Hello Angela, I have Munro & McKenzie in my tree,any connection? James Munro & Margaret McKenzie married 01 Jan 1830 Kilmuir-Easter.Ross & Cromarty Donald B 14 Oct 1830, David B 25 Nov 1832 Flora B 15 Oct 1834 at above. David & Flora came to Australia Jan 1855. Flora was my grt grandmother. Are you able to tell me where I could some pictures of Ross & Cromarty? Nancy Australia. >From: ROSSGEN-D-request@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >To: ROSSGEN-D@rootsweb.com >Subject: ROSSGEN-D Digest V04 #84 >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 10:48:07 -0600 > >Content-Type: text/plain > >ROSSGEN-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 84 > >Today's Topics: > #1 McDonald/McKAY and Queen Victorias ["june riddell" ><june@jriddell5.fsn] > #2 Re: Munro ["Sheena Jones" ><sheenafjones@yahoo] > #3 =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re:=20[RossGen]=20R [Lachiemunro@aol.com] > #4 Lachie's video Scotland's Exodus ["Fiona.Bain" ><Fiona.Bain@xtra.co.n] > #5 TAIN parish records - baptisms [Fenella Rook ><allennef@yahoo.ca>] > #6 Re: [RossGen] Lachie's video Scotl [Lachiemunro@aol.com] > #7 Scots Gardeners [Marleen Van Horne ><msvnhrn@jps.net] > #8 Death Certificates from Scotlands ["Angela Brass" ><angelabrass@hotmai] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from ROSSGEN-D, send a message to > > ROSSGEN-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >______________________________ >X-Message: #1 >Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 23:14:43 +0100 >From: "june riddell" <june@jriddell5.fsnet.co.uk> >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <001b01c47f27$76267360$0f954c51@jr01> >Subject: McDonald/McKAY and Queen Victorias pardon >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Can anyone tell me if there was such a thing as Queen Vicctorias pardon? > >My 2X Great Grandfather William McDonald or McKay born Ross and Cromarty >1835. >There is no trace of birth and marriage and death cert have mothers name as >McDONALD on one and McKay on the other,fathers name changes too. >The explanation for this was passed down by American relatives >They say he was born to Ann McDONALD and Alexander McKAY joined the British >Army,don't know which one ,was a deserter and came back to North Scotland >and used his mothers surname. >All deserters were apparently pardened by the q ueen on her Golden >Jubilee would this be correct? and would there be copies of names >somewhere? > >June > >______________________________ >X-Message: #2 >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 11:39:51 +0100 >From: "Sheena Jones" <sheenafjones@yahoo.co.uk> >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <001e01c47f8f$8914a920$adca30d5@quantex> >Subject: Re: Munro >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="Windows-1252" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hi David > >I am guessing here, but I think he would most likely learn as an apprentice >on a private estate, not necessarily in Scotland. From some literature >(novels) I have found that English estates often employed Scots as >gardeners - we all know that there was a tradition of Scottish doctors >working in England, but Scottish gardeners is less well know, if true. > >There are Botanic Gardens in Glasgow and in Edinburgh, but you would have >to >check the dates they were established. I don't know if they were in >existence before 1862. > >Regards >Sheena > >----- Original Message ----- >From: David Moon <cicada@sai.co.za> >To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 9:34 AM >Subject: Munro > > > > My ancestor Hector Munro was born 1835 in Rosskeen, Rosshire, he >arrived > > in South Africa a bachelor,aboard the vessel "Durban" on the 10/1/1862. > > From 1862 he was the chief Horticulturist/ Gardener at Government House >in > > Pietermaritzburg. He not only landscaped and cared for plants he also >wrote > > articles for Agricultural journals. > > I cannot trace his family in Scotland. > > > > My query is does anyone on the list have any idea as to where > > Horticultural trainings would have taken place in Scotland in the second > > half of the 19th Century? > > > > David Moon > > > > Pietermaritzburg > > > > South Africa > > > > ______________________________ > >______________________________ >X-Message: #3 >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:51:25 EDT >From: Lachiemunro@aol.com >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <1ad.272206f9.2e4b623d@aol.com> >Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re:=20[RossGen]=20Re:=A0=20Munro?