I wonder if the list can help me. A friend of mine on another list has asked me if I can help find someone - or a website - that would help in deciphering an old Scots will. I can't help her but wonder if anyone can direct me to where I might find the answer for her. Many thanks. Suzie

Suzie, You could try here: http://www.dsl.ac.uk/dsl/ Norman Tulloch

Try this: http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/ Dave Annal, Watford, England http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dave.annal/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzie Woodward" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 8:25 PM Subject: [Orkney] Old Scots Language >I wonder if the list can help me. > > A friend of mine on another list has asked me if I can help find someone - > or a website - that would help in deciphering an old Scots will. > > > I can't help her but wonder if anyone can direct me to where I might find > the answer for her. > > > Many thanks. > > Suzie > > > > ==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== >>>>>TIP: When when posting your research interests, include the surnames >>>>>in your subject line - this will improve our list archive and assist >>>>>future researchers.<<<< > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Dave. Many thanks. I'll pass this on. Suzie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Annal" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:01 PM Subject: Re: [Orkney] Old Scots Language Try this: http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/ Dave Annal, Watford, England http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dave.annal/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzie Woodward" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 8:25 PM Subject: [Orkney] Old Scots Language >I wonder if the list can help me. > > A friend of mine on another list has asked me if I can help find someone - > or a website - that would help in deciphering an old Scots will. > > > I can't help her but wonder if anyone can direct me to where I might find > the answer for her. > > > Many thanks. > > Suzie > > > > ==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== >>>>>TIP: When when posting your research interests, include the surnames >>>>>in your subject line - this will improve our list archive and assist >>>>>future researchers.<<<< > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > ==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== SPAM - best advice.. DELETE it. ============================== 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

http://www.scottishdocuments.com/content/researchtools.asp might help. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Suzie Woodward [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 21 July 2005 20:26 To: [email protected] Subject: [Orkney] Old Scots Language I wonder if the list can help me. A friend of mine on another list has asked me if I can help find someone - or a website - that would help in deciphering an old Scots will. I can't help her but wonder if anyone can direct me to where I might find the answer for her. Many thanks. Suzie ==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== >>>>TIP: When when posting your research interests, include the surnames in your subject line - this will improve our list archive and assist future researchers.<<<< ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx