Original message from Isabella Moreland <sable13@shaw.ca>: > Here is what I found at : > http://www.cursiter.com/txt-exe-files/Thomson.txt > James Thomison b. April 11, 1862 > @ orphir, Orkney, Scotland > Father - James Thomison > Mother - Margaret Groundwater > There are other Thomson's there. Isabella: I was going to mention that one also, but the IGI states (an extraction, not a submission) that he died in 1864. Would take some checking on Scotlands People. ecunningham@att.net

I live in northeast Ohio (Cleveland area) and we get this - it is a snow storm accompanied by thunder - very strange and in our area at least unusual. On Dec 21, 2008, at 6:21 PM, Joy Moloney wrote: Here in the great land down under where I live some years we're lucky to get a good frost! Lisa, what is 'thundersnow'? Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Conrad" <nisus00@earthlink.net> To: <orkney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] 1864 Death,James THOMISON > Pshaw. We had "thundersnow" here in Seattle Thursday morning. Quite the > thrill! I hear thundersnow can occur around Lake Ontario... perhaps > some > of our Orkney ancestors who emigrated to that area experienced this. > ------------------ > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, > Subscribing > and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------ List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing and UnSubscribing can be found at: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Evelyn Hlabse http://homepage.mac.com/evelynhlabse/Home/home.html Looking for Williams (Renfrewshire/Skye/Portsmouth) Stewart, Sinclair, Drever (Orkney) Hlabse (Slovenia and Cleveland, Ohio) Laska (Cleveland,OH & Scranton, PA)

My ancestors [HALCRO, WILSON] lived on The Breck in Orphir. With the sea so close, do you suppose they ever saw the bay ice over ? What about those inlets nearby - the Loch of Kirbister and maybe the Loch of Stennes. It has to stay below freezing a long while for thick enough ice to form over inland [freshwater] ponds to ice-skate on. Being seawater, does it ever freeze at the surface ? I just heard from my daughter in Chicago, windchill is -40F. That's just too much for this Orklahoman to fathom. I'd have made a lousy pioneer. MEG =====================

ah. I think that would qualify for talking about off-list . I'll send you a few links. :-) --------- Joy Moloney wrote: > Here in the great land down under where I live some years we're lucky to get > a good frost! > > Lisa, what is 'thundersnow'? >

Pshaw. We had "thundersnow" here in Seattle Thursday morning. Quite the thrill! I hear thundersnow can occur around Lake Ontario... perhaps some of our Orkney ancestors who emigrated to that area experienced this.

Have missed this thread, if someone would like the details from the Registrations of James THOMISON, I have taken data from his 1862 Birth and 1864 Death that are on film at the local FHC. Here are details : 1862 Births, Orphir #8 - James Thomison born 11 April, 1862 at 8am at Piggar to James Thomison, Labourer & Margaret Thomison ms Groundwater who wed 1849, Dec 6 at Manse of Orphir. Informant was the father who was present at the birth. Reg'd April 28, Orphir. Thos White, Reg'r. 1864 Deaths, Orphir #8 - James Thomison died Dec 13, 12pm at Toyness, Swanbister age 2y son of James Thomison, Fisherman & Margaret Thomison ms Groundwater. Cause was Croup, 3d, no medical attendant. Informant was the father who was present at the death. Reg'd Dec 16, Orphir. Wm Tait, Reg'r. Since 1855 events have so much information, I checked and found one 1855 birth to these parents. If someone is looking for further information on them, there is some here : 1855 Births, Orphir #9 - James Thomison born March 28, 1855 5pm at Piggar, Orphir to James Thomison, Farm Servant, 27y born Isle of Flotta & Margaret Thomison ms Groundwater, 25y born Orphir. They wed 1849, Orphir and had 2 girls and 1 boy living. Informant was the father. Reg'd April 9, Orphir. John Spence, Registrar. I have more data on many of the 10 children of James THOMISON and Margaret GROUNDWATER. Margaret had a brother named Alexander GROUNDWATER born 1819 in Orphir. He and his family [survived 3 wives] are the subject of "Memories of an Orkney Family" published 1967 by Henrietta GROUNDWATER. Since I already have a lot on this family, please write with any requests for information, I don't have to go back to the FHC to get it. MegG in Oklahoma USA [where it got down to 7F last night, even the insides of our insulated windows showed ice on them]. ================== ecunningham@att.net wrote: > ===================================================================== > A result of your requested PML search. To refine or cancel this > search, please visit http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > ===================================================================== > Source: ORKNEY@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] ORKNEY Digest, Vol 3, Issue 178 > > Original message from Isabella Moreland <sable13@shaw.ca>: > Here is what I found at : > http://www.cursiter.com/txt-exe-files/Thomson.txt > James Thomison b. April 11, 1862 > @ orphir, Orkney, Scotland > Father - James Thomison > Mother - Margaret Groundwater > There are other Thomson's there. Isabella: I was going to mention that one also, but the IGI states (an extraction, not a submission) that he died in 1864. Would take some checking on Scotlands People. ecunningham@att.net > > > >

