Thank you, Mary!! I will watch for your email. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Legarth" <legarthm@levin.pl.net> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 9:50 PM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Ethelinda >I will be away from home for a week, after that I will look among the > Thompson Family, > ( connected to my PHAIR & FINLAY families,) & look for a suitable John > Thompson. > The HAMPTON, HAMITON, PHAIR & FINLAY families, are my direct lines, > however, there are also , from Nth Ireland, ENGLISH, THOMPSON, > McCONAGHTY > & McCABE names who link to my own families. > Mary > > -----Original Message----- > From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Ann Martin > Sent: Saturday, 9 February 2008 4:13 p.m. > To: nir-down@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Ethelinda > > As far as I know, my Ethelinda did not leave Ireland. Her son and > daughter > came to USA but she could have had other relatives go to NZ--I do not > know. > The name is unusual and therefore I have tried to check out her instead of > her common named husband, John Thompson.--It is a brickwall if ever there > was one in my line--I really appreciate your help and I will save this > info > in case I can connect to it. Thanks so much!! Ann from Idaho > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Legarth" <legarthm@levin.pl.net> > To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 7:42 PM > Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Ethelinda > > >> Hello Ann, >> When we had Provinces, Otago was down at the South East corner of the >> South >> Island of New Zealand. Dunedin is the main city, used to be known as the >> Edinburgh of the South, originally settled by a large number of Scots. >> >> The area is still there, of course, but, for some reason they are now not >> called Provinces. >> >> I was looking for a Finlay / Ranger connection, which was how I noticed >> the >> name. >> >> Mary >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On Behalf Of Ann Martin >> Sent: Saturday, 9 February 2008 3:19 p.m. >> To: nir-down@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Ethelinda >> >> Thank you for the message! I am sorry but I do not know where the Otago >> area is. Could you help me out? I am sorry I didn't answer this sooner, >> but I have been away from home. Ann >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mary Legarth" <legarthm@levin.pl.net> >> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 11:11 PM >> Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Ethelinda >> >> >>> Ann, >>> I posted another couple of e mails, however, it seems I was not >>> subscribed >>> to the list, they may yet appear, however, the info' I now have, >>> supersedes >>> those messages. >>> >>> Ethelinda Mairs HARRISON married 1922, William James RANGER. >>> She seems to have come from the middle of the North Island. >>> She died age 26 yrs, in 1930, in , I think, the Otago area. >>> >>> There is no way of telling what her background was. >>> >>> Mary >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com >>> [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] >>> On Behalf Of Ann Martin >>> Sent: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 8:07 p.m. >>> To: nir-down@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Ethelinda >>> >>> Mary--was it connected to a Thompson or Hamilton?? >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Mary Legarth" <legarthm@levin.pl.net> >>> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 8:44 PM >>> Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Ethelinda >>> >>> >>>> Fiona, >>>> The name Ethelinda, written as that, just popped up, today while >>>> researching >>>> some New Zealand material. >>>> It was among some later 1800's names . >>>> Was not looking for it, just happened to notice as I scrolled >>>> downwards. >>>> >>>> Mary >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com >>>> [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] >>>> On Behalf Of Hugh Macartney >>>> Sent: Thursday, 24 January 2008 3:36 p.m. >>>> To: nir-down@rootsweb.com >>>> Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Ethelinda >>>> >>>> Compound names were frequently used in past centuries. In Ireland we >>>> commonly find Maryanna and Maryann, Marijane rather than Mary Jane and >>>> so >>>> on. I think it was just the fashion or to have a name which wasn't >>>> "common". > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message