with a John Shand family in Mortlach, Banffshire. John SHAND, head, widowed, age 60, blacksmith, b Aberlour, Banffshire Charles SHAND, son, unmarried, age 16, scholar, b Mortlach, Banffshire Margaret SHAND, servant, unmarried, age 29, house servant, b Shearerstown, Morayshire -- Jo-Ann -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Anne Burgess" <anne.burgess@btinternet.com> > > Is this from FreeCEN or have you seen the original? >

Could it be Sheriffston which is between Elgin and Lhanbryde? ---- Anne Burgess <anne.burgess@btinternet.com> wrote: > > I have a Margaret SHAND, age 29, unmarried, in the 1851 census > > who is shown > > as born in Shearerstown, Morayshire. Does anyone have any > > idea where that > > was? > > None at all. (I have heard of Shandstown, which is in Boharm). > > Is this from FreeCEN or have you seen the original? > > I note with interest that a Margaret Shand, aged 15, born Moray, > was a servant at Arndilly in Boharm in the 1841 census. > > Anne > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MORAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message