Jan, Is that a typo (Rich) - I am researching Ritch who were to Orkney what Smith is to Australia Ivan Sunny Kambah round the corner! ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Grant <grantos@ozemail.com.au> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 29 May, 1999 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [ORKNEY-L] Longhope, Orkney > > -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond and Linda Gee <gees@home.com> > Subject: [ORKNEY-L] Longhope, Orkney > > > >Can anyone tell me what parish Longhope is in, and what island it's on. > >Is there somewhere on the web an Orkney reference that lists the towns > >in each parish? And can anyone suggest what seaport someone emigrating > >from Orkney to America/Canada would take? I'm interested in searching > >passenger lists. Thank you. > > > I was just wondering what surnames you are researching since most of my > family came from Longhope. My main line is Smith, with others being Rich, > Nicolson, Allan, Wilson, Robson, Cromarty, Thomson, Omand, Bruce, Stout and > Sinclair. The small strip of land between North and South Walls is called > The Nyre. > > Jan Grant > Canberra, Australia >