Tell me more! I have bent little fingers too, as do quite a few in my family. I'd love to know of any Viking link as my husband often proudly alludes to his probable Viking origins (he has no proof whatsoever, but hails from the Yorkshire coast and is fair of skin!) Dorothy G New Zealand >Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 16:05:38 EDT >From: DoreenGen@aol.com >To: PERTHSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [PERTH] Duncan/Robertson > >> > > > Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:53:25 -0600 > > From: "Donald" <esquipi@sofnet.com> > > To: PERTHSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Duncan/Robertson > > > > Here's an obscure question. My husband's ancestor was a John >Duncan/Dunkin > > who was probably born in New Jersey -- possibly Trenton -- in the early > > 1700s. No records, of course. Some say he could have been born in >Scotland > > or on shipboard. His father was supposed to be called William Duncan and >was > > probably a Baptist minister. Lots of maybes and probablies here. Has >anyone > > any ideas on how we might track down this William Duncan? We have noted >that > > several descendants have the bent little finger that has been observed >in > > the Robertson/Duncan clan. > > Sheila > > >The "bent finger" is supposedly a genetic trait tracable to the Vikings. I >can't remember its medical name now, but there was a TV series (BBC, I >think) >called "Blood of the Vikings" (or similar name) within the past year or two >and >one one the episodes contained information about this. > >It runs in the family of a friend of mine (McInnes, from Campbelltown >area). > >Ken Harrison >North Vancouver, Canada > >HARRISON Yorkshire, Staffordshire, London (Highgate/Hampstead) >POTCHIT Yorkshire >FISHER London (Highgate/Hampstead) >GRIFFIN Staffordshire >STANLEY Staffordshire >SMELLIE Lanark, Orkney, Glasgow, Tasmania >STIRRAT Ayrshire & Glasgow >BAIN Caithness >MILLER Caithness, Swaziland >SPENCE Orkney >TRAILL Orkney >SELKRIG Lanark >WICKETSHAW Lanark >MORRISON Perthshire, Islay, Dumbarton, Glasgow, Australia (Vic) >BAIRD Renfrew >HAM Australia (Vic) >THOMPSON Suffolk >AGGUS Suffolk >BRIGHTWELL Suffolk >LAWSON Clackmannan >McNABB Islay >MURRAY Dumfries, Renfrew >GILLESPIE Dumfries >HENDERSON Dumfries >TICKET (TAKET) Dumfries >CALDWELL Tyrone, Renfrew >GRAHAM Tyrone, Ontario >Genealogists never die ... they just lose their census. > >Unless specifically stated otherwise in this message, there is no >intentional >attachment on this e-mail transmission. > > >==== PERTHSHIRE Mailing List ==== > -------------------------------------------------- > Send all messages to PERTHSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com > ONLY use the 'request' address to > subscribe or to unsubscribe from the list. > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/PERTHSHIRE.html > -------------------------------------------------- > _________________________________________________________________ Need more speed? Get Xtra JetStream @ http://xtra.co.nz/jetstream