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 >