Diane Would any of those letters mention any Petrie's from South Ronaldsay? I would be interested if they do. Janine Ontario also ---------- > From: Diane Davison <dldavison@kwic.com> > To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ORKNEY-L] RE: Newhall Parish > Date: Friday, February 26, 1999 7:26 PM > > Hi Everyone > > I recently received 8 dated between 1882-1903. These letters were sent to > me from a cousin and they were passed down to her after her mothers death. > Her great grandmother corresponded with relatives in South Ronaldshay, > Orkney Islands. One letter is from her uncle Robert Thomson who lived a > Greystone, another from her uncle James who lived at NEWHALL South Parish > and another from a cousin Jeannie Duncan Thomson who was the daughter of > Robert Thomson. > > These letters are a gold mine of information. My question would be, does > anyone on the list know where NEWHALL SOUTH PARISH is located? I have > previously been given the location of GREYSTONE, which according to the > letters is a stone house with only six rooms. Are these places still > standing today? > > Thanks for any assistance you can give me on this. > > Diane Davison > Ontario >