= >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >Scottish gardners were much sought after on English and other European >estates, and several went on to some prominence. > >David Douglas of Scone for instance became a very famous plant collector in >the US and Canada (discovering thousands of new species including the >Douglas >Fir, Sitka Spruce etc). His travels and adventures were extraordinary. >Another >was George Forrest from Falkirk who brought back from China and Tibet many >of >the rhododendrons we grown in our gardens. > >Lachie Munro > >______________________________ >X-Message: #4 >Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 17:33:28 -0600 >From: "Fiona.Bain" <Fiona.Bain@xtra.co.nz> >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <4105888B.3010205@xtra.co.nz> >Subject: Lachie's video Scotland's Exodus >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >To all those listers in New Zealand who are anxiously awaiting their >turn to see this great video - it's now on it's way once more. >I do apologise to you all, it arrived at my place in Wellington just as >I went down sick at the beginning of July. I'm not back at work yet, >but I did put the video in the post yesterday. > >Lachie - it's a great video, thank you for putting so much effort into >finding such fascinating programmes for us all. > >To everyone else - I'm sorry it's taken so long, but I hope you enjoy it. > >All the best > >Fiona in Wellington, NZ > >______________________________ >X-Message: #5 >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:56:10 -0400 (EDT) >From: Fenella Rook <allennef@yahoo.ca> >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <20040811125610.13985.qmail@web40312.mail.yahoo.com> >Subject: TAIN parish records - baptisms >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >LDS Church Family History library has films of Tain Parish Records for >dates 1719-1727 1767-1854 1855-1867 1868-1875 >Can anyone tell me where to locate baptism records for 1875 onwards? >Thanks >Fenella in Toronto > > > > > >______________________________________________________________________ >Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > >______________________________ >X-Message: #6 >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:59:05 EDT >From: Lachiemunro@aol.com >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <d.2f909962.2e4b7219@aol.com> >Subject: Re: [RossGen] Lachie's video Scotland's Exodus >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > Glad you liked it Fiona. > > > > By coincidence, I've just come back from a fantastic holiday up at Loch >Tay > > where the first piece on the video is set, and ended up tossing the >caber > > (very badly) at Killin Highland Games. > > > >Lachie > >______________________________ >X-Message: #7 >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:36:40 -0700 >From: Marleen Van Horne <msvnhrn@jps.net> >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <411A2EF8.7040201@jps.net> >Subject: Scots Gardeners >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Something I had forgotten when I made my initial reply to David. > >Hundreds, if not thousands of botanical specimans from North America >contain the name Douglas. Douglas was an under gardener on the estate >of Lord Mansfield at Perth, Scotland. His botanical exploration of >North America was sponsored by the Lord Mansfield of the 19th Century. >The purpose being that Douglas would send specimans back to the estate. > >You can imagine my astonishment in 1979, when I realized the grove of >trees I was walking through, all the trees were planted in rows, were >Sequoia Gigantias, giant redwoods from the Sierra Nevada of California. > >Marleen Van Horne > >______________________________ >X-Message: #8 >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:48:05 +0000 >From: "Angela Brass" <angelabrass@hotmail.com> >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <BAY10-F14GEdumPC18P00016483@hotmail.com> >Subject: Death Certificates from Scotlands People For Rosskeen >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > >hi Everyone > > >Not sure if this is ok on this list but thought i would post info from the >certificates i have just downloaded from scotlands people if anyone would >like more details please reply to this email. > >Please let me know if it isnt alowed and i will not do it again > > >1917 Death in parish of Rosskeen > > >Angus Reid 11 Sep 1917 age 92 Widower of Annie Munro PArents Hugh >Reid/Christina Graham > >- ---------------------------------------- > >John Hampton 