(Since the traffic is light on the list right now, I want to respond to Karen on the list just in case the subject has broader appeal than to just myself.) Karen, Thanks for the Wishart reply. My other ancestors spelled their surname as Garriock. Have you found many variations of that name? And could anyone report what the common spelling may be in Orkney today? Dick t At 04:31 PM 5/3/99 -0700, you wrote: >Sorry Dick, >There is no mention of the surname Wishart, that I can see. As I said, it is >a matter of reading through and picking out names so I shall keep your name >handy in case a closer perusal turns something up. >Karen