Meg, Stop yer whimperin' Even here in "British California" it's been below freezin' for the past few days. My ancestors moved here over a century ago "because they don't have winter here" - I'm thinking of applying for a refund !! Oh, and there's some white stuff falling out of the sky right now. I have a friend who has a cousin who knows somebody from Ontario and I think I heard him mention this phenomenon. I'll have to phone him and see if he can explain it. <VBG> Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada -----Original Message----- From: orkney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:orkney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Meg Greenwood Sent: December 21, 2008 11:17 AM To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ORKNEY] 1864 Death,James THOMISON MegG in Oklahoma USA [where it got down to 7F last night, even the insides of our insulated windows showed ice on them].

Here is what I found at : http://www.cursiter.com/txt-exe-files/Thomson.txt James Thomison b. April 11, 1862                            @ orphir, Orkney, Scotland                   Father - James Thomison                   Mother - Margaret Groundwater There are other Thomson's there. Isabella ----- Original Message ----- From: David Palmquist <davidpalmquist@dccnet.com> Date: Sunday, December 21, 2008 1:09 am Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] ORKNEY Digest, Vol 3, Issue 178 To: orkney@rootsweb.com > I started with the BC Vital Statistics, and could only find a > James > Thompson, not Thomson, who died that date in Vancouver.  > Since the > age matches the birth year 1861, I suspect you're searching > Orcadian > sources with the wrong spelling of the name.  See if you > have better > luck with the p. > > > Vital Event Death Registration > >          > Name:     James Thompson > >          Event > Date:     1948 12 12 (Yr/Mo/Day) >          > Age:            87 >          > Gender:         male >          Event > Place:    Vancouver > >          Reg. > Number:    1948-09-011117 >          B.C. Archives > Microfilm Number:  B13199 >          GSU Microfilm > Number: 2032569 > > David > > At 00:01 2008-12-21, you wrote: > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 2 > >Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:40:02 -0800 (PST) > >From: philip booker <ky3215@yahoo.com.au> > >Subject: [ORKNEY] James Thomson (1861-1948) > >To: List Orkney <orkney-l@rootsweb.com> > >Message-ID: <163405.97386.qm@web54205.mail.re2.yahoo.com> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > >Given the recent interest in Canadian Thomsons I'd like to > mention > >again my James Thomson who died in Vancouver on 12 December > 1948 and > >who's death certificate says he was born on 13 April 1861 in > the > >Orkney Islands. He was a prospector, hotelier, landlord and > athlete > >and had financial and personal links with the Orkney Islands. > >However no record can be found of his birth or parents in Orkney. > > > >Does anyone have him in their records? > > > >Regards > > > >Philip Booker > > > > > >       Stay connected to the > people that matter most with a smarter > > inbox. Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox > > > > > ------------------ > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, > Subscribing and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORKNEY- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Philip Apart from age as suggested below, what other info is on the death certificate? I have seen a few from Vancouver B.C. and they all had names of parents, and parent's birthplace, listed on them, which allowed me to verify I had the right person. However sometimes the info is not 100% correct, relatives who registered the death might not have known the exact names of James's parents, or may have assumed they were from Orkney when they were not! Regards, Judith > From: socara@telus.net > To: orkney@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:17:38 -0700 > Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] James Thomson (1861-1948) > > Was thee an age on his death certificate? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "philip booker" <ky3215@yahoo.com.au> > To: "List Orkney" <orkney-l@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 4:40 PM > Subject: [ORKNEY] James Thomson (1861-1948) > > > > > > Given the recent interest in Canadian Thomsons I'd like to mention again > > my James Thomson who died in Vancouver on 12 December 1948 and who's death > > certificate says he was born on 13 April 1861 in the Orkney Islands. He > > was a prospector, hotelier, landlord and athlete and had financial and > > personal links with the Orkney Islands. However no record can be found of > > his birth or parents in Orkney. > > > > Does anyone have him in their records? > > > > Regards > > > > Philip Booker > > > > > > Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter inbox. > > Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox > > > > ------------------ > > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing > > and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------ > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Are you a PC?  Upload your PC story and show the world http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/122465942/direct/01/

