Hi John: It is interesting when you try and figure out where these places are. I am definitely looking for the Parish of Rhynd as the Census lists the location. But you mentioned the old farm between Ferryport on the Tay and St. Andrews. This may be an old family farm as the McPherson's that I have. David in particular was born in Leuchars which is very close to the location that you mentioned. And his mother was Isabella Rhynd. So yes it does pay to know what you are searching for. And yes it can be maddening - this Grange of Elcho had driven me nuts, but I think I have it figured out now. Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: "John H. Beach" <john_h_beach@compuserve.com> To: <perthshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 12:36 AM Subject: [PERTHSHIRE] Careful with look alike names > Hi, > > You really have to know what you are looking for and where and when. > Names may be the same or close and yet not the same. Spelling means a > lot too. They can be in different locations, close or far apart and > maybe renamed over time. Knowing the parish might help, but now always. > > Rhynd is in Perthshire or is it? well it is a parish in Perth, but also > names to several sections of this parish; Easter Rhynd, etc. There was > an old farm called Rhynd between Ferryport on the Tay and St. Andrews. > > Then I talked about the Fingask farm in Rhynd, which went back many > hundred years. This is not to be confused with the Rhynd Castle across > the Tay in Rait. > > And there is the town Abernethy near Newburgh. Many years ago a part of > it was was in Fife, but it is all in Perthshire now, but if you look > hard, there is an Abernethy in the Inverness / Banff region in northern > Scotland. > > One of the greatest things that caused confusion was many places that > took on names from prominent land owners and when they died or moved the > name might have changed, but often quietly remained as a token name > known by those living there years later. > > Thus research can be maddening unless you do your old history homework > first. Don't you just love genealogy;;;;; it is more than just names, > dates and places on paper or a tombstone. I know this because our > Skinners suckered me into this trap once or twice during my research. > > Note: Did you know that the Elcho woods was a hiding place for William > Wallace? He hid near his uncle's estate while picking on the English in > Perth several times? > > -- > Kind Regards, > > John H. Beach > Yonkers, NY. > > john_h_beach@compuserve.com Note: the "_" before and after the initial > "h" is an underscore character, not a dash or space. > > 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 5593 (20101105) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5595 (20101105) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

I find this website helpful with place names although it certainly does not cover everything. It also includes an aerial view. Where's the Path - http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm HTH, Sherry