Hi- I have JANNET SLATER m JOHN THOMSON- they lived in Kirkwall in 1830s- he is bro to my 4 x gr gf THOMAS THOMSON who m ELIZABETH BURGAR and emigrated to Nova Scotia ca 1800- I have a letter from Kirkwall dated 1832 fro Jannet & John to THomas- John was a shoemaker. He and Jannet have a tombstone at St Magnus chyard. Have not beeen able to determine Jannet's origins-possibly Sanday ?? cheers, Dutch Thompson in PEI Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "ELIZABETH FOULIS" <thistle@deks.freeserve.co.uk> To: <orkney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 9:30 AM Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] SLATER family > > Hi Robert > I am also looking for info on the Slater's from Sanday mine is Janet > Slater , on her death cert it says her parents were James Slater and Jane > Muir. Janet married John Foulis in 1834 in Kirkwall. Its her Parents that > I have hit a brick wall with I just cant seem to find anything on either a > marriage or census records. On Janets marriage cert it says her witnesses > were James Slater & Robert Slater they could possibly be her brothers?. > Janet was born around 1809 in Sanday going by her age when she died. > Maybe you might of come across something in your research. Any help, > gratefully received. > > > > > > > ======================================== > Message Received: Nov 02 2008, 11:54 AM > From: "Robert SLATER" > To: ORKNEY@rootsweb.com > Cc: > Subject: [ORKNEY] SLATER family > > > My interest is in the origins and family of James SLATER and Robina(h) > MUIR. > > > > My progress has been slow, as some of the earlier research seems to have > been flawed, and I am now only reasonably confident back to James SLATER > (probably born either 1757 to James SLATTER and Elspeth CRAIGIE , or just > possibly born in 1748 to James SLATTER and Elisabeth LAING) and Robina(h) > MUIR. At this stage the 1757 date looks much more likely, not only because > the timing seems better, but the family of James SLATTER and Elisabeth > LAING > looks to be along a different line. > > > > I have not been able to identify anything about Robina prior to their > marriage. > > > > James and Robina had five children. > > Ann(e) was born March 13, 1786, and seems to have married Richard HAY, a > widower, and died in 1869 at Cott, Lady Parish. > > James was born December 19, 1787. Did he marry Margaret SINCLAIR, or > possibly Jean GRAY? > > Elizabeth was born on July 24, 1789. Did she marry Stephen MUIR? > > William born June 3, 1793 presumably died before 1799, and the birth of > the > second William on December 27, 1799. This William married Jean/Jane > GUTHRIE (daughter of William GUTHRIE and Jean CROMARTY?) on December 5, > 1822. > >>From there the documentation is fairly sound. Their six children were > born in Sanday. The family moved to Mainland soon after the birth of the > youngest child in 1839. In the 1850's the family emigrated to South > Australia. > > > > > > > > Robert Slater > > > > ------------------ > 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 >