Hello Meg, following your offer to Dave Annal, have you come across any documents containing the signatures for Beatton, they were mainly in the Stromness area up to 1900.I have found them to be quite a small group, who intermarried with Brown and Robertson. Any information would be of great interest. Many thanksBest regardsCharles> From: orkney-request@rootsweb.com> Subject: ORKNEY Digest, Vol 3, Issue 115> To: orkney@rootsweb.com> Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:00:47 -0600> > > > Rootsweb handles ONLY plain text messages; therefore, there is no concern for virus infections from a digest, UNLESS you have specifically requested MIME format.> > For questions about this list, contact the list administrator at ORKNEY-admin@rootsweb.com.> > * Subscribing. 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Annal signature, 1875 Russland birth - South Ronaldsay> (Meg Greenwood)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:48:23 +0100> From: "Dave Annal" <dave.annal@ntlworld.com>> Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] ANNAL - South Ronaldsay> To: <orkney@rootsweb.com>> Message-ID: <000d01c915c8$ec7a99b0$0202a8c0@user354919a12a>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";> reply-type=original> > Well, Meg - I could hardly say 'no' to an offer like that!> > Dave> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Meg Greenwood" <scotquester@bartnet.net>> To: <orkney@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 10:56 PM> Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] ANNAL - South Ronaldsay> > > > Lisa and List - If its on an 1875 Birth in Orkney, the FHC nearby has> > the image on a microfilm. I can shoot this one and send anyone a JPG of> > the signature or the entire document. No fee. Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma > > USA> > ===========================> >> > Lisa Conrad wrote:> >> <snip>> >> The image can be downloaded at the ScotlandsPeople web site> >> newborn: John Annal Russland/ year 1875 birth.> >>> >> <snip> - Lisa> >> ------------------> >>> >>> >>> > ------------------> > 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> > > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:44:50 +0100> From: "William Sinclair" <sensiblegrandad@googlemail.com>> Subject: [ORKNEY] Alexander Kennedy Isbister was born at Cumberland> House in 1822. His father Thomas Isbister> To: orkney@rootsweb.com> Message-ID:> <a93263dd0809131344q7e09b876s97605e73199778f9@mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1> > If you are related to this Alexander Kennedy Isbister you will find a> very interesting report of him and his time in Canada with the HBC at> > http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/transactions/3/isbister_ak.shtml> > Willie Sinclair> > > ------------------------------> > Message: 3> Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:38:57 -0500> From: Meg Greenwood <scotquester@bartnet.net>> Subject: [ORKNEY] Annal signature, 1875 Russland birth - South> Ronaldsay> To: orkney@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <48CC8751.5040001@bartnet.net>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed> > > Dave - the JPG of this signature is on its way to you. The handwriting > is clear, only very slightly shaky and written in large letters. Thanks > for noticing this, Lisa ! Peter Annal was the informant's name, he was > noted as Grandfather. Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA> > Here is data from the page of 3 Birth Registrations :> > 1875 Births> Entry #67 -> Thomas THOMSON born Sept 20, 11am at Quoynear's, South Ronaldshay to > John THOMPSON, Farmer and Barbara THOMSON ms THOMSON who wed 1874 Dec 17 > at South Ronaldshay. Informant was the father [who signed]. Registered > Sept 28th at South Ronaldshay. ---- Forbes, Assistant Registrar.> > #68 - John Annal RUSSLAND born Sept 9, 7pm at Lythes, South Ronaldshay > to John Annal RUSSLAND, House Carpenter deceased and Ann Cromarty > RUSSLAND ms ANNAL who wed 1874 , March 26 at South Ronaldshay. Informant > was Peter ANNAL [who signed], Grandfather who was present at the birth. > Registered Oct 9 at South Ronaldshay. -----Forbes, Assistant > Registrar. [note the father was deceased at this birth. They had only > been married about 18m].> > #69 - Barbara NORQUENY born Sept 24, 12pm at Upper Geray, South > Ronaldshay to James NORQUENY, Fisherman and Margaret NORQUENY ms > CROMARTY who wed 1872, Feb 28 at South Ronaldshay. Informant was the > father [who signed]> residing Island of Swonay, Registered Oct 11 at South Ronaldshay. ------ > Forbes, Assistant Registrar. [The surname Norqueny was not very clear > until I read the Informant's signature, it was the clearest spelling of > the surname on the entry].> --------------------------------> > > > ------------------------------> > To contact the ORKNEY list administrator, send an email to> ORKNEY-admin@rootsweb.com.> > To post a message to the ORKNEY mailing list, send an email to ORKNEY@rootsweb.com.> > __________________________________________________________> 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> email with no additional text.> > > End of ORKNEY Digest, Vol 3, Issue 115> ************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Make a mini you and download it into Windows Live Messenger http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354029/direct/01/