New to this List, main line of study is in the Orkney Islands off the northern tip of Scotland. A man who was born there in about 1856 named John HALCRO married Jane MORRISON in Milton, Glasgow in 1880. Jane was shown in the Marriage Register as being the 20 year old daughter of Donald MORRISON and Catherine McDONALD. Her home parish was listed as Stornoway. Jane and John had a dismal marriage, a son was born in Milton, Glasgow named John HALCRO after his father. The father was sent off to Demerra, West Indies and died 12 October, 1881 of Yellow Fever. Jane was next seen as being imprisoned for 14 days for theft of a blanket. This is from the Poor Rolls for the son....John HALCRO now 5 years old and seems to have been cared for at the 'Northern Police Offices' in Glasgow. There are notes on Jane's family written in October of 1885 on the Poor Roll application that Jane MORRISON was ......"Daughter of Donald Morrison, Crofter who went to America 3 weeks ago and Catherine McDonald, dead. The child, John HALCRO does not survive much longer, as records show a John HALCRO age 5 died in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire in 1886. Anyone researching this MORRISON line ? I have the entire 'Application for Relief". The application notes that 'Notices' were sent to Glasgow, Paisley, Abbey, Eastwood, Cathcart, Neilston, Edinburgh, St Cutberts, North & South Leith, Evie & Rendall, Birsay, Harray, Sandwick, Stromness, Firth & Stennes, Orphir, Kirkwall, Stornoway, Barvas & Cross? and also to Lochs. The widow, Jane HALCRO or MORRISON had married a second time to a much older man, a Captain McKENZIE of England before her imprisonment. Glad to discuss details with any MORRISON researchers..... Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA

Meg: I am researching Morrisons from Isle of Lewis, Scotland. I have a Donald Morrison, born 02 May 1760, reportedly in Stornoway. (This is in dispute, however, because his son, Roderick Morrison, was from South Dell.) The son, Roderick Morrison, b. 20 Feb. 1760 immigrated to the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada, in 1851. (I don't have the names of any siblings of Roderick.) There are also Lewis MacDonalds on my family tree. The MacDonalds also emigrated from Isle of Lewis in 1851 and settled in Upper Canada (Ontario). Mary (Morrison) Forsythe

Hi I have come accross a photograph of my father taken when he was about 16 - 20 years which would be about early 1930's. The uniform he is wearing resembles one from 1st World War and looks like Air Corps. Can anyone tell me if there were Air Trianing Cadets in Stornoway about this time and if there is any way I can get some more information. thanks Joan

Hi I would appreciate if someone could look up the census returns for 1871 and beyond for the Shader Point area of Stornoway. I am looking for a Christina Maciver born about 1866 and I also think there is a Christina Maciver born about 1867, they may have lived in the same household. thanks Joan

Would anyone be researching this family? A number of children born Stornoway 1830's and 1840's Linda, Australia _________________________________________________________________ Sell your car for $9 on carpoint.com.au http://server-au.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/b?cg=link&ci=ninemsn&tu=http://carpoint.ninemsn.com.au?refid=hotmail_tagline

Mealista is in Uig on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis. Kate ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Pearson" <kathypea@yahoo.com.au> To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 9:40 PM Subject: [RossGen] Mitchell family, Uig > Dear Listers, > > Have just joined this list, in search of information about the family of John > and Ellen (nee McRae) Mitchell, born 1812 and 1830 respectively. Children were > John, Maggie, Alexander, James, George, Janet and Jane. John junior came to > Australia, became a policeman, married, had two sons, was shot and killed by > bushrangers in a gaol escape; he was my husband's great grandfather. > > What I need to know is, is the Uig in Ross and Cromarty the one on the island > of Coll? If not, where? > > Is there anyone on the list who lives in Uig, R&C, who can find out anything > for me about the Mealista Farm, where the family was living in the 1881 census? > > Regards from Australia, > > Kathy > > Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. > http://au.movies.yahoo.com > > > ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > >

Hello Listers My great great grandfather Hugh YOUNG was a tennant farmer on the Isle of Mull. Sometime between about 1843 and 1848, the family moved up to Stornoway. My great grandfather James Allan YOUNG was born there in about 1849 although I can trace no birth record. An older daughter Margaret YOUNG married John LESLIE, a mariner on 3 December 1849 and in about 1851 they had their own daughter Susannah LESLIE, but again I have not found a birth record.The 1851 census shows Hugh's wife and some of the family in Glasgow, where they remained. I would love to find any record of the family's stay in Stornoway.They would have been as follows: Hugh YOUNG - born about 1805 died in 1850's Jane Scott YOUNG - maiden name CRAIG born about 1807 Annabella YOUNG - born 27.11.1830 Margaret YOUNG - born 17.06.1832 (see above) Thomas YOUNG - born 23.04.1834 Jane/Jean YOUNG - born 1.05.1836 Hugh YOUNG - born 16.03.1838 Elizabeth/Eliza YOUNG - born 31.12.1839 Robert YOUNG - born 22.09.1841 Amelia YOUNG - born about 1843 Agnes YOUNG - born about 1848 James YOUNG - born about 1849 Perhaps the 1851 census for Stornoway would show something if anyone has access to it? I am new to the list, and any advice or assistance would be much appreciated. Stewart Young

Dear Listers, Have just joined this list, in search of information about the family of John and Ellen (nee McRae) Mitchell, born 1812 and 1830 respectively. Children were John, Maggie, Alexander, James, George, Janet and Jane. John junior came to Australia, became a policeman, married, had two sons, was shot and killed by bushrangers in a gaol escape; he was my husband's great grandfather. What I need to know is, is the Uig in Ross and Cromarty the one on the island of Coll? If not, where? Is there anyone on the list who lives in Uig, R&C, who can find out anything for me about the Mealista Farm, where the family was living in the 1881 census? Regards from Australia, Kathy Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com

Lynn wrote: <I have looked through Bill Lawson's site, and sent a request to his research service, but have not gotten a response. What experience have others had with this service?> I am not sure what email address you are using to contact Bill Lawson or which site - Bill Lawson Publications or Seallam Visitor Centre - but here are a couple of email address which may of help in contacting him. seallam@aol.com lawsonbil@aol.com Here is a list of Historical Societies. I noticed that Uig is included. http://www.rootshebrides.com/resources/societies/ This page includes Adobe Acrobat PDF showing Historical Society Contact details. http://www.rootshebrides.com/resources/contacts/ All the best, Angus Macleod WEBSITE: www.torquil.net EMAIL: info@torquil.net -----Original Message----- From: Lynn55407@aol.com [mailto:Lynn55407@aol.com] Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 8:21 AM To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [RossGen] Surname McLennan search Hello List, I am searching my great grandmother, born on Isle of Lewis, about 1814. She was Margaret McLennan. I have looked through Bill Lawson's site, and sent a request to his research service, but have not gotten a response. What experience have others had with this service? Her husband was Angus McNaughtan, from Perth. I have found one marriage record from Dec 1844, (location Uig) but I am not sure this would be them. Any help in my search would be most appreciated. Is there a website I could find the parishes in Isle of Lewis? I have the list for Ross, but cannot identify the locale from this. Many thanks for any suggestions. Lynn in Michigan ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm

Hi, I am a new member of this list and am trying to figure out where in Rosshire my ROSSes were from. Brothers William ROSS born July 7,1816, Rosshire and Donald ROSS born Nov. 28, 1819 Rosshire emigrated to Pictou County, Nova Scotia in 1831, with their father William ROSS, who was born in Rosshire about 1779. The father William died at Diamond, near Loganville, in Pictou County in October of 1858. The son William ROSS died at the same place on April 10, 1901 while son Donald ROSS died in March of 1911, same place. William and Donald had two sisters Margaret and Janet, who may have also emigrated with them. The mother's name may be Janet MacKAY, born Sutherlandshire 1778-1780, and died at Diamond, Pictou County in June of 1870. The wife and the two sons and two daughters are all mentioned in William Senior's Will. I do not know what happened to the girls but have considerable information on the boys. Does anyone have any ideas about where in Rosshire they may have emigrated from in 1831? Judie ROSS-KOTRAS of Virginia Clear Brook, Virginia, USA kotras@visuallink.com

