Notice that Crossbost was not mentioned in the list below - could Crossbost and Scampeter be one and the same place? P ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Reynolds" <reynoldsp@lineone.net> To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 7:23 PM Subject: Re: [RossGen] place name in Lochs > Kate/Catriona - I think Scampeter *must* be in Lewis as there are well > over 100 people recorded there in the 1841 census. If you Google for > Scampeter you'll see what I mean. > > And Blackpool has 8 people of two families, and is listed right next to > Grigaspool. So I don't think any amusement parks, trams, and > illuminations are involved ;-) > > But.... these places are definitely not all in Lochs! The numbers 534-705 > include Carloway and Shawbost! > > However let's start at the beginning - I think these places may be in some > sort of order (please will someone from Lewis who speaks Gaelic come and > help out as I really am talking through a hole in my head here - but I am > good at using Google and reasonably good with a map). > > Here are the places in order: > Airnish (presumably now spelled Arnish or Airinis) - up on the very > northern side of the Loch-covered area, and near Stornoway > Kinliniavary (I can't identify this from a map, or from Google, but it was > once a sizeable settlement) > Raernish (presumably now spelled Ranish or Ranais and presumably related > to the geographic features Aird Raerinis and Rudha Raerinis) - now we're > clearly down in North Lochs > Liverbost (could this be Leurbost?) > Scampeter (as yet unidentified) > Cuither (there's a Cuidhir right by Ranais on the map) > Keose (marked on the OS map as Ceòs) - this is the next road down off the > main Stornoway to Harris road > Valtos (could this be what is now called Laxay or Lacasaidh as there is a > Loch Bhaltois and a Taigh Bhaltois right next to it?) > Habost (there's a Tabost - the same as Habost, directly across the loch > from Laxay) > Kershader (next to Tabost, Cearsiadar on the map) > Cavesta (Cabharstadh on the map) > Torsta (Torasdaidh on the map) > > Need I go further - these places are in order - sometimes there are modern > places in between which do not seem to be mentioned, sometimes they are > just slightly out of the geographical order one might expect from a map, > but they are in order - which places Scampeter somewhere near Ranais and > Leurbost! > > > Kind regards > > Peter Reynolds > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Catriona Ferris" <kate@globalnet.co.uk> > To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 6:25 PM > Subject: Re: [RossGen] place name in Lochs > > >> That is not a place in Lochs - in common with Blackpool, which I see as >> another Place of Birth (I presume). >> Kate >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Joan Cairney" <jocair@lineone.net> >> To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 7:46 PM >> Subject: [RossGen] place name in Lochs >> >> >>> Hi >>> I have been reading an online transcript of the 1841 census for Lochs >>> and >>> one of the places mentioned is Scampeter. I can manage to make out what >> the >>> other place names are although they are not spelled correctly but i am >>> completely stuck on this one. Can anyone help? >>> thanks >>> Joan >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this outgoing message. >>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>> Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 24/06/2005 >>> >>> >>> ==== 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 >> >> >