I started with the BC Vital Statistics, and could only find a James Thompson, not Thomson, who died that date in Vancouver. Since the age matches the birth year 1861, I suspect you're searching Orcadian sources with the wrong spelling of the name. See if you have better luck with the p. Vital Event Death Registration Name: James Thompson Event Date: 1948 12 12 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 87 Gender: male Event Place: Vancouver Reg. Number: 1948-09-011117 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13199 GSU Microfilm Number: 2032569 David At 00:01 2008-12-21, you wrote: >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:40:02 -0800 (PST) >From: philip booker <ky3215@yahoo.com.au> >Subject: [ORKNEY] James Thomson (1861-1948) >To: List Orkney <orkney-l@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <163405.97386.qm@web54205.mail.re2.yahoo.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > >Given the recent interest in Canadian Thomsons I'd like to mention >again my James Thomson who died in Vancouver on 12 December 1948 and >who's death certificate says he was born on 13 April 1861 in the >Orkney Islands. He was a prospector, hotelier, landlord and athlete >and had financial and personal links with the Orkney Islands. >However no record can be found of his birth or parents in Orkney. > >Does anyone have him in their records? > >Regards > >Philip Booker > > > Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter > inbox. Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox > >

There are the following James Thomson's born around this time. 1 1860 THOMSON JAMES M HOY AND GRAEMSAY /ORKNEY 020/00 0005 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER 2 1861 THOMSON JAMES M SOUTH RONALDSAY AND BURRAY /ORKNEY 029/00 0041 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER 3 1861 THOMSON JAMES M PAPA WESTRAY /ORKNEY 033/02 0010 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER Can you give any more information, parents etc. Willie Sinclair 2008/12/20 philip booker <ky3215@yahoo.com.au>: > Given the recent interest in Canadian Thomsons I'd like to mention again my James Thomson who died in Vancouver on 12 December 1948 and who's death certificate says he was born on 13 April 1861 in the Orkney Islands. He was a prospector, hotelier, landlord and athlete and had financial and personal links with the Orkney Islands. However no record can be found of his birth or parents in Orkney. > > Does anyone have him in their records? > > Regards > > Philip Booker > > > Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter inbox. Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox > > ------------------ > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Below is a link to the e-book of The Pilots of Pomona by Leighton, Robert, -1934 http://mybebook.com/download_free_ebook/leighton-robert-1934_ebooks/the-pilots-of-pomona/ebook15292.html Willie Sinclair

Was thee an age on his death certificate? ----- Original Message ----- From: "philip booker" <ky3215@yahoo.com.au> To: "List Orkney" <orkney-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 4:40 PM Subject: [ORKNEY] James Thomson (1861-1948) > > Given the recent interest in Canadian Thomsons I'd like to mention again > my James Thomson who died in Vancouver on 12 December 1948 and who's death > certificate says he was born on 13 April 1861 in the Orkney Islands. He > was a prospector, hotelier, landlord and athlete and had financial and > personal links with the Orkney Islands. However no record can be found of > his birth or parents in Orkney. > > Does anyone have him in their records? > > Regards > > Philip Booker > > > Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter inbox. > Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox > > ------------------ > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing > and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Given the recent interest in Canadian Thomsons I'd like to mention again my James Thomson who died in Vancouver on 12 December 1948 and who's death certificate says he was born on 13 April 1861 in the Orkney Islands. He was a prospector, hotelier, landlord and athlete and had financial and personal links with the Orkney Islands. However no record can be found of his birth or parents in Orkney. Does anyone have him in their records? Regards Philip Booker Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter inbox. Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox

Thanks Bruce. That is a really nice shot of Melsetter House. I was more interested in the Thomson line. I had Thomson's marry into my Smith line but much later - 1850. I have Smith and Nicolson as my main names with Rich, Robson, Cromarty, Groat, Sutherland, Sinclair and a host of other names marrying in. They were all from around Longhope. I also had a George Thomson Smith born 1887 who went to America?? I have a suspicion that he may have gone to HBC. Cheers Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "B Gorie" <bruce.gorie@sky.com> To: <orkney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] THOMSONs & HBC > I am sorry but I don't have any details on the Thomsons but I did find the > following link whcih gives a few good photographs of Melsetter House and > some history. It is a very well known Arts and Crafts house. > > http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/hoy/melsetter/index.html > > A search on google for Melseter House will also give some other links both > to photographs and books on the house. It is a wonderful place! > > REgards > > Bruce Gorie > > On 18/12/2008, Jan and Bob Grant <grantos@ozemail.com.au> wrote: > > > > Hi Dutch > > > > Is there any record of parents for this James Thomson??? > > > > Thanks > > Jan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "R.A.(Dutch) Thompson" <dutchink@pei.sympatico.ca> > > To: <orkney@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 5:41 AM > > Subject: [ORKNEY] THOMSONs & HBC > > > > > > > Hi- > > > It never dawned on me to look for long-ago relatives from Orkney in > > the > > Hudsons Bay Co archives > > > http://www.gov.mb.ca:80/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/index.html > > > > > > because my THOMAS THOMSON and ELIZABETH BURGAR emigrated to Nova Scotia > > ca > > 1810 and we have no family tradition of links with the HBC- > > > however, some of Thomas' sibling- notably bro JOHN THOMSON of Papa > > Westray > > and later Kirkwall- may have had offspring work for the HBC- wondering if > > anyone can help with parents/siblings of : > > > > > > JOHN A THOMSON- from South Ronaldsay, started w/ HBC 1850 died in western > > Canada. > > > > > > JOHN C THOMSON from South Ronaldsay, joined HBC 1867 > > > > > > JOHN THOMSON from S. Ronaldsay, joined HBC 1863 died 1864. > > > > > > JOHN D THOMSON from S Ronaldsay, joined HBC 1876. > > > > > > Also- > > > Where is Milster House in Orkney ? HBC records have a > > > JAMES THOMSON who started work with HBC in 1770, was stranded on ice floe > > and died 1772. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Dutch Thompson in PEI Canada > > > > > > ------------------ > > > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing > > and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > > > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------ > > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing > > and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------ > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Dutch Is there any record of parents for this James Thomson??? Thanks Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "R.A.(Dutch) Thompson" <dutchink@pei.sympatico.ca> To: <orkney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 5:41 AM Subject: [ORKNEY] THOMSONs & HBC > Hi- > It never dawned on me to look for long-ago relatives from Orkney in the Hudsons Bay Co archives > http://www.gov.mb.ca:80/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/index.html > > because my THOMAS THOMSON and ELIZABETH BURGAR emigrated to Nova Scotia ca 1810 and we have no family tradition of links with the HBC- > however, some of Thomas' sibling- notably bro JOHN THOMSON of Papa Westray and later Kirkwall- may have had offspring work for the HBC- wondering if anyone can help with parents/siblings of : > > JOHN A THOMSON- from South Ronaldsay, started w/ HBC 1850 died in western Canada. > > JOHN C THOMSON from South Ronaldsay, joined HBC 1867 > > JOHN THOMSON from S. Ronaldsay, joined HBC 1863 died 1864. > > JOHN D THOMSON from S Ronaldsay, joined HBC 1876. > > Also- > Where is Milster House in Orkney ? HBC records have a > JAMES THOMSON who started work with HBC in 1770, was stranded on ice floe and died 1772. > > Thanks, > > Dutch Thompson in PEI Canada > > ------------------ > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am sorry but I don't have any details on the Thomsons but I did find the following link whcih gives a few good photographs of Melsetter House and some history. It is a very well known Arts and Crafts house. http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/hoy/melsetter/index.html A search on google for Melseter House will also give some other links both to photographs and books on the house. It is a wonderful place! REgards Bruce Gorie On 18/12/2008, Jan and Bob Grant <grantos@ozemail.com.au> wrote: > > Hi Dutch > > Is there any record of parents for this James Thomson??? > > Thanks > Jan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "R.A.