Trouble is - UIG can also be in Skye, which is in parish of Inverness. Kate ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Thompson" <David_Joanne@sympatico.ca> To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 4:05 AM Subject: Re: [RossGen] Surname McLennan search > Lynne: > > From the "Gazetteer of Scottish Places" > > Lewis & Harris: > > A group of islands in the Outer Hebrides. The main island of Lewis consists > of Lewis on the north and Harris on the south. Between 1845 and 1975 the > island Lewis contained the civil parishes of Barvas, Lochs, Stornoway, and > Uig, all in the county of Ross and Cromarty; and the burgh of Stornoway. The > south part of the island, Harris, was a civil parish in Inverness-shire. > Lewis is sometimes spelt Lews. > > David Thompson > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Lynn55407@aol.com> > To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 8:21 AM > Subject: [RossGen] Surname McLennan search > > > > Hello List, > > > > I am searching my great grandmother, born on Isle of Lewis, about 1814. > She > > was Margaret McLennan. I have looked through Bill Lawson's site, and > sent a > > request to his research service, but have not gotten a response. What > > experience have others had with this service? Her husband was Angus > McNaughtan, > > from Perth. I have found one marriage record from Dec 1844, (location > Uig) but > > I am not sure this would be them. Any help in my search would be most > > appreciated. Is there a website I could find the parishes in Isle of > Lewis? I > > have the list for Ross, but cannot identify the locale from this. Many > thanks > > for any suggestions. > > > > Lynn in Michigan > > > > > > ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== > > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > > > > > ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > > >

Lynne: From the "Gazetteer of Scottish Places" Lewis & Harris: A group of islands in the Outer Hebrides. The main island of Lewis consists of Lewis on the north and Harris on the south. Between 1845 and 1975 the island Lewis contained the civil parishes of Barvas, Lochs, Stornoway, and Uig, all in the county of Ross and Cromarty; and the burgh of Stornoway. The south part of the island, Harris, was a civil parish in Inverness-shire. Lewis is sometimes spelt Lews. David Thompson ----- Original Message ----- From: <Lynn55407@aol.com> To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 8:21 AM Subject: [RossGen] Surname McLennan search > Hello List, > > I am searching my great grandmother, born on Isle of Lewis, about 1814. She > was Margaret McLennan. I have looked through Bill Lawson's site, and sent a > request to his research service, but have not gotten a response. What > experience have others had with this service? Her husband was Angus McNaughtan, > from Perth. I have found one marriage record from Dec 1844, (location Uig) but > I am not sure this would be them. Any help in my search would be most > appreciated. Is there a website I could find the parishes in Isle of Lewis? I > have the list for Ross, but cannot identify the locale from this. Many thanks > for any suggestions. > > Lynn in Michigan > > > ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm >

G'day Cobbers, Anybody researching these surnames, please look at my homepage: http://member.melbpc.org.au/~kennethb/ Regards Greg Baldwin Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia Homepage: http://member.melbpc.org.au/~kennethb/ Email: kennethb@melbpc.org.au All incoming & outgoing files & emails checked by VET Anti-Virus software. AIGS 9842 A&NESFHS 9933 KFHS 7736 Researching Surnames: McINTOSH - Ross Shire, Scotland>Qld, AUS ROBERTSON - Ross & Cromarty, SCT Helen's Stolen Generation Program: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/history/hindsight/default.htm

Hello List, I am searching my great grandmother, born on Isle of Lewis, about 1814. She was Margaret McLennan. I have looked through Bill Lawson's site, and sent a request to his research service, but have not gotten a response. What experience have others had with this service? Her husband was Angus McNaughtan, from Perth. I have found one marriage record from Dec 1844, (location Uig) but I am not sure this would be them. Any help in my search would be most appreciated. Is there a website I could find the parishes in Isle of Lewis? I have the list for Ross, but cannot identify the locale from this. Many thanks for any suggestions. Lynn in Michigan

Dear Listers, I'm after help with a capital "H'. I have some parts of letters which were written by a relative in 1897, 1899 and 1901. She was Christina McLean [nee McKenzie] and wrote from 33 Harbour St, Plockton, Rosshire. I know they were long term residents of this address as Christina was writing to a cousin and in part said that she was living on the site of their grandfathers house. The Grandfather was a John McKenzie, Master Mariner. In the third letter 1901 she refers to the drowning of a Captain Alex McLennan who was the eldest son of the writers sister. Apparently he was retired from the sea as he was a ship owner but on this occassion took a fishing boat and along with his father and some other relatives went fishing at Locheshor [sic] Isle of Skye. I have obtained a copy of his death referance from Scotlands People and it tells me that he died 15th June 1899 by drowning in sea between Portnacloich and Drumbuie, Lochalsh and that his usual residence was Achnadarroche, Lochlash. Now my spelling or interpretation of this copy may be incorrect and I would appreciate it if someone would correct me and also if anyone has access to old newspapers that may have reported the incident that could tell me who else drowned with him. Apparently there were several deaths as the letter writer says "that the accident cast a glooming over the whole village". I will be grateful for any information at all. Thanks in advance, Laraine --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.786 / Virus Database: 532 - Release Date: 29/10/04

