Please visit my transcriptions of records for 30 Kirkwall area families in the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries, on the Orkney Family History Society members' page at www.orkneyfhs.co.uk Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada Only a genealogist regards a step backwards as PROGRESS ... HARRISON Yorkshire > Staffordshire > London (Highgate/Hampstead) POTCHIT Yorkshire FISHER London (Highgate/Hampstead) GREAVES Yorkshire > London GRIFFIN Staffordshire STANLEY Staffordshire SMELLIE Lanark > Orkney > Glasgow > Canada + Tasmania STIRRAT Ayrshire > Glasgow BAIN Caithness MILLER Caithness > Swaziland + S. Africa SPENCE Orkney FOTHERINGHAM Orkney TRAILL Orkney SELKRIG Lanark WICKETSHAW Lanark MORRISON Perthshire > Dumbarton > Glasgow > Australia (Vic) MORRISON Islay > Ontario BAIRD Renfrew HAM Australia (Vic) THOMPSON Suffolk > Yorkshire AGGUS Suffolk BRIGHTWELL Suffolk LAWSON Clackmannanshire > Ontario McNABB Islay > Ontario MURRAY Dumfries > Renfrew SINCLAIR Perthshire > Renfrew GILLESPIE Dumfries HENDERSON Dumfries TICKET (TAKET) Dumfries + Lanark CALDWELL Tyrone > Renfrew GRAHAM Tyrone > Ontario Genealogists never die ... they just lose their census. Unless specifically stated otherwise in this message, there is no intentional attachment on this e-mail transmission.

I noticed you had a "Baird" listed. I have relations : John Baird - born Dec.1827 and died 1875 born in Carfin, County of Bothwell. Any luck? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 10:49 AM Subject: [Orkney] Kirkwall Families > Please visit my transcriptions of records for 30 Kirkwall area families in > the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries, on the Orkney Family History Society members' > page at www.orkneyfhs.co.uk > > Ken Harrison > North Vancouver, Canada > > Only a genealogist regards a step backwards as PROGRESS ... > HARRISON Yorkshire > Staffordshire > London (Highgate/Hampstead) > POTCHIT Yorkshire > FISHER London (Highgate/Hampstead) > GREAVES Yorkshire > London > GRIFFIN Staffordshire > STANLEY Staffordshire > SMELLIE Lanark > Orkney > Glasgow > Canada + Tasmania > STIRRAT Ayrshire > Glasgow > BAIN Caithness > MILLER Caithness > Swaziland + S. Africa > SPENCE Orkney > FOTHERINGHAM Orkney > TRAILL Orkney > SELKRIG Lanark > WICKETSHAW Lanark > MORRISON Perthshire > Dumbarton > Glasgow > Australia (Vic) > MORRISON Islay > Ontario > BAIRD Renfrew > HAM Australia (Vic) > THOMPSON Suffolk > Yorkshire > AGGUS Suffolk > BRIGHTWELL Suffolk > LAWSON Clackmannanshire > Ontario > McNABB Islay > Ontario > MURRAY Dumfries > Renfrew > SINCLAIR Perthshire > Renfrew > GILLESPIE Dumfries > HENDERSON Dumfries > TICKET (TAKET) Dumfries + Lanark > CALDWELL Tyrone > Renfrew > GRAHAM Tyrone > Ontario > Genealogists never die ... they just lose their census. > > Unless specifically stated otherwise in this message, there is no intentional > attachment on this e-mail transmission. > > > ==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== > This is not a commercial or "FWD the latest political or humour" list, anyone considering posting any item that might be construed as being commercial/political otherwise known as being "OFF TOPIC" can and will be advised once - IF there is a second post of the same nature the subscriber will be unsubscribed IMMEDIATELY. > > ============================== > 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 >

