At the front of a bible which belonged to Jemima Borwick is an inscription regarding her grandmother's family. This appears to relate to Jemima's paternal grandmother Jean Corrigill b 17 Mar 1811 Harray d/o John & Catherine [Isbister] who married William Borwick in 1829. The writer is 82 at the time of writing the passage and states that her father was a teacher at Harray and his father was a Hudson Bay man. This is followed by: Granny died 1893 March [relating to above writer] Thus, if I have the correct info then John Corrigill would be a teacher & his father a HBC man. However, I could not find Jean Corrigill-Borwick on the 1881 census which would indicate that she died before then and could not possibly attain the age of 82. [Her other grandmother Elizabeth Swanson died at age 79 and she was the daughter of a HBC man & so was eliminated] I would like to hear from anyone searching this family. Susanne

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This site http://search.ebay.co.uk/Orkney (for which I can't vouch, but have not heard ill reports) is currently carrying WPL Thomson's "New History of Orkney", now out of print, and copies of both Patrick Bailey's "Orkney" and Eric Linklater's "Orkney and Shetland": all good asets for those seeking to start an Orkney library.

Hello Listmembers, I'm searching for information about my ggg-grandparents: Andrew Finnie - born on March 18, 1820 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He died on june 19, 1908 in South Monaghan, Ontario, Canada. Jane Chambers - born on August 12, 1829 in Innertown, Stromness Parish, Orkney, Scotland. She died on Jan. 29, 1873 in South Monaghan, Ontario, Canada. Andrew's parents were: Andrew Finnie - born 1779 in Ayrshire. Jean Nairn - born in Aryshire, year unknown. They married on Feb. 2, 1808 in Stewarton, Ayrshire. I would appreciate any advice concerning further research in Orkney. Thank you,Wendy McCullough http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/c/c/Wendy-B-Mccullough

----- Original Message ----- From: "Norman Tulloch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [Orkney] Re: Warbister >>> James Irvine wrote: >> >>> The name appears on Blaeu's 1654 map >>> (www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/early/blaeu) and the 1872 OS map >>> (www.old-map.co.uk). The latter implies Warbuster by South is now the >>> Hoy Outdoor Centre shown on the current 1:25000 map. >> >> >> >> James, >> >> I can't find the 1872 OS map of Hoy on www.old-map.co.uk. >> >> Any clues as to how to find it there? >> >> Regards, >> >> Norman Tulloch > > James, > > I think I can answer my own question. I guess that the site that you > meant to link to was this one: > http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ > > The extra "s" makes a difference, you know! > > Regards, > > Norman Tulloch Yes, sorry I omitted the "s". Then typing in "Hoy", and scanning a little to the right found Warbuster. >

>> James Irvine wrote: > >> The name appears on Blaeu's 1654 map >> (www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/early/blaeu) and the 1872 OS map >> (www.old-map.co.uk). The latter implies Warbuster by South is now >> the Hoy Outdoor Centre shown on the current 1:25000 map. > > > > James, > > I can't find the 1872 OS map of Hoy on www.old-map.co.uk. > > Any clues as to how to find it there? > > Regards, > > Norman Tulloch James, I think I can answer my own question. I guess that the site that you meant to link to was this one: http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ The extra "s" makes a difference, you know! Regards, Norman Tulloch

James Irvine wrote: > > The name appears on Blaeu's 1654 map > (www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/early/blaeu) and the 1872 OS map > (www.old-map.co.uk). The latter implies Warbuster by South is now the > Hoy Outdoor Centre shown on the current 1:25000 map. James, I can't find the 1872 OS map of Hoy on www.old-map.co.uk. Any clues as to how to find it there? Regards, Norman Tulloch

Hugh Marwick's Orkney Farm-Names (1952) has under Hoy: "Warbuster: Werbuster beneth the hill (a 9d land) 1500; Warbister 1627 [Peterkin iii, 38]; Warbuster by South the Burne (9d land), and W- by North the Burne (9d land) 1739. The dual Warbuster of 1739 had replaced the former Beneath the Hill; the burn referred to was evidently that running down from Orgill. The name is now obsolete. O[ld] N[orse] "varo-bolstaor", 'beacon-bister'; the varo- in this case must have had reference to the Ward Hill of Hoy which towers up precipitously immediately behind the tunship." The name appears on Blaeu's 1654 map (www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/early/blaeu) and the 1872 OS map (www.old-map.co.uk). The latter implies Warbuster by South is now the Hoy Outdoor Centre shown on the current 1:25000 map. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 12:47 AM Subject: Warbister > Several members were very quick last week to locate "Warsetter" for me on > Sanday, and now I see I have another reference to "Warbister" which > appears from > the context of the document to have been on Hoy. > > I don't have LandRanger 7 which covers Hoy, and can not find this > Warbister > on the bits of Hoy which show on the other maps. > > Can someone help me with this, please? Where was/is Warbister? The > reference is to "Warbister beneath the hill", if that helps ... > > Thank you in advance ..... > > 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. > > ______________________________

Some people have asked me where to get to the Sutherland mailing list and the active one that is working is http://www.highlandhearts.com/ click on enter and then at the top click on mailing lists Just follow the instructions and post your interest there are a lot of knowledgable people on this list re Sutherlandshire As most of the ones that emailed me my people came from there to the Orkney Islands, sorry I didnt reply right away as I was off on holiday Cathy

Several members were very quick last week to locate "Warsetter" for me on Sanday, and now I see I have another reference to "Warbister" which appears from the context of the document to have been on Hoy. I don't have LandRanger 7 which covers Hoy, and can not find this Warbister on the bits of Hoy which show on the other maps. Can someone help me with this, please? Where was/is Warbister? The reference is to "Warbister beneath the hill", if that helps ... Thank you in advance ..... 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.

> Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 18:43:20 +0100 > From: "George Gray" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Orkney] Re: Warsetter > > Ken, > > Yes, Warsetter will not be very far from Boloquoy, Sanday. They both show up > on the website http://www.old-maps.co.uk/. If you type in Boloquoy, Sanday > and then select the address rather than place name it will show you > Boloquoy. Then go to the right and down and you will see Warsetter. For some > reason it does not work when you put in Warsetter, Sanday but it is there. > When you enter Warsetter, Sanday it gives Warsetter, Sanday, Egilsay as a > possible match. The place in Egilsay is actually Warsett. They are 1882 > maps. > > The weather here is not very exciting this summer but it certainly does not > stop the visitors. It does not stop us having beautiful sunsets either. > Last night the sun was a ball of fire as it set behind the Rendall hills > over Kirkwall Bay. It was much the same as the sun came up over Stronsay > about 4.00 am this morning. ( I was up taking our young pup out to the > garden .) It is never dark at this time of year. The sun is not down very > long but in between sunset and sunrise the sky is all colours. Doesn't it > make you wish you were here ? > > Every day is very busy in the Orkney Family History Society Office. I have > plenty of time to help visitors with their research now that I am retired. > > Hope the "old maps" help you with your query. > > George George, Thank you for the additional information, and the "weather report". There are a lot of things which make me wish I were there again - maybe soon..... How is membership going at the Orkney Family History Society? What activities is OFHS planning for the Summer? Are all the churchyards transcribed and indexed now? Say "hello" to Elaine for me .... Elsie Ritchie is accumulating huge amounts of data on your Traills. I'll have to send some of this to you sometime .... Now that you're retired, I'll have to send you my research "wish list" .... ;-)) Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada Unless specifically stated otherwise in this message, there is no intentional attachment on this e-mail transmission.

Recent Posts for MUIRs were from information avilable on LDS church Index films. Was doing research for someone who wanted a particular parish and stumbled across the Orkney ones. Hated to just let them go by when information is so hard to come by without expending a lot of cash. Well, I seem to have abandoned my basic math skills, as the information I posted could easily be about living persons. No complaints yet, so I'll offer my aplogies before someone tosses a brick my way. Longevity will be considered before I Post other Indexes. MegG

Thanks you! This looks like it might be my Peter Sinclair son of Thomas Sinclair and Elizabeth Goar here are a few family details. Thomas SINCLAIR :born 30 April 1803 Kirkwall Occupation : Stone Mason Parents : William SINCLAIR and Mary HALCRO Married : Elizabeth GOAR 25 January 1827 Kirkwall and St Ola Death: Thomas died at Nabban, Firth, aged 63 in 1866 Informant : Son ---Thomas 1851 CENSUS RETURNS FIRTH & STENNESS Nabban, Firth Thomas Sinclair Head M M 43 Mason St Ola Betsy Sinclair Wife M F 40 St Ola Thomas Sinclair Son um M 16 Scholar Firth Charlotte Sinclair Dau F 15 " " James Sinclair Son M 11 " " William Sinclair Son M 8 " " Peter Sinclair Son M 8 " " Margaret Sinclair Dau F 5 " " David Sinclair Son M 1 " " Thanks, Jack Brown British Columbia, Canada Susanne & John Metcalfe wrote: > I hope this helps someone > > Ontario Death > SINCLAIR , Peter, m. January 18 1914, 69 years 6 months, Orkney > Islands, apoplexy 6 years, s/o Thomas and Elizabeth Sinclair, > gardener, infm. M. Sinclair from Hamilton, Puslinch (Wellington Co) > 033735-14 > > > 1881Census Place Ward 2, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario > Family History Library Film 1375892 > NA Film Number C-13256 > District 149 > Sub-district B > Division 3 > Page Number 10 > Household Number 45 > Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age > Birthplace Occupation Religion > Peter G. SINCLAIR M Male Scottish 37 > Scotland Gardener C. Presbyterian > Catharine SINCLAIR M Female Scottish 33 > O. <Ontario> C. Presbyterian > Elizebeth G. SINCLAIR Female Scottish 10 > O. <Ontario> C. Presbyterian > Calvin M. SINCLAIR Male Scottish 7 O. > <Ontario> C. Presbyterian > Victor...a SINCLAIR Male Scottish 1 O. > <Ontario> C. Presbyterian > > 1901District: ON HAMILTON (City/Cité) (#69) > Subdistrict: Ward/Quartier No. 1 a-3 Page 9 > Details: Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6471 > 19 90 Sinclair Peter G. M Head M Aug 12 > 1844 56 Scotland [blank] Scot Presb Gardiner [blank] > 20 90 Sinclair Catherine F Wife M Jul 7 1848 > 52 Ont r Scot Presb > 21 90 Sinclair Albert M Son S Oct 9 1873 > 27 Ont u Scot Presb Ry Clerk 12 mons $360 > 22 90 Sinclair Victor S. M Son S Feb 22 1880 > 21 Ont u Scot Presb Ry Clerk 12 mons $360 > 23 90 Sinclair Royal A. M Son S Jul 27 1882 > 18 Ont u Scot Presb Electrician 12 mons $300 > > Susanne > > > > > ==== 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 > > -- www.cedarhollow.ca

