I am searching for additional information (esp parents) of James INKSTER who married Gordine BAIKIE 17 Dec 1771 in Stromness, Orphir, Orkney. Their children were, Henry, James (who married Molly NICOLSON in Orkney then moved to Canada and married a native women there), Isabel, John, and Margaret. Thanks for any help. Carol Wright/AB - ---------------------------------------------------------- March West Mail - Powered by BigMailBox.com - http://www.bigmailbox.com

Thanks, David, and Doug for the very helpful background information Alan alan.spence@xtra.co.nz

Hello Alan, The pound Scots was originally a coin on par with the English pound from the reign of James VI (I). It gradually lost value until it was only worth 1 shilling 8 pence, yet prices were often still figured in the Scottish currency. The two difference values were differentiated by "Scots" or "sterling" as in "three pounds Scots" or "twelve pounds sterling." Hope this helps sort it out for you. Doug Nicol, Harvey's Lake PA

I think you'll find that the Scottish Pound (or Mark) came into being independently to the English Pound. When I don't know. The Act of Union 1707, whereby the Kingdoms of Scotland and England merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain, also included a clause for the "assimilation" of Scottish weights and measures, including currency by their English equivalents. So the English Pound or Sterling became legal tender in Scotland in 1707, however evidence in the Parish Registers of Walls shows that the "Pound Scots" was still circulating as late as the 1790s. In the 1740s, the going rate for a "bond of good behaviour" was 2 crowns or 10/- sterling. In the 1780s and 90s, the bond is £3 Scots (sometimes £4), while the sterling equivalent is 6 shillings and 8 pence. There is even a reference in 1789 that only 5/7d was received as included in the coins were "1 bad shilling and 1 bad penny" causing a shortfall from the 6/8d. (If a child was born less than nine months after marriage, the bond would be "forfeit to the session box by reason of anti-nuptial fornication".) Today, the Bank of England issues currency for England and Wales, while about five retail banks in Scotland have the right to issue currency there. Then there's northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey which al have their own currency rights. All are based on the Pound Sterling issued by the Bank of England. Cheers David, Perth, Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: alan spence <alan.spence@xtra.co.nz> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 1999 4:25 AM Subject: [ORKNEY] Scots Pounds > I am aware that there a Scots pound while there was also a Sterling > pound. > Could SKS advise when the Scots pound was introduced, confirm that it > was then the equivalent of Sterling, and tell me when it disappeared. > I believe it was eventually worth only 1/12 of Sterling. I have a > reference to it as a pawn in a Birsay marriage in 1783. > Alan > alan.spence@xtra.co.nz > > > > alan.spence@xtra.co.nz > >

Another alternative for Elizabeth is Elspet. Cheers David ----- Original Message ----- From: Sarah Finlow-Bates <sunshinelady@ozemail.com.au> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 1999 7:40 AM Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] DICK/CLOUSTON marriage?? > Jackie, as far as misspelling of names goes, that is a fairly mild one. My > particular research has come up with ten different surname spellings - > sometimes changing three or four times in one person through their life! As > for forenames - it is a real minefield; Jacobina becomes Jakabina, > Elizabeth - Betsey - Betsy -Betty - Lillibet - Lily. One of my ancestors > who comes from Denmark started off as Vilhelmine and ended up as Minnie on > official documents. Good luck! > > Regards > Sarah > >

Jackie, as far as misspelling of names goes, that is a fairly mild one. My particular research has come up with ten different surname spellings - sometimes changing three or four times in one person through their life! As for forenames - it is a real minefield; Jacobina becomes Jakabina, Elizabeth - Betsey - Betsy -Betty - Lillibet - Lily. One of my ancestors who comes from Denmark started off as Vilhelmine and ended up as Minnie on official documents. Good luck! Regards Sarah

Hi there! I've been looking for information on the marriage of my Joseph DICKSON and Jane CLOUSTON when I came across an entry on a website on the net. www.cursiter.com I found an entry there for a Joseph DICK marrying a Jean CLOUSTON on Jan. 4, 1855, Firth and Stenness. The place and date are about where I would find my date. Is there any chance that this entry could be mine? I have come across several misspellings of names, so I'm curious. I'd like to hear opinions from my fellow listees. Thanks! Jackie

Hi there! I've been looking for information on the marriage of my Joseph DICKSON and Jane CLOUSTON when I came across an entry on a website on the net. www.cursiter.com I found an entry there for a Joseph DICK marrying a Jean CLOUSTON on Jan. 4, 1855, Firth and Stenness. The place and date are about where I would find my date. Is there any chance that this entry could be mine? I have come across several misspellings of names, so I'm curious. I'd like to hear opinions from my fellow listees. Thanks! Jackie

Hi again Michael, I forgot in my last SPENCE email to say that a Scottish name that ended with "ina" usually was the feminine of the fathers name. Catherine

Hi Michael, I have sent you a little of my family tree because it has SPENCE members. Also keep in mind www.cursiter.com - it's been very helpful to me. I don't think there's a connection but you never know. Good luck with your search. ALEXANDER JOHNSTON b.abt 1785 Mar. MARGARET MOAR b. abt 1789 Children: JOHN JOHNSTON b. 1815 Upper Grindalay, Birsay MARY JOHNSTON b. 1813 Upper Grindalay ISOBEL JOHNSTON b. 1811 Upper Grindalay There is evidence to suggest that Margaret remarried a Caesar Johnstone and had four more children. I am still investigating that. ISOBEL Mar. 1834 to ROBERT SPENCE Children: WILLIAM JOHNSTON SPENCE b. 1836 ROBERT SPENCE b. 1840 ANN MOAR SPENCE b. 1838 ANN Mar. 1860 to WILLIAM PEACE - Birsay, Orkney Children: PETER PEACE b. 1864 Birsay MARY PEACE b. 1867 Birsay BARBARA PEACE b. 1870 Edinburgh WILLIAM PEACE b. 1874 Edinburgh

I found this list at http://www.angelfire.com/az/nzgenweb/ Free Church Of Scotland Officiating Ministers within New Zealand 1854 ALLSWORTH Ralph Joshua BANNERMAN William BARCLAY Peter BROWN George BRUCE David BURNS Thomas CALDER Patrick DUNCAN James FRASER Charles GORRIE John HOGG David JOHNSTONE William MACKY John McGILLIVRAY Lachlan McKINNEY Robert McNICOL John MASON Peter MOIR John NICHOLSON Thomas D NORRIE Thomas RIEMENSCHNEIDER JF STUBO Andrew STUART Donald M THOM John TODD Alexander B URIE James WILL William. -- Pam Thomson in BC, Canada A Proud Rootsweb Sponsor Researching Fairweather & Todrick mailto:pamthom@intergate.ca

I am aware that there a Scots pound while there was also a Sterling pound. Could SKS advise when the Scots pound was introduced, confirm that it was then the equivalent of Sterling, and tell me when it disappeared. I believe it was eventually worth only 1/12 of Sterling. I have a reference to it as a pawn in a Birsay marriage in 1783. Alan alan.spence@xtra.co.nz alan.spence@xtra.co.nz

Good Day, The name ALEXINA WYLLIE keeps poping up in my ESSON line, Wyllie was 13 years of age in the 81 census, place of birth was S/RON, Orkney, And she was living with Peter Esson, (U 28).......Alexina Esson, (W 68).....Ann Esson, (U 36) Alexina Esson"s maiden name was SPENCE.............Any ideas???? and thank you all very much...... -- cheers from vancouver, canada michaeleyoung@home.com

GGfather was William HALCROW. He was born in Orphir in 1856. His headstone says : In Loving Memory of my Dear Husband, WILLIAM HALCROW who died 10th May, 1911. Aged 54 years. Interred in Sightbill Cemetery. 111 Petershill Road. Isabel Halcrow. I am asking if this refers to the possible fact he is not buried at the same location as this headstone. I do not know the location of the headstone,in fact, I am not even sure this is really what the real marker says - this is a copy of what looks like a 3" x 4" card with decorative scripts included in the research done by an Orkney researcher in 1985. The above words are listed on it, the 'back' reveals a touching poem about a light being gone and a vacancy left in the home because of his passing. Was this a Funeral Card ? Our family always thought that this 3" x 4" black and white copy with a small one-eighth inch black border was the image of the headstone or grave marker. Isabel HALCROW was his wife, maiden surname WILSON from Stromness. Is Sightbill Cemetery near Orphir ? Family rumor says it was in Glasgow. We never knew he traveled there, but it is possible. Suggestions welcomed - Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma < finn@ionet.net > Sighthill Cemetary is in Glasgow. It is in the Springburn area. It is at Springburn Rd. and Keppochhill Rd. Petershill Rd. runs into Springburn Rd. opposite Sighthill Cemetary. What you have sounds like a normal funeral card. Hope this helps. Regards, Jim Corse. </XMP>

HELLO, I could use a helping hand, via the 91 census, for a WILLIAM ESSON, from the 81 census i have........... Dwelling: Blanster Seading Census Place: South Ronaldsay & Burray Birthplace WILLIAM ESSON M 35 M SO/RON ELIZABETH ESSON M 28 F BURRAY ELIZABETH ESSON 6 F SO/RON JOHN ESSON 4 M SO/RON ISABELLA ESSON 1 F SO/RON Sure could use some info...............Thank You very much to one and all....and *Merry Christmas* -- cheers from vancouver, canada michaeleyoung@home.com

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one of my forebears was named Euphemia Ireland and as you may know that is a very strong Orkney family name there being also Irelands Bay, Irelands Town and Irelands Land all just to the South of Stromness. John Ireland

Hello listers, My GGG grandparents William HEDDLE & Euphemia LEASK were married in 1809 in Stromness. Their daughter Anne Wylie HEDDLE b.1828 m. Thomas RUSSELL in 1855 again in Stromness. I would be interested to hear from anyone researching the same lines. When I first saw the name Euphemia I thought what an unusual name, easier to track than the usual Marys & Anns etc. but from a little look at the records it would seem that Euphemia was quite a popular name in the area at that time, has anyone else found this ? Looking forward to hearing From Barbara in Kent UK

Tim & Evelyn Hlabse wrote: > Hi Meg, You said you posted the 1891 Orkney census. I have only > signed on the list within the last two months and I was wondering if > there is an > archive that I can go to find this census. I'd really appreciate knowing > about it. Thanks, Evelyn ******************************************************************* Evelyn - You Bet ! And the Archive feature has just been extended to almost all lists subscribe-able. I will post this to the List, as you are probably not the only one new here. Go To : http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Enter the name of whatever list you want to search (you do NOT have to be subscribed to it to do a search) : ORKNEY-L or orkney-l <== this is an 'L' Then enter your keyword(s) and see what you get. I used " 1891 Census Extras " (NO quotation marks). I just tested this and looks like they all showed up. You can search for a surname, or city, or whatever you want to try. I will be entering more, there are about 8 more sheets to do - this latest posting was 2 sheets worth. If you want to search other lists, the whole enchilada of lists is posted at : http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/index.html Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma, USA >

