The six surviving Parishes of the 1821 Census (Deerness, Orphir, St Andrews, Sandwick, South Ronaldshay & Burray, Stromness) are all available on microfiche in North America from the Ontario Genealogical Society in Toronto. David, Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: Janine McIntyre <janine@muskoka.com> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 10:27 AM Subject: RE: [ORKNEY] 1821 Census lookup-please > Pam > If you find someone who has the 1821 census could you find out where they > got it from. I can order the 1841 - 1891 census but not sure about any > earlier census. It seems like you and I are researching the same area yet I > haven't come across any Petrie\Thomson marriages yet. I have a database of > over 900 Petrie's from the Orkney & Caithness areas. If you come across any > relations with the Petrie's would you let me know. > Janine > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pam Thomson [SMTP:pamthom@intergate.bc.ca] > Sent: Sunday, August 22, 1999 7:11 PM > To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ORKNEY] 1821 Census lookup-please > > Hi, > Does someone have the 1821 census for South Ronaldsay? If so, could > you look for James & Euphan (Euphemia, Effy) TAMSON or THOMSON (or a > variation thereof)- they would likely have those of their younger > children who were still alive at home- Magnus about 8, Robert 11, > James 19. The older children were Minney 23, Elizabeth 25, Barbara 28, > Betty 29, William 31. > > Also, does anyone know who the parents of Magnus THOMSON who married > Helen BUDGE in 1829 (also South Ronaldsay) were? > Thanks, Pam > -- > Pam Thomson of BC, Canada > New email address: as of August > pamthom@intergate.bc.ca > > >