RE: Jessie McKay, Thank you for quick responses. Gives me something new to work on! Peg H. --- [email protected] wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Jessie McKay, Elgin, Lossiemouth area (Peg Hopkins) > 2. Re: Jessie McKay, Elgin, Lossiemouth area > ([email protected]) > 3. Re: Jessie McKay, Elgin, Lossiemouth area (Goldie & > Lido Doratti) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:29:25 -0700 (PDT) > From: Peg Hopkins <[email protected]> > Subject: [MORAY] Jessie McKay, Elgin, Lossiemouth area > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > In reference to message of Jan. 10,2008, I'm wondering if > the Jessie McKay might be sister or mother of DONALD > McKAY, > who went to Stellarton, Nova Scotia during 1870s. or > early > 80s, My grandmother was JESSIE MCKAY, daughter of Donald > (wife's name unknown). Believe they had lived in Elgin > area, shipping out of Glasgow, and think it might have > landed in Pictou, N.S. I have photo of the family taken > in Glasgow before departure. Jessie, eldest of 4 > children) > was 17 yrs old,. She might have been named after Donald's > Mother. She told of a terribly stormy trip (10 weeks??) > > She was unhappy to leave Scotland & friends, wished to go > back..."but only when they built a bridge"!! Any > clues? > Peg Hopkins > > Peg > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:30:15 EDT > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MORAY] Jessie McKay, Elgin, Lossiemouth > area > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > In a message dated 3/21/2008 17:30:40 GMT Daylight Time, > [email protected] > writes: > > In reference to message of Jan. 10,2008, I'm wondering > if > the Jessie McKay might be sister or mother of DONALD > McKAY, > who went to Stellarton, Nova Scotia during 1870s. or > early > 80s, My grandmother was JESSIE MCKAY, daughter of Donald > (wife's name unknown). Believe they had lived in Elgin > area, shipping out of Glasgow, and think it might have > landed in Pictou, N.S. I have photo of the family > taken > in Glasgow before departure. Jessie, eldest of 4 > children) > was 17 yrs old,. She might have been named after > Donald's > Mother. She told of a terribly stormy trip (10 > weeks??) > She was unhappy to leave Scotland & friends, wished to > go > back..."but only when they built a bridge"!! Any > clues? > Peg Hopkins > > Peg > > > > Hello Peg > > Many of us have been unhappy leaving Scotland and cherish > every minute there > when we visit! > > Your statement about the bridge got me wondering so I > checked the IGI to see > if there was a possibility they had lived somewhere else, > not just Elgin, > Morayshire. There is a family: > > Jessie McKAY born 10 June 1856 to Donald McKAY and Mary > HARRALD in Evie and > Rendall in Orkney. > I expect people there sometimes wish there was a bridge! > > Perhaps, of course, I am way off! About 6 children are > listed. > > Sheila. > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:47:43 -0700 > From: Goldie & Lido Doratti <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MORAY] Jessie McKay, Elgin, Lossiemouth > area > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; > charset=iso-8859-1; > reply-type=original > > Try working the [email protected] and see what you can > find on the '41 and > '51 census......that might be a start. IF you have a > younger sibling you > might find that sibling if you don't find your > Jessie.........good luck. > Happy Easter from Kamloops....Goldie > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the MORAY list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the MORAY mailing list, send an > email to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of MORAY Digest, Vol 3, Issue 71 > ************************************ > Peg ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping