Shyama Just some oddments which don't alas answer your questions about OMAN to EUMAN changes or their documented migrations to Midlothian and the Borders. Here's an Oman in Edinburgh, Midlothian in 1825 from Scottish Sasines (property) Records +++++++++ Charles OMAN, Hotel keeper, seised May 27 1825 in centre house on north side of Charlotte Square on disp. by Henry RITCHIE of Busbie May 18 1825 Hugh MACPHERSON, Tacksman of Drummuie, Sutherland, seised May 27 1825 in above on security of £1,000 on bond by OMAN. Isabella CATHCART resident in Princes Street seised May 27 1825 in centre house as above in security of £2,000 on bond by OMAN. +++++++ Quite a few families must have come from Orkney to Midlothian in the last century. Certainly my own CUSITER family did, and ISBISTERs also appear in 19th certury Edinburgh directories. I also find OMAN(D) mothers in some of my own Orkney family names: eg OMAN & CURSATER (St Andrews,1700s), OMAND & FIRTH (Stromness, 1830s), OMAND & FIRTH (Deerness, 1840s), OMAND & ISBESTER (Firth 1770s), OMAND & ISBISTER (Firth 1750s) YEOMAN & ISBESTER (1820s), OMAND & SPENCE (Stromness) Coming closer to today, a 1961 Edinburgh directory has 2 OMAN, 1 OMAND and 2 OMOND in the city, no EUMAN though plenty of YEAMAN and YEOMAN. Are HUMAN and HOMAN not also variants of this name? Sorry not to have come across anything more solid. Best Wishes Roger Kelly -----Original Message----- From: Shyama Peebles <shyama@gold.net.au> To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 02 February 1999 12:04 Subject: [ORKNEY-L] EUMAN OR OMAN >...EUMAN is a variant of OMAN and >originated in the Orkneys. >Does anyone know of OMAN's who turned >into EUMAN's ? and does anyone have any >OMAN/EUMAN family lines that migrated >south to Midlothian & the Borders >Best Wishes>Shyama Peebles, Coolgardie, Western Australia >