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