10 Sep 1917 age 61 years Parents john Hampton/Eliza >lennon > >- ---------------------------------------------------- > >Andrew macbean Widower of Jane Hall Died 14 Sep 1917 >Parents William Macbean/Janet Miller >- ----------------------------------------- > >Ann Ried- MArried to Angus Reid Died 2 feb 1890 age 62 PArents >Alexander Munro/Margaret mckenzie >- ---------------------------------------------------- > >Alexander barnett or Basnett Marrried to ? impson Died 1 Feb 1890 age 63 > parents James barnett or basnett/Ann Logan >- ------------------------------------------ > > >Ann Munro Single Died 1 feb 1890 age 19 years Parents William >Munro/Catherine Mackenzie > >- ------------------------------------------ > > > > >thatrs all from Rosskeen the Munro and Reid entries are from my tree > > > >Angela > >_________________________________________________________________ >Want to block unwanted pop-ups? 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Hi Nancy, If you have a look at the Clan Munro Australia website http://www.geocities.com/clanmunroau/index.html you will find some Ross-shire photos with links to other sites. Don Munro Clan Munro Australia Representative ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy McAdie" <ndmcadie@hotmail.com> To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:00 AM Subject: [RossGen] RE: ROSSGEN-D Digest V04 #84 > Hello Angela, > I have Munro & McKenzie in my tree,any connection? > James Munro & Margaret McKenzie married > 01 Jan 1830 Kilmuir-Easter.Ross & Cromarty > Donald B 14 Oct 1830, David B 25 Nov 1832 > Flora B 15 Oct 1834 at above. > David & Flora came to Australia Jan 1855. > Flora was my grt grandmother. > Are you able to tell me where I could some pictures > of Ross & Cromarty? > Nancy Australia. > > > >From: ROSSGEN-D-request@rootsweb.com > >Reply-To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > >To: ROSSGEN-D@rootsweb.com > >Subject: ROSSGEN-D Digest V04 #84 > >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 10:48:07 -0600 > > > >Content-Type: text/plain > > > >ROSSGEN-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 84 > > > >Today's Topics: > > #1 McDonald/McKAY and Queen Victorias ["june riddell" > ><june@jriddell5.fsn] > > #2 Re: Munro ["Sheena Jones" > ><sheenafjones@yahoo] > > #3 =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re:=20[RossGen]=20R [Lachiemunro@aol.com] > > #4 Lachie's video Scotland's Exodus ["Fiona.Bain" > ><Fiona.Bain@xtra.co.n] > > #5 TAIN parish records - baptisms [Fenella Rook > ><allennef@yahoo.ca>] > > #6 Re: [RossGen] Lachie's video Scotl [Lachiemunro@aol.com] > > #7 Scots Gardeners [Marleen Van Horne > ><msvnhrn@jps.net] > > #8 Death Certificates from Scotlands ["Angela Brass" > ><angelabrass@hotmai] > > > >Administrivia: > >To unsubscribe from ROSSGEN-D, send a message to > > > > ROSSGEN-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > > > unsubscribe > > > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > > >______________________________ > >X-Message: #1 > >Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 23:14:43 +0100 > >From: "june riddell" <june@jriddell5.fsnet.co.uk> > >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > >Message-ID: <001b01c47f27$76267360$0f954c51@jr01> > >Subject: McDonald/McKAY and Queen Victorias pardon > >Content-Type: text/plain; > > charset="iso-8859-1" > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > >Can anyone tell me if there was such a thing as Queen Vicctorias pardon? > > > >My 2X Great Grandfather William McDonald or McKay born Ross and Cromarty > >1835. > >There is no trace of birth and marriage and death cert have mothers name as > >McDONALD on one and McKay on the other,fathers name changes too. > >The explanation for this was passed down by American relatives > >They say he was born to Ann McDONALD and Alexander McKAY joined the British > >Army,don't know which one ,was a deserter and came back to North Scotland > >and used his mothers surname. > >All deserters were apparently pardened by the q ueen on her Golden > >Jubilee would this be correct? and would there be copies of names > >somewhere? > > > >June > > > >______________________________ > >X-Message: #2 > >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 11:39:51 +0100 > >From: "Sheena Jones" <sheenafjones@yahoo.co.uk> > >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > >Message-ID: <001e01c47f8f$8914a920$adca30d5@quantex> > >Subject: Re: Munro > >Content-Type: text/plain; > > charset="Windows-1252" > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > >Hi David > > > >I