Listers, I have found reference to a man who was in the early 1600s "in Fordell". It is not clear, although probable, that this Fordell was in Orkney. I am aware that there is a Fordell in Fife, but it seems unlikely that this is the one being referred to. Can anyone advise me whether there was a "Fordell" anywhere in Orkney? Please visit my transcriptions of records for 30 Kirkwall area families in the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries, on the Orkney Family History Society members' page at www.orkneyfhs.co.uk Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada Unless specifically stated otherwise in this message, there is no intentional attachment on this e-mail transmission.