While researching my family in Australia I have stumbled over a grave that might be of interest in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia. Charters Towers was part of the Australian goldrush. Ann Cormack Ross, born at Balnagowan, Scotland, on 7th October 1828, died at Charters Towerson 14th July 1898, aged 69 years. Balnagowan is in parish of Kilmuir Easter, Ross-shire, (I think !). No one else in grave. Hope this helps someone ! Kyle McAllister

Hi Margaret, It was a little unclear from your email how the family fitted together and who was who! I can how ever help you with Hector McDonald who married Ann McKenzie 23rd February 1836 [on IGI] and had the following children Isabella born 13th May 1839 christened 23rd May 1839 [IGI Batch No C110582] and John. They were living at Ardislaig in the 1841 census. Hector was listed as 35 and Ann as 30 [of course may be a little older as 1841 census rounds] and Isabella was 2. Hector was listed as a merchant seaman. In 1841 Hector and Ann had a second child John born 28th July, christened 29th August [IGI Batch No C110582] By getting out the film of the Applecross parish register through the Family History Centres of the Church of the Latter Day Saints, you could actually look up these entries and may get extra information...like Hector's and Ann's parents /fathers. The Shieldaig part of the register is separated in the Applecross register and so is Kishorn, but I can't remember if Ardislaig is with Shieldaig or Applecross main. Iain McLennan and I have done quite a bit of research on the Applecross peninsula and Iain still has property in Shieldaig. How does Hector's family fit into your line? When did they come to NZ? Are they linked to the Waipu settlers from Canada and Applecross? Bobbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Hepburn" <lmh1_77@hotmail.com> To: <> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 10:08 PM Subject: [RossGen] Hector MacDonald Applecross to NZ > Hello List, > I am getting old and can someone help me to find out who my great > grandfather was? I don't think I can search for another fifty years. > Great grandfather was born in Scotland probably Glasgow in 1860, and > adopted to an Argyll family, emigrating to Australia in 1886. I found an > old 1925 newspaper cutting concerning the murder of Murdoch MacDonald in > Malaya aboard his ship, in gg's old house. I have researched this family > with some NZ descendants who unfortunately have limited knowledge. > If there is someone out there who knows of the family of Hector MacDonald > married Ann Mackenzie 1836, Ann's brothers also went to NZ; all the men > were ships captains from probably Shieldaig Applecross- please let me know > anything you have. I would be very grateful. > Margaret Hepburn > Australia > > _________________________________________________________________ > SEEK: Now with over 50,000 dream jobs! Click here: > http://ninemsn.seek.com.au?hotmail > > > ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm >

Hello List, I am getting old and can someone help me to find out who my great grandfather was? I don't think I can search for another fifty years. Great grandfather was born in Scotland probably Glasgow in 1860, and adopted to an Argyll family, emigrating to Australia in 1886. I found an old 1925 newspaper cutting concerning the murder of Murdoch MacDonald in Malaya aboard his ship, in gg's old house. I have researched this family with some NZ descendants who unfortunately have limited knowledge. If there is someone out there who knows of the family of Hector MacDonald married Ann Mackenzie 1836, Ann's brothers also went to NZ; all the men were ships captains from probably Shieldaig Applecross- please let me know anything you have. I would be very grateful. Margaret Hepburn Australia _________________________________________________________________ SEEK: Now with over 50,000 dream jobs! Click here: http://ninemsn.seek.com.au?hotmail

Hi, I am new to this list and am looking for Alexander Graham esq. Pitlundie Estate, Drynie, Scotland or a Sir Francis Graham. Any information would be appreciated. Richard V. Haire

For general information, the following monumental inscriptions may be of interest: In the Eddie Cemetery, Glencoe, Middlesex County, Ontario: -Roderick Matheson, "native of Lochalsh, RossShire, Scotland"; -John Matheson, "native of RossShire, Scotland" In the McKenzie Cemetery, Dunwich Township, Elgin County (quite close to Glencoe): -John Matheson / A native of Lochalsh / Ross Shire, Scotland, died June 18, 1864, aged 82 years, erected by his son / Donald Matheson; -Roderick Matheson / A native of Lochalsh / Ross Shire, Scotland, died Oct. 14, 1855 / Aged 29 yrs / erected by his brother / Donald Matheson David Thompson London, Ontario