Just heard that the Western Front Association are negotiating to acquire the medal cards. www.westernfront.co.uk/news/ Elaine _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool new emoticons http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/myemo

To UK subscribers - On Monday night (21st) there's a programme on Channel 4 at 8pm exploring the origins of Black Gospel music coming from Scottish Gaelic song. Set the VCR. Lachie

This came to my attention through other rootsweb mailing lists and thought it important enough to pass on Elaine >By John Ferguson on 13/03/2005 08:20:52 >----------------------------------------------------- >As we go to press, it has come to my attention that in April the MOD >intends to destroy some 6 million records of medals issued to WW1 >personnel. I think you will agree that we cannot let them do so. > >Our military expert Paul Reed has been looking into the matter and it >appears that the private facility used by the MOD to hold the records >at Hayes wants to relocate and charge the MOD for moving the cards. >The MOD's response is to get rid of the 140 filing cabinets that contain >the 4-6 cards. The National Archives doesn't want to take on the cards >because it has already microfiched them and the microfiche has been >digitally scanned (see www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk). > >This isn't good enough. This is the only complete and untouched record >of First World War soldiers left. Other service records were burned >during WW2. Only the fronts of the cards have been scanned and we >believe that written on the back of many of these cards is the address >that the medals were sent to. Often, it isn't possible to determine >whether the record of the medals issued relates to your ancestor or >another person without checking this address. > >First, the cards need to be preserved. They then need to be scanned >properly, front and back, and re-indexed. If the National Archives >won't step in, perhaps someone else will. The Imperial War Museum? >The Veteran's Association? > >The MOD claims its holds copyright on the cards and that it can do >what it wishes with them. I'd argue that these cards are part of the >nation's heritage. They are public records, and I'd remind the MOD >that the descendants of WW1 soldiers pay their taxes. The cards >remind us of the enormous sacrifice and loss incurred by men and >women in this country during WW1, and of their bravery in adversity. >They enable the children and grandchildren of those who died, and >those who survived, to find out some of the lost details of their >forebears. > >To save the cards we must take action. We're instituting a campaign >to urge the Minister of Defence, Geoff Hoon, and the Director of the >National Archives, Sarah Tyacke, to prevent the destruction of these >records straight away. Address your letter to us and we'll pass it on >to these authorities: > >Rt Hon Geoff Hoon & Sarah Tyacke >Save the Medal Index Cards >c/o Your Family Tree >30 Monmouth Street >Bath BA1 2BW > >Alternatively, send an email headed 'Save the Medal Index Cards' >to us at yfted. > >Do it now - the records are due to be destroyed in April > > Garrick Webster, > Editor, Your Family Tree' > yfted@futurenet.co.uk > > _________________________________________________________________ Want to block unwanted pop-ups? Download the free MSN Toolbar now! http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/

Following some queries regarding the 42nd Foot Regiment - I have a 1 page scanned doc which gives a convoluted plotted history of the Regiment which I can send out to anyone who wants it. Just let me know. The 42nd Regiment of Foot evolved into the more famous 'Black Watch' Regiment. The changing of names & numbering is very common in Scottish Regiments. It started in 1725 as a series of independant companies to 'watch' over the Scottish highlands. Renamed 'Black Watch' in 1861. Recruiting areas were Dundee, Perth, Angus & Fife (Central Scotland). Regards Kyle McAllister

Thanks for the help Malcolm. Helen --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Anti-Virus]

Thank you very much Moira & Julie for your help. It is really appreciated. A friend at work was needing help identify this location. Alasdair F Macdonald

Could someone on the list help me identify where "Agnes Hill" Resolis, Ross & Cromarty is located. Many thanks Alasdair F Macdonald

******************************************************************************************************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************* This event may well have been reported in Ross-shire, Inverness (eg Highland News), and Caithness newspapers (not on-line). There may possibly have been a later sheriff court inquiry but these do not always survive, though they were usually reported in the newspapers verbatim. Malcolm -----Original Message----- From: Helen and John Turner [mailto:helenjohnturner@auracom.com] Sent: 03 March 2005 15:29 To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [RossGen] DUCHART obituary Hello everyone: I am new to the list and was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I have a death certificate for Peter DUCHART who died by drowning at Loch Broom, Ullapool on 16th Oct 1909. His death was registered by his nephew Alexander DUCHART of Wick, Caithness. They were herring fisherman. Could someone please tell me where I would look for any information concerning this death, e.g. obituary, coronor's inquest? Thankyou, Helen Turner Charleston L., ON, Canada --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Anti-Virus] ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm PLEASE NOTE: THE ABOVE MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE INTERNET. On entering the GSi, this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSi) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Energis in partnership with MessageLabs. Please see http://www.gsi.gov.uk/main/notices/information/gsi-003-2002.pdf for further details. In case of problems, please call your organisational IT helpdesk The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSi) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Energis in partnership with MessageLabs. On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus-free

Hello everyone: I am new to the list and was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I have a death certificate for Peter DUCHART who died by drowning at Loch Broom, Ullapool on 16th Oct 1909. His death was registered by his nephew Alexander DUCHART of Wick, Caithness. They were herring fisherman. Could someone please tell me where I would look for any information concerning this death, e.g. obituary, coronor's inquest? Thankyou, Helen Turner Charleston L., ON, Canada --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Anti-Virus]

Hello ROSSGEN List, Please find below some information on my new book, "1851 Exiles". I have posted the information because I think it might be of interest to the group, given the publication's subject matter and connection to the Isle of Lewis. 1851 Exiles by Angus Macleod Since the release of my CD, "The Silent Ones, A Legacy of the Highland Clearances", I have been asked repeatedly about authoring a book on the Isle of Lewis Settlement of Huron Township. I am pleased to announce that a limited print run of such a book is now available. Entitled "1851 Exiles", the paperback tells the story of Huron Township, Ontario’s Lewis Settlers. Victims of Scotland’s infamous Highland Clearances, the settlers were evicted from their crofts on the Hebridean island of Lewis in 1851 by landlord James Matheson and then transported overseas where they put down roots together in a block of farms in the centre of Huron Township, Bruce County. The group was successful in maintaining their Gaelic language and culture well into the 20th century. "1851 Exiles" includes a number of stories and anecdotes from the settlement never before published plus a complete history of the Isle of Lewis from pre-history to the Matheson Clearances. In addition, there is information on the Lewis Community in the Eastern Townships of Quebec and 39 breathtaking original colour photos by Leodhas Macleod taken in the three main locations of the story – the Isle of Lewis, Eastern Townships of Quebec and Huron Township, Ontario. “1851 Exiles” also contains some wonderful rare old photos recently restored especially for the project. A large portion of the book deals with the day to day lives of Huron Township’s Lewis folk and was drawn from a variety of sources including personal correspondence, interviews, and family histories made available to me by descendants. The book also contains some interesting new information on Matheson Clearances obtained from recent interviews with sources on the Isle of Lewis. “1851 Exiles” is an excellent companion piece to my CD, "The Silent Ones, A Legacy of the Highland Clearances." Chapter Titles are as follows: The Schoolmaster Eilean Leodhas Farewell to the Stones The Woods of Huron Pride, Poverty and the Presbyterian Church A Faded Memorial Scattered Seeds “1851 Exiles” is available from my website located at www.torquil.net or by sending a cheque or money order to Torquil Productions P.O. Box 303 Kincardine, Ontario N2Z 2Y8 Email: info@torquil.net Toll free telephone: 1-877-489-4693 “1851 Exiles” is $29.99 including taxes, shipping and handling. All the best, Angus Macleod Excerpt from Angus Macleod’s "1851 Exiles" Here lies my dear wife and child They to me, were dear and lovely Their time with me was short but sweet But now they are gone and I am lonely. So reads one of the stones in the Huron Presbyterian Church Cemetery or “Old Lewis Cemetery” as it is sometimes called - the inscription - a sad and lonely tribute from a husband to his dearly departed wife and child. The husband’s obvious grief at the untimely death of his young family is reflected in the simple but poignant verse engraved on the tombstone. The words are faded now, weathered by age and the harsh Southwestern Ontario environment. The other stones in the cemetery are in a similar condition or worse. Wild flowers and tall grass cloak the entire area leaving the site almost invisible to the human eye. An old gate, once polished and ornate, rests precariously against a solitary tombstone situated at one end of the graveyard, at its feet remnants and pieces of tombstones litter the area. Picking up a remnant, one can only identify the prefix Mac etched thinly into its surface. The old Lewis cemetery, now long abandoned, has a truly desolate and empty feeling to it. When within its confines, one has the feeling of being total isolated from the rest of the world. Looking at the gravestone erected for the prematurely diseased wife and child, it is easy to wonder when the husband’s heartrending inscription was last read and if, in fact, it will ever be viewed again. -

