No I haven't seen that book Is it available for sale?.. would you know if James is mentioned ? -----Original Message----- From: JGCorse@aol.com [mailto:JGCorse@aol.com] Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 7:28 PM To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] Ship Catain James Mainland In a message dated 10/18/99 12:56:48 PM, Mainland.Myles@ic.gc.ca writes: << My ancestor James Mainland apparently was ' Captain ' of a vessel named the Isabella. It appears he carried cargo amongst the Orkneys in the late 1800s/early 1900's, before 1904. Would there be any sources that might show him as captaining this ship or any records of the ship itself ? >> The Orkney Public Library Archives would probably be your best bet. Have you see Ian Hustwick's book "The Peggy & Isabella"? It gives a good account of that vessel (eighteenth century) and a lot of the info came from the library. The Altamachar Press ISBN 0 9529211 0 3 Regards, Jim .