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    1. Re: [ORKNEY] Re: [ORKNEY-L] Orkney Newspapers & Accommodation
    2. hsouthen
    3. Hi Robert You were asking for David Armstrong's private email. I always use the one that is already on your message below. Has he another one? Regards Helen Southen Christchurch NZ Robert Blake Allan wrote: > > 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 > > > >

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