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 > > >