Hello All, I am a little confused about the parishes of the Orkney Islands. (As well as the Orkney Islands' relationship to the Shetland Islands.) I have bee looking for ancestral records in the parish of Sandwick. I thought it was part of the Orkney Islands but now it looks like it might be in the Shetland Islands. Can anyone shed some light on this for this dense old guy. thanks. dan ----- Original Message ----- From: David Armstrong <davidrli@iinet.net.au> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 4:38 AM Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] 1821 Census lookup-please > 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 > > > > > >