Remember when I posted several sheets of 1891 Census data for Orkney months ago ? I thought they were all posted, but just found that there were more in another place ! Here are the names from more data sheets copied at the Kirkwall Library in 1998. - Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma Census taken in - Kirkwall & St. Ola : 29 Victoria Street - had 2 rooms with one or more windows William BORWICK - head - mar - 24 yrs old - General Labourer born Kirkwall Margaet BORWICK - wife - mar - 22 yrs listed as born "Johnston near Glaspn" (Glasgow?) Annie DEVLIN - sister - 12 yrs - scholar- born Johnston etc. William BORWICK - son - 5 yrs - born Kirkwall MaryAnn BORWICK - dau - can't read age - born Kirkwall Jemima BORWICK - dau - 1yr - born Kirkwall 29 Victoria Street - had 1 room with one or more windows Jissie MYERS - Head - unm - 50 yrs - Outdoor Worker - born Burray 29 Victoria Street - had 6 rooms with more than one window Isaac COOKE ? - head - mar - 76 yrs - Unemployed Fisherman- born Rousay Catherine COOKE (?) - wife - mar - 74 yrs - born Egilshay John COOKE (?) - son - widr - 37 yrs - Letter Carrier - born Rousay Jemima E COOKE (?) - GDau - unm - 20 yrs - Dressmaker - born Walls John COOKE (?) - GSon - unm - 15 yrs - telegraph messenger - born Kirkwall Catherine C SINCLAIR - GDau - unm - 12 yrs - scholar - born Kirkwall strangely, this surname also looks like COSTIE - really poor handwriting here. 31 Victoria Street - had 2 rooms with more than one window Christina SKEA - head or wife - mar - 30 yrs - Seaman's wife - born So. Ronaldshay John Alfred SKEA - son - 2 yrs - born Kirkwall 33 Victoria Sreet - had 2 rooms with more than 1 window Jane M STEWART - head - unm - 34 yrs - dressmaker - born Orphir William R STEWART - brother - unm - 20 yrs - tailor - born Orphir 39 Victoria Street (I think) - had 1 room with more than 1 window Donald McGregor - head - widr - 80 yrs - General Labourer - born Rosshire Gairlock (?) Duncan McGregor - son - unm - 19 yrs (yes, 19!) - Printer Compositor - born Kirkwall 3 Walls Close - had 3 rooms with more than 1 window Robert WILSON - head - mar - 47 yrs - Mason - born Orphir Margaret WILSON - wife - 44 yrs - born St Ola Robert WILSON - son - unm - 16 yrs - apprentice Law Clerk - born Kirkwall Mary A WILSON - dau - unm - 14 yrs - dressmaker - born Kirkwall Thomas WILSON - son - unm - 9 yrs - scholar - born Kirkwall Maggie Jane - dau - 7 yrs - scholar - born Kirkwall 34 Close Victoria Street Betsy LAIRD - wife - mar - 32 yrs - born Sanday 34 Close Victoria Street - had 2 rooms with more than 1 window Robina LESLIE - wife - mar - 50 yrs (?) - knitter - born Shetland Fair Isle Alexander LESLIE - son - unm - 23 yrs - Seaman - born Shetland Fair Isle George LESLIE - son - 13 yrs - scholar - born Kirkwall Jane LESLIE - dau - 9 yrs - scholar - born Kirkwall 34 Close Victoria Street - had 2 rooms with more than 1 window Murdock MacKENZIE - head - mar - 60 yrs - Mason's Labourer - born Ross-shire Poolewe (?),spoke Gaelic and English Ann MacKENZIE - wife - mar - 51 yrs - born Sanday Grace MacKENZIE - dau - 9 yrs - scholar - born Kirkwall 34 Close Victoria Street - had 2 rooms with more than 1 window William IRVINE - head - mar - 28 yrs - C(?)anman - born Eday Margaret IRVINE - wife - mar - 27 yrs - born Sanday Margaet G IRVINE - dau - 2 mos - born Kirkwall 34 Close Victoria Street - had 1 room with more than 1 window Robert GUNSON - head - widr - 72 yrs - Fisherman - born Shetland Fair Isle Robina GUNSON - dau - unm - 27 yrs - Housekeeper (formerly General Domestic) - born Shetland Fair Isle 34 Close Victoria Street - had 2 rooms with more than 1 window Mary MAINLAND - head - unm - 49 yrs - Housekeeper - born Rousay Robert MAINLAND - son - unm - 22 yrs - Tailor - born Edinburghshire, Edinburgh John MAINLAND - son - unm - 21 yrs - Grocer's assistant - born Rousay 34 Close Victoria Street - had 1 room with more than 1 window Thomas WILSON - head - mar - 38 yrs - Seaman - born Shetland Fair Isle Mary Ann WILSON - wife - mar - 37 yrs - born Shetland Fair Isle Jerry WILSON - son - 13 yrs - scholar - born Kirkwall 34 Close Victoria Street - had 1 room with more than 1 window Thomas WILSON - head - widr - 74 yrs - retired Fisherman - born Shetland Fair Isle William WILSON - son - widr - 53 yrs - Fisherman - born Shetland Fair Isle Agnes Ann WILSON - dau - unm - 25 yrs - Knitter and Housekeeper - born Shetland Fair Isle 34 Close Victoria Street - had 5 rooms with more than 1 window John RENDALL - head - mar - 72 yrs - Tinsmith/Gasfitter/Grocer (Employer)- born Eday