am guessing here, but I think he would most likely learn as an apprentice > >on a private estate, not necessarily in Scotland. From some literature > >(novels) I have found that English estates often employed Scots as > >gardeners - we all know that there was a tradition of Scottish doctors > >working in England, but Scottish gardeners is less well know, if true. > > > >There are Botanic Gardens in Glasgow and in Edinburgh, but you would have > >to > >check the dates they were established. I don't know if they were in > >existence before 1862. > > > >Regards > >Sheena > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: David Moon <cicada@sai.co.za> > >To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 9:34 AM > >Subject: Munro > > > > > > > My ancestor Hector Munro was born 1835 in Rosskeen, Rosshire, he > >arrived > > > in South Africa a bachelor,aboard the vessel "Durban" on the 10/1/1862. > > > From 1862 he was the chief Horticulturist/ Gardener at Government House > >in > > > Pietermaritzburg. He not only landscaped and cared for plants he also > >wrote > > > articles for Agricultural journals. > > > I cannot trace his family in Scotland. > > > > > > My query is does anyone on the list have any idea as to where > > > Horticultural trainings would have taken place in Scotland in the second > > > half of the 19th Century? > > > > > > David Moon > > > > > > Pietermaritzburg > > > > > > South Africa > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > >______________________________ > >X-Message: #3 > >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:51:25 EDT > >From: Lachiemunro@aol.com > >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > >Message-ID: <1ad.272206f9.2e4b623d@aol.com> > >Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re:=20[RossGen]=20Re:=A0=20Munro?= > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > >Scottish gardners were much sought after on English and other European > >estates, and several went on to some prominence. > > > >David Douglas of Scone for instance became a very famous plant collector in > >the US and Canada (discovering thousands of new species including the > >Douglas > >Fir, Sitka Spruce etc). His travels and adventures were extraordinary. > >Another > >was George Forrest from Falkirk who brought back from China and Tibet many > >of > >the rhododendrons we grown in our gardens. > > > >Lachie Munro > > > >______________________________ > >X-Message: #4 > >Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 17:33:28 -0600 > >From: "Fiona.Bain" <Fiona.Bain@xtra.co.nz> > >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > >Message-ID: <4105888B.3010205@xtra.co.nz> > >Subject: Lachie's video Scotland's Exodus > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > >To all those listers in New Zealand who are anxiously awaiting their > >turn to see this great video - it's now on it's way once more. > >I do apologise to you all, it arrived at my place in Wellington just as > >I went down sick at the beginning of July. I'm not back at work yet, > >but I did put the video in the post yesterday. > > > >Lachie - it's a great video, thank you for putting so much effort into > >finding such fascinating programmes for us all. > > > >To everyone else - I'm sorry it's taken so long, but I hope you enjoy it. > > > >All the best > > > >Fiona in Wellington, NZ > > > >______________________________ > >X-Message: #5 > >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:56:10 -0400 (EDT) > >From: Fenella Rook <allennef@yahoo.ca> > >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > >Message-ID: <20040811125610.13985.qmail@web40312.mail.yahoo.com> > >Subject: TAIN parish records - baptisms > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > >LDS Church Family History library has films of Tain Parish Records for > >dates 1719-1727 1767-1854 1855-1867 1868-1875 > >Can anyone tell me where to locate baptism records for 1875 onwards? > >Thanks > >Fenella in Toronto > > > > > > > > > > > >______________________________________________________________________ > >Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > > > >______________________________ > >X-Message: #6 > >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:59:05 EDT > >From: Lachiemunro@aol.com > >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > >Message-ID: <d.2f909962.2e4b7219@aol.com> > >Subject: Re: [RossGen] Lachie's video Scotland's Exodus > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > > > Glad you liked it Fiona. > > > > > > By coincidence, I've just come back from a fantastic holiday