Hi Glenda I have seen the name LINKLATER but at the moment haven't found anyone in my tree with the connection. Maybe we can now! These are mine Father: Lachlan TAYLOR Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Mother: Janet MOAR Janet TAYLOR (F)........C. 3 Jan 1796,Birsay, Orkney Caesar TAYLOR (M).......C. 13 Mar 1800.Birsay Orkney Ann TAYLOR (F)........C.2 Jun 1802, Birsay, Orkney Lachlan TAYLOR (M)......C. 16 Nov 1804, Birsay, Orkney. D. 1874 Sandwick, Orkney George TAYLOR (M).......C. 1 Jan 1808 Thomas TAYLOR (M)........... C: 30 Jan 1798, D.23 Dec 1882, Bryameadow? Sandwick, Orkney Isle, (Mine) Spouse: Margaret SMITH Housgar, Children of the above THOMAS TAYLOR John TAYLOR(M)...B. 12 Dec 1822, C. 2 Jan 1823, Sandwick Orkney Jannet TAYLOR(F)....B. 8 Mar 1842. C. 25 Mar 1824, Sandwick Orkney Thomas TAYLOR (M)..B. 14 Aug 1826. C. 20 Aug 1826, Sandwick Orkney Catherine TAYLOR (F)..B.16 Feb 1828. C. 20 Aug 1826, Sandwick Orkney William TAYLOR (M)...B. 23 Oct 1829. C. 15 Nov 1829. Sandwick Orkney David TAYLOR (M)........ B. 14 Sept 1831 C: 16 Oct 1831, D21 Oct 1887,Govan,Glasgow. (Mine) Margaret TAYLOR (F).. B. 2 Aug 1833. C. 1 Sept 1833, Sandwick Orkney Joseph TAYLOR (M)...B. 20 Apr 1835. C. 31 May 1835, Sandwick Orkney Jannet TAYLOR (F).... B. 4 Jun 1837. C. 25 Jun 1837, Sandwick Orkney Joseph TAYLOR (M)...B. 20 Jan 1839. C. 24 Feb 1839, Sandwick Orkney Ann TAYLOR (F)... B. 1 Nov 1840. C. 27 Dec 1840, Sandwick Orkney. I have THOMAS TAYLOR in the 1871 Census as in the township of Housegarth with 2 of his children by his second marriage to Catherine TWATT, who had died by this time. Of course I haven't got all the maiirage of the children so maybe a link here? Berenice, Ayrshire, Scotland > Berenice, > I would be interested to chat re Thomas Taylor. Some of the Taylors, > married Linklaters of Housegarth, and I am interested in the > Linklaters. The 'Housegarth' farm was in the Linklater family for quite > a few hundred years, and I believe there were more houses in that area > in the past. I have contact with a lady who is descended from a > Linklater/Taylor marriage Glenda Australia -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.10/73 - Release Date: 15/08/2005

Berenice, I would be interested to chat re Thomas Taylor. Some of the Taylors, married Linklaters of Housegarth, and I am interested in the Linklaters. The 'Housegarth' farm was in the Linklater family for quite a few hundred years, and I believe there were more houses in that area in the past. I have contact with a lady who is descended from a Linklater/Taylor marriage. Glenda Australia

Hi James Thank you for getting in touch about my Thomas TAYLOR I think the dame as you, that 1796 is a guess so am going along with the christening date of 30th Jan 1798 I have a copy of the 1871 census with him and someof his children from his second mairriage there. He is a farmer of 25 acres so with you saying that he was a farmer of 334 acres he must have sold or given to his children a lot of land. I also have the entry for his death with his second wife as Catherine TWATT who had died by this time. I haven't been able to get the any of the other census' yet but that is great to know where he is buried etc. I need to buy a detalied map of Orkney as I am completely lost here with place names. With you saying that he is 23 while living with his parents in 1821 that makes my birthdate right also Thank you so much for replying to my mail, I really appreciate this information that you have searched and given to me. My line is Thomas TAYLOR's son DAVID b 14 Sept 1831 He was a carpenter/shipwright and got married in Govan, Glasgow to an Irish lassie He is given as living on board a ship called the "Harold" at the time of his marriage He died 21 Oct 1887 in Govan Can you guide me to where John Moar's site is? Thank you again and Kind regards Berenice in Ayrshire ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Irvine" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 12:06 PM Subject: [Orkney] Re: Thomas TAYLOR, abt 1796, Sandwick > Bernice, your question is one of many attributable to the pecularities of > working from the IGI rather than the original parish registers. In "IGI > speak", the word "about" is one of several indicators of data that was not > included in the original registers but has been added to the IGI by LDS > church members. Sometimes such data is useful, but in this case I suggest > you ignore it. My strong suspicion is that "1796" is just a guess, > derived by subtracting an arbitrary number of years from the date of his > first marriage to Margaret Smith. At this time the interval between birth > and christening was usually less than a month. (See also p.18 of my book > "Trace Your Orkney Ancestors".) > > On where Dykes is, why not ask Allan? I cannot see it in the Sandwick > 1841 census. The OFHS transcription and original of this census both > clearly show a Thomas Taylor aged 40 [ages are rounded down in this > census] with his family in the township of Housegarth in Sandwick. In > 1821 he was aged 23, with his parents in the farm of Bean, Housegarth. In > 1851 he was aged 53, with his family, 334 acres and 3 labourers in Bain, > Housegarth. He was there again in 1861 and, as a widower, in 1871. He > died aged 84 in December 1882 and is buried with several members of his > family in St.Peter's Sandwick (see OFHS booklet 1E/31 & 1F/29). The later > census' show he was born in Birsay. The genuki website shows John Moar > may be able to help you with this family. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Berenice" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 7:34 PM > Subject: Thomas TAYLOR, abt 1796, Sandwick > > >> Hi all >> I have this information but realy want to know if they are the same >> person. Is the christening of Thomas that far apart from his birth? I >> can't find another Thomas for the right era/date. >> The first Thoams TAYLOR in 1796 ties in with one of his children being >> one of mine. >> I do hope that someone can help me with this problem and I thank you in >> advance for reading my entry >> >> Thomas TAYLOR (M)..................... B: Abt 1796 Spouse: Margaret SMITH >> Housgar, Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland Thomas TAYLOR >> (M)..................... C: 30 Jan 1798 Father: Lachlan TAYLOR Birsay, >> Orkney, Scotland Mother: Janet MOAR >> >> Berenice -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.9/72 - Release Date: 14/08/2005

I see that the book is now listed on "The Orcadian" bookshop site. See here: http://tinyurl.com/c7w4r Norman Tulloch

Bernice, your question is one of many attributable to the pecularities of working from the IGI rather than the original parish registers. In "IGI speak", the word "about" is one of several indicators of data that was not included in the original registers but has been added to the IGI by LDS church members. Sometimes such data is useful, but in this case I suggest you ignore it. My strong suspicion is that "1796" is just a guess, derived by subtracting an arbitrary number of years from the date of his first marriage to Margaret Smith. At this time the interval between birth and christening was usually less than a month. (See also p.18 of my book "Trace Your Orkney Ancestors".) On where Dykes is, why not ask Allan? I cannot see it in the Sandwick 1841 census. The OFHS transcription and original of this census both clearly show a Thomas Taylor aged 40 [ages are rounded down in this census] with his family in the township of Housegarth in Sandwick. In 1821 he was aged 23, with his parents in the farm of Bean, Housegarth. In 1851 he was aged 53, with his family, 334 acres and 3 labourers in Bain, Housegarth. He was there again in 1861 and, as a widower, in 1871. He died aged 84 in December 1882 and is buried with several members of his family in St.Peter's Sandwick (see OFHS booklet 1E/31 & 1F/29). The later census' show he was born in Birsay. The genuki website shows John Moar may be able to help you with this family. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Berenice" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 7:34 PM Subject: Thomas TAYLOR, abt 1796, Sandwick > Hi all > I have this information but realy want to know if they are the same > person. Is the christening of Thomas that far apart from his birth? I > can't find another Thomas for the right era/date. > The first Thoams TAYLOR in 1796 ties in with one of his children being one > of mine. > I do hope that someone can help me with this problem and I thank you in > advance for reading my entry > > Thomas TAYLOR (M)..................... B: Abt 1796 Spouse: Margaret SMITH > Housgar, Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland Thomas TAYLOR (M)..................... > C: 30 Jan 1798 Father: Lachlan TAYLOR Birsay, Orkney, Scotland Mother: > Janet MOAR > > Berenice > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: 28/07/2005 >

> How or where can I order it and > how much? It's available from local bookshops in Orkney. It's not on the Orcadian bookshop website yet, but I'm sure it will be soon. Cost is £14.95, I don't know about postage. You can email the Orcadian bookshop direct at [email protected] Fiona Deerness -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.8/71 - Release Date: 12/08/05

Listers Anyone interested in the parish of Deerness may be interested to know that " Almost an Island - The Story of an Orkney Parish, Deerness" has now been published by the Deerness Social History Group. The book contains over 300 pages and gives a record of the way of country life in Deerness during the 20th century. The writers have tried to keep it light hearted and readable with plenty of stories and photos. It contains sections on farming, fishing, trades and occupations, the church, the school and a most interesting section on "Portraits of Some Parishioners". The farming section explains many jobs no longer carried out on farms including tailing neeps, tying winleens, stooking and the job of the "Staigy man" The book is now available from local bookshops. This book will certainly be of great interest to anyone with Deerness roots George Gray, Orkney

Vagrancy Pass dated 15 July 1808, John Lewis lately commited to the House of Corrections at Kirton for Vagrancy to be kept in the said House of Correction for four days then removed to the parish of Saint Andrews in the mainland of the Orkney Islands, North of Scotland Settlement Examination: dated July 18, 1808 He was born in the parish of Saint Andrews in the Main land of the Orkney Islands north of Scotland and that he hath not done any act to gain a settlement in England signed by John Lewis LQS A/1/355/113 Cathy

A recently acquired cd from the Family History Society of Lincolnshire finds a stray from the Orkney's , it is amazing that this cd when asked for a search on Scotland gives 584 hits, the years on it range from 1702-1848, now some of the Scotland hits twice on one name but still it is amazing the number of Scottish records in here Vagrancy Pass Oct 21, 1795 James Fleet apprehended in the town of Gainsboro as Rogue and Vagbond removed to Scotland Settlement Examination dated Oct 21, 1795 He is 29 years of age or thereabouts and was born in one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland that he left his parents when about 15 years of age and worked in the Islands aforesaid and other parts of Scotland as a Labourer until about two years ago when he lost one of his legs and came into England and has ever since wandered about the country begging to support himself and further this examination saith that he hath not to his knowledge or belief at any time since gained any other settlement Jame x Fleet LQS A/1/27/1/Kirton /56 and 57 Cathy

George, many thanks for your mail re this book. How or where can I order it and how much? Yours Alex Dearness Blackpool

I think my reason for choosing this couple as her parents is that their two eldest children are named Donald and Margaret and were also born in Canisbay. I do know other researchers have them as her parents. Tracey Janney and Sandra Lincoln in Austrailia. I have found Sandra's work to be fairly accurate in any other information we have shared. Sandra's husband is actually one of my distant cousins. Her death year of 1825( which you know how?)coincides with the birth of her youngest son Thomas. This couple are in my database because Donald Shearer and Margaret Sinclair's granddaughter married my great-granduncle John W. Dunnet. Maryann ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Armstrong" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 12:09 AM Subject: Re: [Orkney] Margaret Shearer, wife of Thomas Kirkpatrick > Thanks Maryann, > > Your suggestion is one of three that I had identified as a possible birth > or baptism for Margaret Shearer. The three being:- > > Margaret Shearer, George S/Isabella Donaldson 10.11.1798 Bower > Margaret Shearer, William S/Christian Dunnet 15.10.1797 Dunnet > Margaret Shirrer, Donald S/Margt Sinclair 29.09.1798 > Canisbay. > > Are you able to explain why Donald Shirrer and Margaret Sinclair are the > right parents, apart from the fact that the baptism took place in > Canisbay? The only information that I have so far about the three > Margarets suggests that Christian Dunnet was from Canisbay, and I have > information that suggests her daughter Margaret was buried in Olrig, but > cannot prove it. As yet I do not know anything about the other two. > > Regards > David Armstrong > Maylands, Western Australia > Researching Stewart, Baikie, Heddle, > Malcomson, Stout, Gray, Cromarty, > Oman, Anderson, Sutherland > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: M Rosie > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 5:25 AM > Subject: Re: [Orkney] Margaret Shearer, wife of Thomas Kirkpatrick3 > > > Hej David > > I have her being born on Sep 25 1798 in Canisbay to Donald Shearer and > Margaret Sinclair. Surname on the extraction on the IGI is Shirrer. > > Maryann > > > Margaret Shearer married Thomas Kirkpatrick in 1817 in Canisbay, > > Caithness. She died in Orphir in 1825. I have no reference to her > > parents, and the only age I have for her is from the 1821 Census of > Orphir > > which states that she is aged 20-30. This suggests that she was born > > between 1791-1801. The marriage states "Thomas Kirkpatrick & Margaret > > Shearer in Mey", thus suggesting a birthplace of Caithness if not > > Canisbay. > > > > Can anyone help with identifying her parents please. > > > > Regards > > David Armstrong > > > ==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== > SPAM - best advice.. DELETE it. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

Need some help..... My Peter Stockan married to Christain Slater is either dead or gone OS by 1881...no trace of any of them. Peter STOCKAN (M)..................... B: Abt 1802 Spouse: Christian SLATER of Sandwick Eg. of child Peter STOCKAN (M)..................... B: 15 Oct 1832 Father: Peter STOCKAN So. Unigar, Sandwick, Orkney, Mother: Christian SLATER Scotland (they had about 4 other children) Most of their children were born at Sth Unigar, & then by 1839 they had a child born in Firth, but can't find them on the 1841 census. I'm interested to find out where they disappeared to after 1839. Thanks Helen

Thanks Maryann, Your suggestion is one of three that I had identified as a possible birth or baptism for Margaret Shearer. The three being:- Margaret Shearer, George S/Isabella Donaldson 10.11.1798 Bower Margaret Shearer, William S/Christian Dunnet 15.10.1797 Dunnet Margaret Shirrer, Donald S/Margt Sinclair 29.09.1798 Canisbay. Are you able to explain why Donald Shirrer and Margaret Sinclair are the right parents, apart from the fact that the baptism took place in Canisbay? The only information that I have so far about the three Margarets suggests that Christian Dunnet was from Canisbay, and I have information that suggests her daughter Margaret was buried in Olrig, but cannot prove it. As yet I do not know anything about the other two. Regards David Armstrong Maylands, Western Australia Researching Stewart, Baikie, Heddle, Malcomson, Stout, Gray, Cromarty, Oman, Anderson, Sutherland ----- Original Message ----- From: M Rosie To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 5:25 AM Subject: Re: [Orkney] Margaret Shearer, wife of Thomas Kirkpatrick3 Hej David I have her being born on Sep 25 1798 in Canisbay to Donald Shearer and Margaret Sinclair. Surname on the extraction on the IGI is Shirrer. Maryann > Margaret Shearer married Thomas Kirkpatrick in 1817 in Canisbay, > Caithness. She died in Orphir in 1825. I have no reference to her > parents, and the only age I have for her is from the 1821 Census of Orphir > which states that she is aged 20-30. This suggests that she was born > between 1791-1801. The marriage states "Thomas Kirkpatrick & Margaret > Shearer in Mey", thus suggesting a birthplace of Caithness if not > Canisbay. > > Can anyone help with identifying her parents please. > > Regards > David Armstrong

