I would like to have the private email address of David Armstrong who is researching "Stewart, Stout, Vaikie, Malcolmson, Sutherland, Heddle, Bews, Gray mostly in Walls" Blake Allan, Victoria BC -----Original Message----- From: David Armstrong <davidrli@iinet.net.au> To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 6:50 AM Subject: [ORKNEY-L] Orkney Newspapers & Accommodation >G'day from Western Australia, >I'm new to the list, but you may have seen my name elsewhere in relation to >the 1851 and 1821 Census transcripts and indexes that I've published on >microfiche. > >"The Orcadian" is a weekly newspaper published in Kirkwall. Price £61.88 >payable by credit card. (The £61.88 pre annum is for surface mail to >Western Australia, but the papers often come by air mail). The address to >write to is >The Orcadian Ltd, P.O. Box 18, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1DW, Scotland >or Fax (0)1856-879001. > >I notice that some of the recent postings relate to the Parishes of Orphir, >Stromness and South Ronaldshay. These are three of the six Parishes that >have survived from the 1821 Census. (The others are Sandwick, St Andrews >and Deerness and they're available in North America on microfiche from the >Ontario Genealogical Society ) The 1821 lists all household members and >often has some gem of a comment by 19th century transcribers. > >For places to stay, contact the Orkney Tourist Bureau in Kirkwall. They >have a free brochure listing accommodation ranging from hotels to bed & >breakfast to self catering cottages. (Sorry I haven't got their address at >my fingertips). > >Cheers >David Armstrong > >Researching >Stewart, Stout, Baikie, Malcomson, Sutherland, Heddle, Bews, Gray >mostly in Walls > >