up at Loch > >Tay > > > where the first piece on the video is set, and ended up tossing the > >caber > > > (very badly) at Killin Highland Games. > > > > > > >Lachie > > > >______________________________ > >X-Message: #7 > >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:36:40 -0700 > >From: Marleen Van Horne <msvnhrn@jps.net> > >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > >Message-ID: <411A2EF8.7040201@jps.net> > >Subject: Scots Gardeners > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > >Something I had forgotten when I made my initial reply to David. > > > >Hundreds, if not thousands of botanical specimans from North America > >contain the name Douglas. Douglas was an under gardener on the estate > >of Lord Mansfield at Perth, Scotland. His botanical exploration of > >North America was sponsored by the Lord Mansfield of the 19th Century. > >The purpose being that Douglas would send specimans back to the estate. > > > >You can imagine my astonishment in 1979, when I realized the grove of > >trees I was walking through, all the trees were planted in rows, were > >Sequoia Gigantias, giant redwoods from the Sierra Nevada of California. > > > >Marleen Van Horne > > > >______________________________ > >X-Message: #8 > >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:48:05 +0000 > >From: "Angela Brass" <angelabrass@hotmail.com> > >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > >Message-ID: <BAY10-F14GEdumPC18P00016483@hotmail.com> > >Subject: Death Certificates from Scotlands People For Rosskeen > >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > > >hi Everyone > > > > > >Not sure if this is ok on this list but thought i would post info from the > >certificates i have just downloaded from scotlands people if anyone would > >like more details please reply to this email. > > > >Please let me know if it isnt alowed and i will not do it again > > > > > >1917 Death in parish of Rosskeen > > > > > >Angus Reid 11 Sep 1917 age 92 Widower of Annie Munro PArents Hugh > >Reid/Christina Graham > > > >- ---------------------------------------- > > > >John Hampton 10 Sep 1917 age 61 years Parents john Hampton/Eliza > >lennon > > > >- ---------------------------------------------------- > > > >Andrew macbean Widower of Jane Hall Died 14 Sep 1917 > >Parents William Macbean/Janet Miller > >- ----------------------------------------- > > > >Ann Ried- MArried to Angus Reid Died 2 feb 1890 age 62 PArents > >Alexander Munro/Margaret mckenzie > >- ---------------------------------------------------- > > > >Alexander barnett or Basnett Marrried to ? impson Died 1 Feb 1890 age 63 > > parents James barnett or basnett/Ann Logan > >- ------------------------------------------ > > > > > >Ann Munro Single Died 1 feb 1890 age 19 years Parents William > >Munro/Catherine Mackenzie > > > >- ------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > >thatrs all from Rosskeen the Munro and Reid entries are from my tree > > > > > > > >Angela > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Want to block unwanted pop-ups? 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Hi Nancy This is a lovely site of pictures taking by an ex-aussie around Tain in R&C http://www.northernsights.net/ Fascinating for me because it has photographs of the farm where my grandmother was born - Meikle Tarrel. Cheers Merren Melbourne Victoria Australia -----Original Message----- From: Nancy McAdie [mailto:ndmcadie@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 12 August 2004 7:01 AM To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [RossGen] RE: ROSSGEN-D Digest V04 #84 Hello Angela, I have Munro & McKenzie in my tree,any connection? James Munro & Margaret McKenzie married 01 Jan 1830 Kilmuir-Easter.Ross & Cromarty Donald B 14 Oct 1830, David B 25 Nov 1832 Flora B 15 Oct 1834 at above. David & Flora came to Australia Jan 1855. Flora was my grt grandmother. Are you able to tell me where I could some pictures of Ross & Cromarty? Nancy Australia. >From: ROSSGEN-D-request@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >To: ROSSGEN-D@rootsweb.com >Subject: ROSSGEN-D Digest V04 #84 >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 10:48:07 -0600 > >Content-Type: text/plain > >ROSSGEN-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 84 > >Today's Topics: > #1 McDonald/McKAY and Queen Victorias ["june riddell" ><june@jriddell5.fsn] > #2 Re: Munro ["Sheena Jones" ><sheenafjones@yahoo] > #3 =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re:=20[RossGen]=20R [Lachiemunro@aol.com] > #4 Lachie's video Scotland's Exodus ["Fiona.Bain" ><Fiona.Bain@xtra.co.n] > #5 TAIN parish records - baptisms [Fenella Rook ><allennef@yahoo.ca>] > #6 Re: [RossGen] Lachie's video Scotl [Lachiemunro@aol.com] > #7 Scots Gardeners [Marleen Van Horne ><msvnhrn@jps.net] > #8 Death Certificates from Scotlands ["Angela Brass" ><angelabrass@hotmai] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from ROSSGEN-D, send a message to > > ROSSGEN-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >______________________________ >X-Message: #1 >Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 23:14:43 +0100 >From: "june riddell" <june@jriddell5.fsnet.co.uk> >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <001b01c47f27$76267360$0f954c51@jr01> >Subject: McDonald/McKAY and Queen Victorias pardon >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Can anyone tell me if there was such a thing as Queen Vicctorias pardon? > >My 2X Great Grandfather William McDonald or McKay born Ross and Cromarty >1835. >There is no trace of birth and marriage and death cert have mothers name as >McDONALD on one and McKay on the other,fathers name changes too. >The explanation for this was passed down by American relatives >They say he was born to Ann McDONALD and Alexander McKAY joined the British >Army,don't know which one ,was a deserter and came back to North Scotland >and used his mothers surname. >All deserters were apparently pardened by the q ueen on her Golden >Jubilee would this be correct? and would there be copies of names >somewhere? > >June > >______________________________ >X-Message: #2 >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 11:39:51 +0100 >From: "Sheena Jones" <sheenafjones@yahoo.co.uk> >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <001e01c47f8f$8914a920$adca30d5@quantex> >Subject: Re: Munro >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="Windows-1252" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hi David > >I am guessing here, but I think he would most likely learn as an apprentice >on a private estate, not necessarily in Scotland. From some literature >(novels) I have found that English estates often employed Scots as >gardeners - we all know that there was a tradition of Scottish doctors >working in England, but Scottish gardeners is less well know, if true. > >There are Botanic Gardens in Glasgow and in Edinburgh, but you would have >to >check the dates they were established. I don't know if they were in >existence before 1862. > >Regards >Sheena > >----- Original Message ----- >From: David Moon <cicada@sai.co.za> >To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 9:34 AM >Subject: Munro > > > > My ancestor Hector Munro was born 1835 in Rosskeen, Rosshire, he >arrived > > in South Africa a bachelor,aboard the vessel "Durban" on the 10/1/1862. > > From 1862 he was the chief Horticulturist/ Gardener at Government House >in > > Pietermaritzburg. He not only landscaped and cared for plants he also >wrote > > articles for Agricultural journals. > > I cannot trace his family in Scotland. > > > > My query is does anyone on the list have any idea as to where > > Horticultural trainings would have taken place in Scotland in the second > > half of the 19th Century? > > > > David Moon > > > > Pietermaritzburg > > > > South Africa > > > > ______________________________ > >______________________________ >X-Message: #3 >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:51:25 EDT >From: Lachiemunro@aol.com >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <1ad.272206f9.2e4b623d@aol.com> >Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re:=20[RossGen]=20Re:=A0=20Munro?= >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >Scottish gardners were much sought after on English and other European >estates, and several went on to some prominence. > >David Douglas of Scone for instance became a very famous plant collector in >the US and Canada (discovering thousands of new species including the >Douglas >Fir, Sitka Spruce etc). His travels and adventures were extraordinary. >Another >was George Forrest from Falkirk who brought back from China and Tibet many >of >the rhododendrons we grown in our gardens. > >Lachie Munro > >______________________________ >X-Message: #4 >Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 17:33:28 -0600 >From: "Fiona.Bain" <Fiona.Bain@xtra.co.nz> >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <4105888B.3010205@xtra.co.nz> >Subject: Lachie's video Scotland's Exodus >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >To all those listers in New Zealand who are anxiously awaiting