Dear Lisa, I, too, am related to Budges from South Ronaldsay. Are we cousins? My ancestor, John C. Budge, left the Orkneys in 1869 for Canada. His wife and children followed several years later. The oldest child, Thomas Budge, is my great-grandfather. Lori Beckerton North Bay, Ontario, Canada > of as many familial interconnections & data for my BUDGE family's Parish as > I can. I have found that, Orkney being a 'small' place, THERE ARE MANY > INTERCONNECTED FAMILIES. You never know who may turn out to be a Cousin. > I am always learning. > > --Lisa, in Seattle, WA -- 4G-Granddaughter of James BUDGE & JANET DUNCAN.