Hi Bill, Here is some information about my Groundwater family. 1.Edward G/W born about 1753 in Orphir,Oki.,marr Sibily Smith,8.1.1778,St.Andrews,Oki. 2. Edward G/W b.4.7.1783,St.Andrews,(chd no.3 of 8),marr Isabella Matches,19.12.1813,St.Andrews,Oki. 3.Robert Paterson G/W,b.13.3.1822--1850,(chd no 5 of 8),St.Andrews,marr.Anne E. Muir 20.8.1844. 4. Barbara Elizt. G/W b. 1845,(chd 1 of 3,as R.P. G/W died young)....she was my gt grandmother,marr. Wm MacLeod of Reay, Cai.They migrated to Sydney,Australia in 1884. Other G/W's of her generation and of her father's generation also migrated ranging from about 1850---mid 1880's I can send more G/W information re my family if you wish. Maybe the Cursiter list of G/W's should be updated !!!! Regards Janette in Melbourne. ----- Original Message ----- From: William D Groundwater <orcadian@juno.com> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 1999 10:59 PM Subject: [ORKNEY-L] Robert Paterson GROUNDWATER > I was interested in Janette's (janmax@vds.net.au) on a Robert Paterson > GROUNDWATER, since a quick search doesn't turn up that name in the > cursister.com listing of Groundwaters. > > My line within that listing goes back to: > > William Groundwater, b 16 January 1839, son of William Groundwater (2) > and Mary Walker, Old Machar, Aberdeen. > > The father of William GROUNDWATER(2) was a William GROUNDWATER, soldier, > who married an Isabella CAMERON. He is not in the Cursister.com listing > either. He would have been born abt 1788, but I have not yet been able to > find further information about him, eg. born in Orkney (Orphir?), or in > Aberdeen? > > I would be interested in what information Janette has on GROUNDWATER, so > see if I can make a connection. > > > Bill Groundwater > > Tucson, Arizona > ___________________________________________________________________ > Get the Internet just the way you want it. > Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! > Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. > >