Fiona - The only Lyking that I can find in the 1851 census booklet for Evie and Rendall is in Rendall - 6/28 occupied by James Wood and his family. I didn't find a William Hourston, the right age in either the 1841 or 1851 census of Evie and Rendall. Good Luck in your search. Bruce Jameson in Corunna, Ontario ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 11:32 AM Subject: [Orkney] census look up Evie 1841/1851 > Wondered if anyone would be kind enough to look up census for Evie 1841 and > 1851 for my elusive William Hourston of Lyking in the hope that he is there > and the one \I'm looking for. > William Hourston born c1779, unless he remarried between 1833 and 1841 he is > a widower.Possible children with him are Margaret born c1811,Robert born > c1813 and William born c1820 (this is taken from 1821 census so not sure about > accuracy etc) > thanks > Fiona > > > ==== ORKNEY Mailing List ==== > SPAM - best advice.. DELETE it. > > ============================== > 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 >