While looking in Index films at the FHC today, I found this for MOUAT & MUIR in 1934. Index hits only, no further information. 1929 was the first year the mother's maiden name was listed in the Indexes, helps tremendously when trying to identify children of a marraige. MOUAT - Stephan B.W., Mother's ms BERRY, South Ronaldshay #21 MUIR, David Learmonth, mother's ms LEARMONTH, Kirkwall #71 MUIR, Ian, mother's ms SLATER, Sanday #12 MUIR, James William A. mother's ms FLETT, Kirkwall #53 MUIR, James William H., mother's ms GARSON, Evie #7 MUIR, John Alexander, mother's ms AIM, Holm, #1 MUIR, William Learmonth, mother's ms LEARMONTH, Sanday #8 This is the last page of Postings, no more pages were photocopied .....MegG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

While looking in Index films at the FHC today, I found this for MOWAT in 1933. Index hits only, no further information. 1929 was the first year the mother's maiden name was listed in the Indexes, helps tremendously when trying to identify children of a marraige. MegG MOWAT, William Seaforth, mother's ms NICHOLSON, Hoy #1 MOWAT, William Seaforth, mother's ms NICHOLSON, Stromness #9 There were no MUIRs in Orkney that year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

While looking in Index films at the FHC today, I found this for MUIR in 1932. Index hits only, no further information. 1929 was the first year the mother's maiden name was listed in the Indexes, helps tremendously when trying to identify children of a marraige. MegG MUIR, Andrew, mother's ms LEARMONTH, Sanday #11 MUIR, Elaine Margaret J., Mother's ms FLETT, Kirkwall #68 MUIR, Mary Brock, mother's ms BROCK, Sanday #15 MUIR, Mary Elizabeth, mother's ms MUIR, Kirkwall #45 MUIR, Mary Elizabeth, mother's ms MUIR, Sanday # 16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

While looking in Index films at the FHC today, I found this for MUIR in 1931. Index hits only, no further information. 1929 was the first year the mother's maiden name was listed in the Indexes, helps tremendously when trying to identify children of a marraige. MegG MUIR, James Gordon, mother's ms AIM, Holm, etc #4 MUIR, Robert, mother's ms LEARMONTH, Kirkwall #58 MUIR, Muriel, mother's ms MUIR, Firth #14 MUIR, Betsy Drever, mother's ms LEARMONTH, Sanday #7 MUIR, Isobel Thomson, mother's ms THOMSOM, Sanday #6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

While looking in Index films at the FHC today, I found this for MUIR in 1930. Index hits only, no further information. 1929 was the first year the mother's maiden name was listed in the Indexes, helps tremendously when trying to identify children of a marraige. MegG MUIR, Andrew, mother's ms BROCK, Sanday #14 MUIR, John, mother's ms BROCK, Sanday #13 MUIR, John Flett, mother's ms FLETT, Kirkwall #12 MUIR, Catherine, mother's ms TULLOCH, Sanday #6 MUIR, Jamesetta Annie, mother's ms SINCLAIR, Stromness #10 MUIR, Vera Margaret, mother's ms MUIR, Kirkwall #59 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

While looking in Index films at the FHC today, I found this for MUIR in 1929. Index hits only, no further information. This year was the first year the mother's maiden name was listed in the Indexes, helps tremendously when trying to identify children of a marraige. MegG MUIR, , Edgar Scott, mother's ms Scott, Kirkwall #30 MUIR, Doris Towers, mother's ms Towers, Stromness #19 MUIR, Jane, mother's ms Brown, Sanday #13 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

While looking in Index films at the FHC today, I found this for MUIR in 1928. Index hits only, no further information. At least I got both males and females written before I hit SEND.....MegG MUIR, David, Kirkwall #13 MUIR, Kathleen Eliza, Stronsay #19 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~