Lisa, I have had a look at the entry for Jane Petrie and am fairly sure that the place is 'South Brecks'. Further, the 1881 census shows a David (33) and Margaret (32) Petrie with a gaggle, if five be a gaggle, of kids including a Jane aged 6, all staying at South Breck. Regards Bruce On 06/09/2008, Lisa Conrad <nisus00@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Has anyone come across a "South Brooke" on Burray? (Specifically > _"Brooke"_, and not "South Breck" or "South Brecks".) > > > Transcribing births for 1874, there is a Jane Petrie, dau of David > Petrie and his wife, Margaret Robertson. Register says Jane was born at > "South Brooke, Burray". I cannot locate this place name on the hard copy > maps I have here at home. > > > TIA, > 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 >

Hi Bruce (and Norman and Willie) -- I viewed the 1881 census for this family too (since I last emailed) and now I feel that the place meant for the 1874 birth register was indeed South Breck, Burray. And yet, Bruce, when I still look at the 1874 birth register entry, that one word sure looks like "Brooke" to me. When I look at W.T.N. Forbes' handwriting as a whole, Mr. Forbes portrayed his "-c's " a bit differently than what was shown in this instance. B Gorie wrote: > Lisa, > > I have had a look at the entry for Jane Petrie and am fairly sure that the > place is 'South Brecks'. ...