I wonder if the "grange" part refers to a monastic grange? There was a nunndery at Elcho during the middle ages, see more at http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=28389   Janet --- On Wed, 3/11/10, perthshire-request@rootsweb.com <perthshire-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: From: perthshire-request@rootsweb.com <perthshire-request@rootsweb.com> Subject: PERTHSHIRE Digest, Vol 5, Issue 136 To: perthshire@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, 3 November, 2010, 7:00 Today's Topics:    1. Re: Grange of Elcho and Grange Cottage, Rhynd       (Brenda & Gord Anderson) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:21:27 -0400 From: Brenda & Gord Anderson <b-g.anderson@sympatico.ca> Subject: Re: [PERTHSHIRE] Grange of Elcho and Grange Cottage, Rhynd To: <jmoon@talktalk.net>, <perthshire@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP73902D9EB966A32424160CB9490@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";     reply-type=original A special thank you to all who responded about the Grange of Elcho and Grange Cottage.  I will certainly follow up on all your suggestions.  I feel like I know the area a little better. Brenda Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Moon" <jmoon@talktalk.net> To: <perthshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [PERTHSHIRE] Grange of Elcho and Grange Cottage, Rhynd >A grange is a country house with farm buildings. > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: perthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:perthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Brenda & Gord > Anderson > Sent: 01 November 2010 13:03 > To: Perth Mailing List > Subject: [PERTHSHIRE] Grange of Elcho and Grange Cottage, Rhynd > > > I am researching my McPherson family from the Rhynd area and have found > both > these addresses on the Census for them.  I am trying to figure out what > the > Grange part means.  I can find Elcho Castle, but where would the grange be > in location to the castle.  Does it mean a house, a farmshouse, and small > group of cottages.  I am assuming that the Grange cottage would just be a > cottage, but what would it be connected to - a farm, or just in the town. > > He was an agricultural labourer on both Census.  Living in Canada, > sometimes > it's hard to get a sense of what these things are.  I have googled them > both > but to no avail. > > Brenda > Canada > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 5581 (20101101) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > When replying to a message or a digest, please delete everything except > the > portion to which you are replying. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PERTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > When replying to a message or a digest, please delete everything except > the portion to which you are replying. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PERTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 5582 (20101101) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5586 (20101102) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------ To contact the PERTHSHIRE list administrator, send an email to PERTHSHIRE-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the PERTHSHIRE mailing list, send an email to PERTHSHIRE@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PERTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of PERTHSHIRE Digest, Vol 5, Issue 136 ******************************************