Hello, I am looking for information regarding Annie Mac Leod, who was born 24 June 1869 in Tain, Ross County, Scotland. I know she had a brother George. In 1892 she left Scotland for United States where she married George Rollo who came from Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Thank you. Marilyn J. Mix in Illinois, USA

You should be able to get the birth info for your Annie McLeod from Scotland's people website and having the parents would help you get back further. Gordon McLeod -----Original Message----- From: MJMix@aol.com [mailto:MJMix@aol.com] Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 8:47 AM To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [RossGen] Annie MacLeod born in Tain, Scotland Hello, I am looking for information regarding Annie Mac Leod, who was born 24 June 1869 in Tain, Ross County, Scotland. I know she had a brother George. In 1892 she left Scotland for United States where she married George Rollo who came from Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Thank you. Marilyn J. Mix in Illinois, USA ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm

I have a William McIntosh born c 1809/1810 Rosshire. Married an Ann McIntosh possibly Inverness. Came to Australia in 1837 with children Elizabeth/Bessy and John. Ann had a sister Isabel who was on the Earl of Durham with them Ann's parents were John McIntosh and Jessie McIntosh. William died prior to Civil Registration in New South Wales so I have no parents names and on his tombstone it says native of Rosshire yet on the Earl of Durham records it gives him as a shepherd from Iverness. A character reference was S Mackintosh J P and Rev MPhale/Phail. Any help is appreciated from Queensland Australia. William and Ann are my GGGGG Grandparents. Thanks Rhonda in Qld

Hi has anyone got a Hugh McLeod in their Tree. Born 1807? Wife was proberly Chirsty/ Christy. If so can you please let me know your hugh's Parents names? Thanks Julie