their >turn to see this great video - it's now on it's way once more. >I do apologise to you all, it arrived at my place in Wellington just as >I went down sick at the beginning of July. I'm not back at work yet, >but I did put the video in the post yesterday. > >Lachie - it's a great video, thank you for putting so much effort into >finding such fascinating programmes for us all. > >To everyone else - I'm sorry it's taken so long, but I hope you enjoy it. > >All the best > >Fiona in Wellington, NZ > >______________________________ >X-Message: #5 >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:56:10 -0400 (EDT) >From: Fenella Rook <allennef@yahoo.ca> >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <20040811125610.13985.qmail@web40312.mail.yahoo.com> >Subject: TAIN parish records - baptisms >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >LDS Church Family History library has films of Tain Parish Records for >dates 1719-1727 1767-1854 1855-1867 1868-1875 >Can anyone tell me where to locate baptism records for 1875 onwards? >Thanks >Fenella in Toronto > > > > > >______________________________________________________________________ >Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > >______________________________ >X-Message: #6 >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:59:05 EDT >From: Lachiemunro@aol.com >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <d.2f909962.2e4b7219@aol.com> >Subject: Re: [RossGen] Lachie's video Scotland's Exodus >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > Glad you liked it Fiona. > > > > By coincidence, I've just come back from a fantastic holiday up at Loch >Tay > > where the first piece on the video is set, and ended up tossing the >caber > > (very badly) at Killin Highland Games. > > > >Lachie > >______________________________ >X-Message: #7 >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:36:40 -0700 >From: Marleen Van Horne <msvnhrn@jps.net> >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <411A2EF8.7040201@jps.net> >Subject: Scots Gardeners >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Something I had forgotten when I made my initial reply to David. > >Hundreds, if not thousands of botanical specimans from North America >contain the name Douglas. Douglas was an under gardener on the estate >of Lord Mansfield at Perth, Scotland. His botanical exploration of >North America was sponsored by the Lord Mansfield of the 19th Century. >The purpose being that Douglas would send specimans back to the estate. > >You can imagine my astonishment in 1979, when I realized the grove of >trees I was walking through, all the trees were planted in rows, were >Sequoia Gigantias, giant redwoods from the Sierra Nevada of California. > >Marleen Van Horne > >______________________________ >X-Message: #8 >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:48:05 +0000 >From: "Angela Brass" <angelabrass@hotmail.com> >To: ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <BAY10-F14GEdumPC18P00016483@hotmail.com> >Subject: Death Certificates from Scotlands People For Rosskeen >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > >hi Everyone > > >Not sure if this is ok on this list but thought i would post info from the >certificates i have just downloaded from scotlands people if anyone would >like more details please reply to this email. > >Please let me know if it isnt alowed and i will not do it again > > >1917 Death in parish of Rosskeen > > >Angus Reid 11 Sep 1917 age 92 Widower of Annie Munro PArents Hugh >Reid/Christina Graham > >- ---------------------------------------- > >John Hampton 10 Sep 1917 age 61 years Parents john Hampton/Eliza >lennon > >- ---------------------------------------------------- > >Andrew macbean Widower of Jane Hall Died 14 Sep 1917 >Parents William Macbean/Janet Miller >- ----------------------------------------- > >Ann Ried- MArried to Angus Reid Died 2 feb 1890 age 62 PArents >Alexander Munro/Margaret mckenzie >- ---------------------------------------------------- > >Alexander barnett or Basnett Marrried to ? impson Died 1 Feb 1890 age 63 > parents James barnett or basnett/Ann Logan >- ------------------------------------------ > > >Ann Munro Single Died 1 feb 1890 age 19 years Parents William >Munro/Catherine Mackenzie > >- ------------------------------------------ > > > > >thatrs all from Rosskeen the Munro and Reid entries are from my tree > > > >Angela > >_________________________________________________________________ >Want to block unwanted pop-ups? 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