Hej David I have her being born on Sep 25 1798 in Canisbay to Donald Shearer and Margaret Sinclair. Surname on the extraction on the IGI is Shirrer. C110355 1652 - 1666 0990520, 0844777 Film 6902409 Film She had 10 siblings. Maryann ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Armstrong" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 9:37 PM Subject: [Orkney] Margaret Shearer, wife of Thomas Kirkpatrick3 > G'day all, > > Margaret Shearer married Thomas Kirkpatrick in 1817 in Canisbay, > Caithness. She died in Orphir in 1825. I have no reference to her > parents, and the only age I have for her is from the 1821 Census of Orphir > which states that she is aged 20-30. This suggests that she was born > between 1791-1801. The marriage states "Thomas Kirkpatrick & Margaret > Shearer in Mey", thus suggesting a birthplace of Caithness if not > Canisbay. > > Can anyone help with identifying her parents please. > > Regards > David Armstrong > Maylands, Western Australia > Researching Stewart, Baikie, Heddle, > Malcomson, Stout, Gray, Cromarty, > Oman, Anderson, Sutherland > > > ==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== >>>>>TIP: To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to: >>>>>[email protected] In the body include only one word: >>>>>unsubscribe > Use Orkney-D if you're receiving digests.<<<< > > ============================== > 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 > >

Berenice, In his book "The Place-Names of Birsay", Hugh Marwick does not mention anywhere called Dykes. Since the book is very comprehensive, even listing the names of fields and rocks, it is unlikely there's a place called Dykes in Birsay. The closest similar names are Dykeside, Upper Dykeside and Lower Dykeside. Neither do I know of anywhere called Dykes in Sandwick. However, there is in Evie a place called Dyke (with no terminal "s"). Look here:* * http://tinyurl.com/cxk5t There is also a Dyke-End in South Ronaldsay, and no doubt there are some other Dyke names elsewhere in Orkney. By the way Dyke (or Dykes) would never have been a parish. The main parishes in the West Mainland of Orkney are Birsay, Sandwick, Evie, Rendall, Harray, Stromness, Stenness, Orphir and Firth. Regards, Norman Tulloch

G'day all, Margaret Shearer married Thomas Kirkpatrick in 1817 in Canisbay, Caithness. She died in Orphir in 1825. I have no reference to her parents, and the only age I have for her is from the 1821 Census of Orphir which states that she is aged 20-30. This suggests that she was born between 1791-1801. The marriage states "Thomas Kirkpatrick & Margaret Shearer in Mey", thus suggesting a birthplace of Caithness if not Canisbay. Can anyone help with identifying her parents please. Regards David Armstrong Maylands, Western Australia Researching Stewart, Baikie, Heddle, Malcomson, Stout, Gray, Cromarty, Oman, Anderson, Sutherland

G'day everyone, Volume 5 (L-M) of "South African Genealogies" published in 1999 by the Genealogical Institute of South Africa has a reference to Benjamin Moodie (1789-1856), son of James Moodie and Elizabeth Dunbar arriving in South Africa in 1817 with the "Moodie Settlers". Benjamin's first wife was Marjory Malcolmson "of Walls, Orkney" who died in 1838 at Swellendam, Cape Province, South Africa. One of their grandsons, Thomas Moodie (1839-1894) lead the "Moodie trek" northwards and founded the settlement of Melsetter in Rhodesia (modern day Zimbabwe). Donald Moodie (1794-1861), brother of Benjamin, also migrated to South Africa and married at Grahamstown in 1824. I have two questions:- a) Does anyone on the list have any further details of the people included in the "Moodie settlers"? I'd be surprised if it didn't include more people from Orkney, in particular from Walls. and b) Can anyone provide further identifying information about "Marjory Malcolmson from Walls, Orkney"? I'm particularly interested in Marjory as I'm a descendent of Malcolmsons of Walls, but owing to the damage to the parish registers in the 1790's, I cannot identify her parents. Regards David Armstrong Maylands, Western Australia Researching Stewart, Baikie, Heddle, Malcomson, Stout, Gray, Cromarty, Oman, Anderson, Sutherland

Hi all Alan kindly gave me some details from the 1841 census which has my family being born and living in a parish called Dykes Township. Could someone direct me to a map? Is it in Sandwick or Birsay? Thank you for reading Berenice in Ayrshire -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.8/61 - Release Date: 01/08/2005