G'day Cobbers, Hope this helps somebody. Horsham Cemetery, Victoria, Australia http://members.datafast.net.au/~marrtronics/HORSHAM.HTM 4055 CAMERON, Isabella 1845 1938 93 Wife of Ronald (4054); mthr of Donald (4056), Alexander (4057), Allan (4058), Robert (4059) & Archibald (4060); nee McCRAE. Pioneer. Born Ross Shire, Scotland Terang Cemetery, Victoria, Australia http://members.datafast.net.au/~marrtronics/TERANG.HTM 194 MACDONALD, Catherine McLennan Abt. 1850 24 Jun 1885 35 Wife of Farquhar (193). Born Lochalsh, Ross-shire, Scotland 190 MACDONALD, Jane McLennan Abt. 1846 27 Sep 1898 52 Born Lochalsh, Ross-shire, Scotland 193 MACDONALD, Farquhar Abt. 1836 25 Jun 1909 73 Hus of Catherine (194). Born Glenshiel, Ross-shire, Scotland; died "Cluanie", Leongatha 1332 MACDONALD, Murdoch 4 Jan 1827 26 Jul 1901 74 Hus of Christina (1333); fthr of Farquhar (1334) & Flora (1335). Born Achanaturd, Ross-shire, Scotland; died Horse Shoe Bend, Terang 189 MACDONALD, Simon Abt. 1840 2 Apr 1884 44 Of Horse Shoe Bend, Terang. Born Glenshiel, Ross-shire, Scotland 127 MACRAE, Farquhar Abt. 1815 14 Apr 1888 73 Of Glenormiston. Native Genshire, Ross-shire, Scotland 199 McDONALD, Ewen 4 Dec 1831 3 Mar 1905 73 Hus of Mary (200); fthr of Duncan (198). Born Parish Glenshiel, Ross-shire, Scotland; died Inverkeil, Terang Regards Greg Baldwin Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia Homepage: http://member.melbpc.org.au/~kennethb/ Email: kennethb@melbpc.org.au Helen's Stolen Generation Radio Program: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/history/hindsight/default.htm All incoming & outgoing files & emails checked by VET Anti-Virus software. AIGS 9842 A&NESFHS 9933 KFHS 7736 Researching Surnames: BIRCH - Yorkshire, Eng> Qld, AUS BRODIE - Parish of Boyndie, Banffshire, SCT CAMERON - Black Isle, SCT CLARK - Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen SCT DEAN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland GRANT - Rhynie, Aberdeen, SCT INGLIS - Banff/Moray, SCT LAURANCE - Banff, SCT LUMSDEN - Banff, SCT>New Zealand MASSON - Ross Shire>Ayrshire, SCT MacDONALD - Inverness, SCT MELVIN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland McINTOSH - Inverness, SCT > Qld, AUS McINTOSH - Ross Shire, Scotland>Qld, AUS McKENZIE - Banff/Moray, SCT McLEAN - Garmouth, Moray, SCT>Qld, AUS McLEAVY - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS OLIVER - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS PROCTOR - Elgin, Moray, SCT RAFFAN - Banff, SCT ROBERTSON - Ross & Cromarty, SCT SIMPSON - Banff/Moray, SCT SMITH - SCT STUART - Moray, SCT SUTHERLAND - Moray, SCT WILSON - Ayr, SCT>New Zealand http://www.abc.net.au/rn/history/hindsight/default.htm

G'day Cobbers, Hope this helps somebody. Horsham, Victoria, Australia http://members.datafast.net.au/~marrtronics/HORSHAM.HTM 396 McRAE, Anne Abt. 1832 28 May 1924 92 Wife of Duncan (395). Born Rosshire, Scotland 3375 McRAE, Catherine Mary Ann Abt. 1901 21 Feb 1993 92 395 McRAE, Duncan Abt. 1819 23 Oct 1906 87 Hus of Anne (396). Born Rosshire, Scotland Regards Greg Baldwin Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia Homepage: http://member.melbpc.org.au/~kennethb/ Email: kennethb@melbpc.org.au Helen's Stolen Generation Radio Program: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/history/hindsight/default.htm All incoming & outgoing files & emails checked by VET Anti-Virus software. AIGS 9842 A&NESFHS 9933 KFHS 7736 Researching Surnames: BIRCH - Yorkshire, Eng> Qld, AUS BRODIE - Parish of Boyndie, Banffshire, SCT CAMERON - Black Isle, SCT CLARK - Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen SCT DEAN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland GRANT - Rhynie, Aberdeen, SCT INGLIS - Banff/Moray, SCT LAURANCE - Banff, SCT LUMSDEN - Banff, SCT>New Zealand MASSON - Ross Shire>Ayrshire, SCT MacDONALD - Inverness, SCT MELVIN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland McINTOSH - Inverness, SCT > Qld, AUS McINTOSH - Ross Shire, Scotland>Qld, AUS McKENZIE - Banff/Moray, SCT McLEAN - Garmouth, Moray, SCT>Qld, AUS McLEAVY - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS OLIVER - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS PROCTOR - Elgin, Moray, SCT RAFFAN - Banff, SCT ROBERTSON - Ross & Cromarty, SCT SIMPSON - Banff/Moray, SCT SMITH - SCT STUART - Moray, SCT SUTHERLAND - Moray, SCT WILSON - Ayr, SCT>New Zealand http://www.abc.net.au/rn/history/hindsight/default.htm

