Listers who may be good amateur photographers, Greetings from a gorgeous day down in New Zealand. I have just completed a book on our family history and am working on the design for the cover. I wish to incorporate two images, one of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and one of the Forth Bridge. My late wife was raised in Rosyth so one can see the association. Needless to say, the book is called 'Bridges' and the title refers to both the structures themselves, their association with our families and also the bridge between generations. It is a fairly serious effort stretching to 200+ pages etc. The book will not be published for general distribution but will be limited to family and friends. I am looking for a 'different' image of the Forth Bridge and someone who would be willing to allow me to use it in my book. By 'different' , I mean something unusual, a strange angle, a lighting difference, dawn, dusk, anything 'different' ,but still very recognisable as the Forth Bridge. I can easily get hold of the usual images of the bridge but want something to equal the unusual image I have taken of the Sydney Bridge, a silhouetted city skyline with an amazing sky backdrop. If I can find something suitable the owner of the image will be acknowledged accordingly. If you feel you can help I would be most grateful. Any image would have to be scanned to approx 150dpi and say, 6"x4". Many thanks Dave

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vapourskies Surnames: Hatton, Bird Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22232/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi all, I have hit (as many people have) a brick wall. I am trying to get further back in my tree but have reached my 3rd greatgrandfather Frederick Kennedy Hatton. >From what I have found so far, Fred was born in Scotland (no idea which county!) around 1814. At some point after, he moved to London and was a solicitor. He married Sarah Bird in April 1856 in London and died 24th February 1869. The nice thing is that the name Frederick has carried on right the way down the tree! I have looked at familysearch but understandably have come across nothing. I had previously searched Scotlands People but again didn't come up with anything. Does anyone have any ideas on where to look? Thanks in advance! Sarah Hatton Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Urray has NO death/burial registers at all, so your only chance of finding his death is if it appears on a gravestone. Identifying his birth is also difficult, if you don't know in advance who his parents were. The OPRs are neither complete nor comprehensive. Gordon.

Looking for detail of death or birth of Farquhar McLeay born about 1795 probably Blarnabee,Urray,Ross, dies after 1836 and before 1841 probably in or near Urray or between there and Kilmorack,,Inverness. Parents possibly Donald McLeay and Margaret? Donald possibly in 77th regiment. Elizabeth

