Heather; Good to hear from you. We have Budges on our line from South Ronaldsay. Budge is a South Ronaldsay name but I think Kirkness is more of a Mainland name. I don't remember seeing the name Kirkness in South Ronaldsay. But. Heather, I am not at home right now and I don't have access to my records. I want to exchange notes after we get back home and that will be after the first of December. So if I don't get back to you be sure and drop me another email. Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather" <crafty@mb.sympatico.ca> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 6:34 PM Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] Family Ties > Just wondering if you are familiar with Budge or Kirkness. My grandparents > are from Deerness and S. Ronaldsay. > Heather > -----Original Message----- > From: H Alex Cromarty <hacgmc@telusplanet.net> > To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 7:29 PM > Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] Family Ties > > > >Hi Sarah, > > Yes my anscestry come from Orkney but we as yet haven't come across > your > >maiden name "Howrie", on any of my lines. That is not a South Ronaldsay > >name as I am familiar with most of those names. > >Any way good luck. > > > >Alex > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Sarah Finlow-Bates" <sunshinelady@ozemail.com.au> > >To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 5:12 PM > >Subject: [ORKNEY] Family Ties > > > > > >> Hi, I have just been added to this list and wondered if anyone had > >information on the HOWRIE/HOURIE family? My maiden name is HOWRIE and I > >have been able to trace the family to the Orkneys back to the 1650s - I > >haven't got anything like a family tree yet though and as I am new to all > >this (and living in Australia) any snippets of information would be most > >gratefully received. > >> > >> Thanks > >> Sarah > >> > >> > > > > > >