Could it possibly be Kirkwall? If that's a double L, 5 names down (Royall?), it may work. Best wishes Gayle CORBETT, MCLEOD, MURRAY of Tarbat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Mitchell" <philip@pdmitchell.fsnet.co.uk> To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 2:04 AM Subject: RE: [RossGen] Help with old writing > I've now included the full page so that you can do comparisons with other > characters on the page. > > Philip Mitchell > > Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with the software. > -----Original Message----- > From: Anne [mailto:annejay55@yahoo.co.uk] > Sent: 25 December 2005 23:43 > To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [RossGen] Help with old writing > > Is it possible to see a much larger portion or the whole entry? > It is very difficult to judge with so few letters. It looks as if it > starts > with R or A or K and my favourite is K followed by "i?v?r?n" or something > different and ending I think in "vetle". > Anne > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Philip Mitchell [mailto:philip@pdmitchell.fsnet.co.uk] > Sent: 25 December 2005 17:18 > To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [RossGen] Help with old writing > > The festive season is upon us and to entertain you all I am going to > submit > this problem to all of you as a Christmas challenge. > > The following web link shows an image from a census, written using the > usual > olde handwriting. > > http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/pdmfh/place_name_mystery.htm > > Philip Mitchell > >