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 > >