(Dutch) Thompson" <dutchink@pei.sympatico.ca> > To: <orkney@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 5:41 AM > Subject: [ORKNEY] THOMSONs & HBC > > > > Hi- > > It never dawned on me to look for long-ago relatives from Orkney in > the > Hudsons Bay Co archives > > http://www.gov.mb.ca:80/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/index.html > > > > because my THOMAS THOMSON and ELIZABETH BURGAR emigrated to Nova Scotia > ca > 1810 and we have no family tradition of links with the HBC- > > however, some of Thomas' sibling- notably bro JOHN THOMSON of Papa > Westray > and later Kirkwall- may have had offspring work for the HBC- wondering if > anyone can help with parents/siblings of : > > > > JOHN A THOMSON- from South Ronaldsay, started w/ HBC 1850 died in western > Canada. > > > > JOHN C THOMSON from South Ronaldsay, joined HBC 1867 > > > > JOHN THOMSON from S. Ronaldsay, joined HBC 1863 died 1864. > > > > JOHN D THOMSON from S Ronaldsay, joined HBC 1876. > > > > Also- > > Where is Milster House in Orkney ? HBC records have a > > JAMES THOMSON who started work with HBC in 1770, was stranded on ice floe > and died 1772. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dutch Thompson in PEI Canada > > > > ------------------ > > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing > and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------ > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing > and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi- Not that I'm aware of- that's what I'm trying to find out- if he is s/o JOHN THOMSON, bro of my THOMAS orig. from Westray/PapaW. cheers Dutch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan and Bob Grant" <grantos@ozemail.com.au> To: <orkney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 7:46 AM Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] THOMSONs & HBC > Hi Dutch > > Is there any record of parents for this James Thomson??? > > Thanks > Jan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "R.A.(Dutch) Thompson" <dutchink@pei.sympatico.ca> > To: <orkney@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 5:41 AM > Subject: [ORKNEY] THOMSONs & HBC > > >> Hi- >> It never dawned on me to look for long-ago relatives from Orkney in >> the > Hudsons Bay Co archives >> http://www.gov.mb.ca:80/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/index.html >> >> because my THOMAS THOMSON and ELIZABETH BURGAR emigrated to Nova Scotia >> ca > 1810 and we have no family tradition of links with the HBC- >> however, some of Thomas' sibling- notably bro JOHN THOMSON of Papa >> Westray > and later Kirkwall- may have had offspring work for the HBC- wondering if > anyone can help with parents/siblings of : >> >> JOHN A THOMSON- from South Ronaldsay, started w/ HBC 1850 died in western > Canada. >> >> JOHN C THOMSON from South Ronaldsay, joined HBC 1867 >> >> JOHN THOMSON from S. Ronaldsay, joined HBC 1863 died 1864. >> >> JOHN D THOMSON from S Ronaldsay, joined HBC 1876. >> >> Also- >> Where is Milster House in Orkney ? HBC records have a >> JAMES THOMSON who started work with HBC in 1770, was stranded on ice floe > and died 1772. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dutch Thompson in PEI Canada >> >> ------------------ >> List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing > and UnSubscribing can be found at: >> >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------ > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing > and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

R.A.(Dutch) Thompson wrote: > > Also- > Where is Milster House in Orkney ? HBC records have a > JAMES THOMSON who started work with HBC in 1770, was stranded on ice floe and died 1772. > > Thanks, > > Dutch Thompson in PEI Canada Dutch, I have never heard of a Milster House. Could this be a wrongly spelled Melsetter House? This is near Longhope on the island of Hoy. -- Season's greetings Mike Clouston

Thanks Mike & Ken-and Meg Greenwood- I think you're right - cheers Dutch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Clouston" <mcc11639@gmx.com> To: <orkney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] THOMSONs & HBC > R.A.(Dutch) Thompson wrote: >> >> Also- >> Where is Milster House in Orkney ? HBC records have a >> JAMES THOMSON who started work with HBC in 1770, was stranded on ice floe >> and died 1772. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dutch Thompson in PEI Canada > > Dutch, I have never heard of a Milster House. Could this be a wrongly > spelled Melsetter House? > This is near Longhope on the island of Hoy. > -- > Season's greetings > Mike Clouston > ------------------ > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing > and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >