Hello List, The folowing information has been passed on to me by a friend who viewed it in the Scottish Record Office: Register of Deeds 1694 William Cramond son of James Cramond, Minister of Fern (Fearne) Ref. Mack. LXXXIV. 386. It is unclear whether it is James or William who was the Minister (depends which way one reads it) and also whether the church referred to is Fearn Abbey near Tain. We have a booklet about this Abbey but it only refers to the Abbots up until 1587. Does anyone have any knowledge about either the above mentioned Cramond's or the Fern Church? KEITH (New Zealand)

Hello List, Still seeking information on William CRAMOND ( joyner/joiner) husband of Janet FORBES,who resided in Tain, middle 1700's. Both are buried in`Tain Churchyard. Also seeking information on Naomi daughter of the above. Did she marry - if so, when and to whom? Any help would be very much appreciated. Thankyou, KEITH, ( New Zealand)

Hi Again Can anyone help me? I am looking for info on a Donald Gibson who was born on April 10 1787 in Cromarty, his parents were Donald Gibson and Anne McRae. I am trying to find out if this Donald Gibson could be my Donald, according to the IGI my Donald was born abt 1788 in Sutherland, spouse's name Janet McKay. So far I have not been able to find a Donald born in Sutherland at that time. Can anyone help please. Thank You Robin ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie

Hi Everyone I still have not been able to come up with the right birth date or parents for my William MacKay. He was born in Edderton, the IGI has him born abt 1808, his spouse was Isabel Munro they were married Dec 10 1824 in Tain. According to the 1851 census he was 43 then, the 1861 census has his age as 55 and the 1871 census has him as 67. So this could mean he was born in 1803,1806 or 1808. Could anyone help me figure this out. Thank You Robin ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie

On Wed, 4 Jul 2001, [iso-8859-1] Robin Van Belleghem wrote: > Hi Everyone Hiya Robin, > I still have not been able to come up with the right > birth date or parents for my William MacKay. He was > born in Edderton, the IGI has him born abt 1808, One of 39 William McKays in the I.G.I. that year,.... The info for that birth was not extracted from a Parish Register, but submitted by a Mormon researcher sometime between 1961 and 1991. The I.G.I. is strongest where volunteers extracted info from written records that can be double checked and searched for info ommitted from the index, such as Parish Registers, and weakest where data was submitted. However that submitter did list his wife later in life as Isabel Munro which agrees with your research into death regs or whatever... Lacking access to whatever documents used by the Mormon though I would discount the birth year, and consider it a "guesstimate". > spouse was Isabel Munro they were married Dec 10 1824 > in Tain. According to the 1851 census he was 43 then, > the 1861 census has his age as 55 and the 1871 census > has him as 67. So this could mean he was born in > 1803,1806 or 1808. Could anyone help me figure this > out. 1851 gives 1808 1861 gives 1806 1871 gives 1804 Mormon gives 1808 (usually the earliest record is most likely truest, and so this seems a good guess) Marriage in 1824 if "full age" of 21 my guesstimate would be earlier than the Mormon's, at 1803-1804 or possibly earlier. > Thank You > Robin Sorry not to have more than general musings. Donald.

Mr. Donald MacLennan Thank-you. The family from the 1881 census is mine. Can you tell me how you obtained the family information on Alexander and Helen MacDonald from familysearch, perhaps I've not been using it to its potential. You did provide me with some info I didn't have. Yours Martin Beveridge

I have been researching Mac(Mc)Donald from the Ross and Cromerty area, specifically Tain. I have identified a John MacDonald who married a Catherine McKenzie in 1878 and the marriage extract provides his parents as Alexander MacDonald and Helen Paterson. Using the 1851 census I believe I have found the family of Alexander MacDonald but require his parents names to confirm and due to the varied spelling and shear quantity of MacDonald's, Scots Origins is far too expensive. Any ideas how I can confirm??!! Thanks Martin Beveridge Ontario, Canada

I wondered if anyone would know if any records of children enrolled at Tain schools 1840's would still exist esp Tain Acadamy. Cheers Judy in Qld

Hi Barbara I have some Frasers in my family, they are Mary Gibson and Alexander Fraser married Sept 12 1856 1. Ann FRASER - International Genealogical Index Gender: F Birth: 25 Dec 1856 Fearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland 2. Donald FRASER - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Birth: 3 Mar 1859 Fearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland 3. Janet FRASER - International Genealogical Index Gender: F Birth: 13 Mar 1861 Fearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland 4. Isabella FRASER - International Genealogical Index Gender: F Birth: 16 Jul 1863 Fearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland 5. Alexander FRASER - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Birth: 19 Jul 1865 Nigg, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland 6. John FRASER - International Genealogical Index Gender: M Birth: 28 Apr 1868 Nigg, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland Mary Gibson is my g.g.g.grandmothers sister, Mary and Alexander Fraser was married in Fearn. If this looks familiar let me know --- BarbieTeran <[email protected]> wrote: > Would it be possible for those of you out there who > are in the Fraser > family line and you know your relatives were from > the Tarbat area to > list the name/s and birthdates of your relatives if > you have them. > Perhaps we can collaborate and tie some of the > Fraser people together. I > am the great great granddaughter of David Fraser > (born 1798){( his > father was Donald Fraser born ? and married Margaret > ?} and who married > Johanna Mackenzie. Their son, David Fraser was my > great grandfather. He > married Williamina Michael and had my grandmother, > Margaret Elizabeth > Fraser. In looking at the relatives of all the > Frasers I have,, I have > the following names to which I would like to attach > some "live" > relations. The names I have thus far or as far back > as I can go are > the children of David Fraser and Johanna Mackenzie > ( daughter of Thomas > Mackenzie and Margaret ?)......they are Donald > Fraser (born 1829), > Margaret Fraser (b. 1830), Elizabeth Fraser (b. > 1833), Alexander Fraser > (b. 1836) and married Christina Holmes (b. 1835), > Thomas Fraser (born > 1839), Johanna Fraser (b. 1846), Flora Fraser (b. > 1848) and my great > grandfather, David Fraser (b. 1841.). > Alexander Fraser and Christina had 7 children > as best I can tell. > They were Johan Fraser, Donald Fraser, Frederick > Fraser, Jessie Fraser, > David Fraser (b, May 24, 1858) and Walter Fraser, > who married Ann > Mckenzie. These births are most likely in the > 1850's. Perhaps there is > someone out there who is connected and does not know > it. I would hope > that somehow all the Fraser people in the Tarbat > area are related in > some manner, be it cousins , etc. > Thanks, Barbara > > > ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== > To remove your email address from this list, visit > this url: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie

Would it be possible for those of you out there who are in the Fraser family line and you know your relatives were from the Tarbat area to list the name/s and birthdates of your relatives if you have them. Perhaps we can collaborate and tie some of the Fraser people together. I am the great great granddaughter of David Fraser (born 1798){( his father was Donald Fraser born ? and married Margaret ?} and who married Johanna Mackenzie. Their son, David Fraser was my great grandfather. He married Williamina Michael and had my grandmother, Margaret Elizabeth Fraser. In looking at the relatives of all the Frasers I have,, I have the following names to which I would like to attach some "live" relations. The names I have thus far or as far back as I can go are the children of David Fraser and Johanna Mackenzie ( daughter of Thomas Mackenzie and Margaret ?)......they are Donald Fraser (born 1829), Margaret Fraser (b. 1830), Elizabeth Fraser (b. 1833), Alexander Fraser (b. 1836) and married Christina Holmes (b. 1835), Thomas Fraser (born 1839), Johanna Fraser (b. 1846), Flora Fraser (b. 1848) and my great grandfather, David Fraser (b. 1841.). Alexander Fraser and Christina had 7 children as best I can tell. They were Johan Fraser, Donald Fraser, Frederick Fraser, Jessie Fraser, David Fraser (b, May 24, 1858) and Walter Fraser, who married Ann Mckenzie. These births are most likely in the 1850's. Perhaps there is someone out there who is connected and does not know it. I would hope that somehow all the Fraser people in the Tarbat area are related in some manner, be it cousins , etc. Thanks, Barbara

Hello all I would like to thank all those who helped me locate an exact place where SWORDALE is located. I would be interested in hearing from anyone who is researching any of the Macleod family lines from Stornoway, Swordale, Isle of Lewis in the hope we might be connected along the line. Warm Regards Hazel

Hello all As I am new to researching this area in Scotland I was under the impression that it was located on the Isle of Lewis. On visiting a friend yesterday I was informed that Swordale was not on the Isle of Lewis but in Scotland itself can SKS please correct me and point me in the correct direction. Thank You Hazel in Oz

Quite right Marleen - and I live nearby. I did request at least a clue about dates from Hazel, but I got no reply. Kate At 16:18 29/06/01 -0700, Marleen Sue Van Horne wrote: >Hazel, > >According to the A-Z Great Britain Road Atlas, Swordale is on the Eye >Peninsula just east of Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis. There is also a >Swordale north of Dingwall and west of Evanton in Easter Ross. > >Marleen Van Horne > > >==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== >To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > > > Kate and David Ferris [email protected]

Hazel, According to the A-Z Great Britain Road Atlas, Swordale is on the Eye Peninsula just east of Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis. There is also a Swordale north of Dingwall and west of Evanton in Easter Ross. Marleen Van Horne

I would just like to thank all of the people who replied to my query. At least now I am more aware of what happens over in Scotland with these records. Thanks also to those people who responded and also looked up info on my ancestors - this is really appreciated. Have a nice day, Suzanne Irvine Brisbane, Australia.

Hi everyone I am new to your list. I am tryingto find the parents of Francis Jesse LONGWOOD born about 1841 in STORNOWAY. I am hoping someone can help me as I have no other information on him It has taken years to jut find out about this. Thankyou Pauline Longwood [email protected]

Hi Pauline If you click on the link, you will find some information on Francis. If you have a problem let me know http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=search_all1.asp Regards Robin --- pauline <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone > I am new to your list. I am tryingto find the > parents of Francis Jesse LONGWOOD born about 1841 in > STORNOWAY. I am hoping someone can help me as I have > no other information on him It has taken years to > jut find out about this. > Thankyou > > Pauline Longwood > > [email protected] > > > ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== > To remove your email address from this list, visit > this url: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie

Hello, Could someone please suggest reasons why I recently found 2 separate dates for the same marriage, on the IGI? Alexander Bisset married Ann Ferguson in Rosemarkie on 9.4.1824 (IGI M110802). I also found their marriage as listed on 10.4.1824 but in Cromarty (IGI M110614). Does this have something to do with banns, or parish size/importance, or what? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Suzanne Irvine Brisbane Aust.

Hi Someone has probably already told you, but the banns can be posted to both parties' parishes. I would guess you have one party from each parish. Kate At 20:49 27/06/01 +1000, Suzanne Irvine/Mal Smith wrote: >Hello, > >Could someone please suggest reasons why I recently found 2 separate dates >for the same marriage, on the IGI? >Alexander Bisset married Ann Ferguson in Rosemarkie on 9.4.1824 (IGI >M110802). >I also found their marriage as listed on 10.4.1824 but in Cromarty (IGI >M110614). >Does this have something to do with banns, or parish size/importance, or >what? >Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! >Thanks, >Suzanne Irvine >Brisbane Aust. > > > >==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== >To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > > > Kate and David Ferris [email protected]

Hello Hazel, How about a century - just as a clue? Kate Isle of Lewis At 17:51 27/06/01 +1000, Hazel Magann wrote: >Hello all >I am back on the line again after changing servers. I also now have positive information regarding another of my family lines. > >Is anyone researching the MACLEOD family from Swordale, Stornaway I don't as yet have dates but have a marriage between a Donald Macleod and Mairi Murray if anyone is researching either of these families I would love to hear from them. > >Warm Regards >Hazel in Oz > > >==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== >To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > > > Kate and David Ferris [email protected]