----- Original Message ----- From: "H Alex Cromarty" <hacgmc@telusplanet.net> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 6:31 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 > > > > > >