G'day Cobbers, Hope this helps somebody. Dartmoor Cemetery, Victoria, Australia [http://members.datafast.net.au/~marrtronics/DARTMOO.HTM] 37 McLENNAN, Rebecca 11 Jan 1823 18 Jun 1892 69 Wife of John (38); mthr of John (39) & Alexander (40). Born Ross-shire, Scotland. 38 McLENNAN, John 5 May 1826 12 Dec 1909 83 Hus of Rebecca (37); fthr of John (39) & Alexander (40). Born Ross-shire, Scotland. Regards Greg Baldwin Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia Homepage: http://member.melbpc.org.au/~kennethb/ Email: kennethb@melbpc.org.au Helen's Stolen Generation Radio Program: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/history/hindsight/default.htm All incoming & outgoing files & emails checked by VET Anti-Virus software. AIGS 9842 A&NESFHS 9933 KFHS 7736 Researching Surnames: BIRCH - Yorkshire, Eng> Qld, AUS BRODIE - Parish of Boyndie, Banffshire, SCT CAMERON - Black Isle, SCT CLARK - Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen SCT DEAN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland GRANT - Rhynie, Aberdeen, SCT INGLIS - Banff/Moray, SCT LAURANCE - Banff, SCT LUMSDEN - Banff, SCT>New Zealand MASSON - Ross Shire>Ayrshire, SCT MacDONALD - Inverness, SCT MELVIN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland McINTOSH - Inverness, SCT > Qld, AUS McINTOSH - Ross Shire, Scotland>Qld, AUS McKENZIE - Banff/Moray, SCT McLEAN - Garmouth, Moray, SCT>Qld, AUS McLEAVY - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS OLIVER - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS PROCTOR - Elgin, Moray, SCT RAFFAN - Banff, SCT ROBERTSON - Ross & Cromarty, SCT SIMPSON - Banff/Moray, SCT SMITH - SCT STUART - Moray, SCT SUTHERLAND - Moray, SCT WILSON - Ayr, SCT>New Zealand http://www.abc.net.au/rn/history/hindsight/default.htm

In the research of my extended highland family the sharing of children crops up often. My mother was sent to live with her father's sister and husband before she was seven for adoption. She stayed for more than a year but ran away when the summer holidays from school came round. She missed her brothers and sisters. She was fourth but there would have been seven children in the family by the time they lent her out. Sisters went to stay with other aunts, sometimes for a few years, brothers too went often for the summer as the older children who were in lodgings in term time near the middle and high schools would be home then. Tina

My great grandfather is missing from the census of 1871 of Kintail and Lochalsh, Ross-shire. Perhaps he is a lodger in your ancestor's home? Alexander Cameron, age about 45, married, Gamekeeper born Lochalsh. Not in the company of his family. His wife and second child are with her mother in Dornie, Kintail and the first child is lodging with neighbours at his place of work, Patt, on the shore of Loch Monar where all his five children were born. It could be that he is temporarily working on other lands of his employer who was Sir Alexander Matheson of Lochalsh and Ardross. His lands were extensive across the Highlands. I read somewhere that one could cross the country on lands belonging to A. Matheson. As the search area is wide I would appreciate hearing from anyone who notices him. Tina

Hi Deb, I have no particular specialist knowledge of Highland family life as far as twins are concerned, but I doubt if there is a specific tradition of separating the care of twins. What I do know, because it effected my father's large family, there was a strong tradition of the extended family. At times of trouble, death of a parent (commonly the mother in childbirth), illness, reduced circumstances, for instance, children were often looked after by other family members, aunts and uncles, cousins even, would take a child into their families if their own circumstances allowed, and this may be particularly appropriate where the birth of twins put a heavy demand on meagre family resources. This is still quite common in poor communities abroad - the Middle and Far East for instance, and it was quite common in the USA and Canada in the olden days. The nature of Highland society also facilitated this. The clan system was in itself an extended family, plus, in small communities there was a huge amount of intermarriage. In certain small communities in Rossshire (Inver for instance) consanguinity became a big problem. Also, (and this hasn't changed much in Rossshire) even when they were not related, everybody knew everybody else over considerable distances (this is true of Scotland in general). Finally, hospitality (in its broadest sense) was very important in the Highlands, and the strong feeling of kinship and community made the informal, ad hoc, fostering of children a normal part of community life. Lachie