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: celiakelly60 Surnames: Polson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22231/mb.ashx Message Board Post: looking for Ian Polson he is my cousin have not seen him since 1960 he could be about 60 years old the last time he was living in Wishaw when his mum died his mum was Edith and the man she was with was George Ambridge not sure if they were married would like to contact him please thanks celia Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi gracekin did you try under various spellings and wildcards for the birth?? Could this be your guy below. Could check out http://howdiie.com to see if anything of interest there on the Scotland Pages Jenny Your Wills & Testament Search Returns You searched for: Surname: "Ross"; Surname Option: "Wildcard"; Forename: "Walter"; Forename Option: Prefix; Year From: 1881; Year To: 1901; Order By: "None"; Help information on these records Refine your search Jump to page: 1 (Free) of 1 (1 records) No Surname Forename Date Description Type Court Reference Image 1 ROSS WALTER 03/11/1901 COMPOSITOR, RESIDED AT 27 ROSEMOUNT PLACE, ABERDEEN, D. 24/04/1901 AT MONTROSE, INTESTATE, BROTHER OF MRS ANN ROSS OR THOM OF 29 ROSEMOUNT PLACE, ABERDEEN EXTRACT INVENTORY ABERDEEN SHERIFF COURT INVENTORIES SC1/36/144 > From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com > To: SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:07:24 +0000 > Subject: [SCOTLAND] Scotlandspeople let me down this time > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: gracekin > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22229/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I'm trying to find the birth record, and/or death record for my 2nd g-grandfather, Walter Ross. My cousin, uncle and grandfather were named after him so this is important to me to find. He was born 5 Nov 1838 and died sometime between the 1871 and 1881 Scotland census. I've been searching for quite some time on Scotlandspeople.com, using up many, many credits, I was amazed to find his baptism record on Familysearch.org while doing only one search. I put the same information on Scotlandspeople and found nothing! > I'm attaching what I've found from both resources. Does anyone know where I can turn to find the document I would love to find?? Thank you for any help you can provide me. I did find the marriage record for he his wife Hughina, and the birth records and census's for their children, I'm just stuck on Walter. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCOTLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gracekin Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22229.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I don't believe it! Thanks Jane. I don't know why I didn't find this before....my faith is restored in SP. :-) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: eajaneharrison97 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22229.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I can find only 1 death on SP for a Walter Ross between 1871 & 1881 , he died in Bridgeton Glasgow 1876. What was his occupation on the 1871 census ? Did he travel ? I found his birth / baptism on SP . I just searched under his name (no parents names), Ross & Cromarty district Kilmuir Easter year 1838 . Sometimes with SP the less information you put in the better results you get. Jane Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: grandpawpete Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22229.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Forename is Catherine not Catharine. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: boophot Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22230/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I AM TRYING TO STAR A FAMILY REUNION AND I NEED YOUR HELP TO GET INFORMATION. MY MOTHER WAS HATTIE (CRAWFORD)wASHINGTON. HER MOTHER WAS ANNIE (SAMUEL) CRAWFORD AND HER BIRTH YEAR WAS ABOUT 1907, AND HER FATHER WAS LOUIS SAMUEL AND HIS BIRTH YEAR WAS ABOUT 1867. THE SAMUEL ARE FROM LEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. LOUIS SAMUEL FATHER NAME WAS PETER SAMUEL AND HIS MOTHER NAME WAS MILA SAMUEL. THEY HAD FOUR SONS. CORNELIIUS SAMUEL, WILLIAM SAMUEL, COLEMAN SAMUEL, LOUISE SAMUEL. THEIR HOME IN 1920 WAS DOVESVILLE, DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. IN 1930 THEY MOVED TO BULLOCH COUNTY, BRIER PATCH, GEORGIA. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION PLEASE PLEASE EMAIL ASP boophot@embarqmaill.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gracekin Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22229/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm trying to find the birth record, and/or death record for my 2nd g-grandfather, Walter Ross. My cousin, uncle and grandfather were named after him so this is important to me to find. He was born 5 Nov 1838 and died sometime between the 1871 and 1881 Scotland census. I've been searching for quite some time on Scotlandspeople.com, using up many, many credits, I was amazed to find his baptism record on Familysearch.org while doing only one search. I put the same information on Scotlandspeople and found nothing! I'm attaching what I've found from both resources. Does anyone know where I can turn to find the document I would love to find?? Thank you for any help you can provide me. I did find the marriage record for he his wife Hughina, and the birth records and census's for their children, I'm just stuck on Walter. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RanneFraser Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22228.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thats the first thing i thought of too. It's so frustrating not knowing. Thanks for the input! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dianemayes61 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/2031.2171.673/mb.ashx Message Board Post: hello I too am searching for some McKnights, a Sylvia McKnight, he gave birth to a baby (my mother, same name) and gave her up. Looking for a string. My mom was born in Northern Ireland, lots of Scots are there. What do you know about Jane McKnight? Diane Mayes Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: elwynsoutter1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22228.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The second part of the word rhymes or sounds like Argyll (a county in Scotland) but I am not sure that is necessarily the answer as "gon" Argyll still doesn't make any sense. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RanneFraser Surnames: Fraser Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22228/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, i've got a marriage record for John Fraser(1730-1780) and Josette Gueret(1750?-1848). It gives the names of John's parents along with their parish name(or i could be completely wrong and this is just a french word i'm not familiar with). The parish is written out as gonarguelle or qonarquelle. Any ideas what this could be in Scotland? It's the third line down on the right. Any help would be appreciated! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: elwynsoutter1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22227.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: It was common practice in various parts of Scotland, Wales & Ireland at various times. It's called the patronymic naming system and is still used in Iceland and Russia (to varying extents). The child is named after the father's forename, to which is added son (even where its a daughter) though in Iceland they would use dottir, rather than son, for a female child. I think you records the daughter's name as shown, ie as Williamson or Johnson. Not sure how the birth would be recorded. I'd guess under the child's surname, but can';t be certain. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: memitchell142 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22227/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have two marriage records, both from Walls, Shetland (1802 and 1806), where the woman's last name is different than her father's: (1) Margaret WILLIAMSON lawful daughter of William JAMESON (2) Margaret JOHNSON lawful daughter of John JAMESON Was this common practice? How do I record the daughter's name? Would her birth record be under the name recorded in the marriage record or using her father's last name? Thanks. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This appears to be your McLure family in 1841, with the surname rendered as McClure. You are very fortunate in that the ages have been left unchanged (the enumerator was supposed to round adult ages down to the nearest 5 year point - 0 or 5). They are in Mochram parish at this date. 1841 Census Piece: SCT1841/892 Place: Mochram -Wigtownshire Enumeration District: 4 Civil Parish: Mochrum Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Mochrum Folio: 4 Page: 3 Address: Eldrig Village Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks MCCLURE Alexr M 49 Joiner Wigtownshire MCCLURE Catherine F 41 Wigtownshire MCCLURE Margreat F 9 Wigtownshire MCCLURE Peter M 5 Wigtownshire MCCLURE Jannet F 3 Wigtownshire MCCLURE James M 2 Wigtownshire ------------------------------------------------------------ Gordon Johnson.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tonyscally292 Surnames: scally Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22216.7/mb.ashx Message Board Post: try using scotlands people its a good site but they do charge for credits to search records and bring up printable documents.ive used them a lot and got every record i could on my family from 1855 onwards .if you need any help ,my email address is tonyscally292@hotmail.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mpmcclure Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22226/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My ancestors include Alexander McClure (1791-1876) who married Catherine Cumming (1798-1890). Alexander's parents were John McClure and Agnes Fraser. Does anyone out there have any further information re: John and Agnes, such as birth records, death records, marriage records? Are there any McClure family still residing in Wigtownshire? Would love to hear from you - my email is mark.mcclure@ozvetting.com.au Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.