Good Evening Eileen, You give directions as if you live in that area. Are you a resident of Edinburgh? I am also interested in that old church. We believe some of our ancestors are buried there. If you are interested I can send you an unproved lineage. How I would love to visit Edinburgh and prove or disprove the information I was given. My line or not, I want only what is mine - nothing else. Angus "Scotty" Robinson >Greyfriars Kirk is at the top of Candlemaker Row, where it >meets George IV Bridge. It's across from Chamber Street. > >Eileen

Good Evening Mel, Aye, that it is. It is one of the oldest churches in the area. Some of the graves date back to the 1500's. I have photographs that were sent to me via e-mail by Mr. Culley, a Robertson researcher. If you would like these I'll send them ONE at a TIME. Why one at a time? Because they take so long to send out from my end and once they arrive on your end they take, seemingly, forever to load into your computer. Mr. Culley took them while visiting Edinburgh last winter. Angus "Scotty" Robinson

MRICH: Greyfriars Kirk is at the top of Candlemaker Row, where it meets George IV Bridge. It's across from Chamber Street. Eileen >Please, can anyone tell me where the site of the Greyfriars church is in >Edinburgh?

Thank you John, Mel Rich

Yes, I certainly would like a photo via E-mail. Thank you. Mel Rich E-mail: MRich10000@AOL.com

Mel, Yes, according to the stone on the church front with 1632 engraved on it. John Jardine Cincinnati, Ohio

MRICH: I took a photo of the church while in Edinburgh in August. Would you (or anyone else on the list) like a copy via email attachment, along with photos of Greyfriars Bobby statue and his gravestone? John Jardine Cincinnati, Ohio

Eileen, Thank you for the information. Do you know if it is still in the same location in which it was in the year 1679? Mel Rich

Please, can anyone tell me where the site of the Greyfriars church is in Edinburgh?

Dear Janet and list, I think we may be overlooking a big piece of info in her email. That is her profession as a domestic servant. Even if Scotch College was for male students only, an employee of the school could easily have been a woman. If she was an impoverished orphan, the chances of being a 'scholar' would been greatly diminished. Just my thoughts on the subject. Daphne > Tparkie@aol.com wrote: > > > I found on a marriage certificate that my ancestor's usual residence was > > Scotch College, Melbourne East, Australia. Her profession was a Domestic > > Servant. I'm wondering if she would have been attending this college in 1865 > > (highly doubtful as she was an orphan and had no money) or if she would have > > been a servant there. Does anyone have any thoughts on what kind of college > > this would be? > > > > Thanks for any help, > > Janet in USA > > Tparkie@aol.com > > > > ==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== > > GENUKI -Main Scotland Page > > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ > > > > ============================== > > Caught an error in the Social Security Death Index? > > Use RootsWeb's POST-EMS to post a note about it! > > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > ==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== > For up to date info, try: > http://www.scotland.net/ > > ============================== > Search the Social Security Death Index online for FREE! > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > The most powerful SSDI search engine on the Internet!

Hello, Sometime ago I wrote asking the question why there was a difference in the calendars in the late 1700's. Now I am finding that there appears to also be a time difference in the Gaelic calendars of the peoples of North Knapdale in Argyll during the last half of the 1700's. Can anyone help with this question. Thanks John Lester Carolina Scot

I could be wrong, but the Collage is for "BOYS" only, and is just across the road from the old Kooyong Tennis Courts in Melbourne, in Glenferrie Road, Kooyong. Tparkie@aol.com wrote: > I found on a marriage certificate that my ancestor's usual residence was > Scotch College, Melbourne East, Australia. Her profession was a Domestic > Servant. I'm wondering if she would have been attending this college in 1865 > (highly doubtful as she was an orphan and had no money) or if she would have > been a servant there. Does anyone have any thoughts on what kind of college > this would be? > > Thanks for any help, > Janet in USA > Tparkie@aol.com > > ==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== > GENUKI -Main Scotland Page > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ > > ============================== > Caught an error in the Social Security Death Index? > Use RootsWeb's POST-EMS to post a note about it! > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

I have a Robert Bryden in my family tree. He came from the Dumfries area we think. On the ship log his name was spelled Braiden. But on his will his name was spelled Bryden. He was born about 1732 and died in Aug of 1800 in Nova Scotia. Dose this' help ? Let me know jrskiing@msn.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Harptmay5@aol.com> To: <SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 10:05 PM Subject: Re: JOHN ROSS AND OTHER PRISONERS OF WAR > I would appreciate a look up of my surname also. Specifically, I am looking > for James, Robert, & Bryant Bradeen. Spelling of the last name may have been > Brading, Bradean, or any other similar spelling. Thanks in advance. > Terry > > > ==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== > Hundreds of Scot Urls....... > http://celt.net/og/angscot3.htm > http://celt.net/og/angscot2.htm > http://celt.net/og/angscot.htm > > ============================== > Search the Social Security Death Index online for FREE! > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > The most powerful SSDI search engine on the Internet! >

Janet, Scotch is a top ranking boys Presbyterian school which is now located at Hawthorn in Melbourne. Regards Chris

I found on a marriage certificate that my ancestor's usual residence was Scotch College, Melbourne East, Australia. Her profession was a Domestic Servant. I'm wondering if she would have been attending this college in 1865 (highly doubtful as she was an orphan and had no money) or if she would have been a servant there. Does anyone have any thoughts on what kind of college this would be? Thanks for any help, Janet in USA Tparkie@aol.com

Hello, For those looking for the McMinn, you might wish to check McMinnis, and in N. C. Thanks John Lester

Searching for Irish borna nd married Thomas Hefferon and wife Annie that moved to Whittles, Ayr, Scotland in 1891. They were both alive in 1904 and he was alive in 1950. Not sure of the town spelling. Thank you Marianne in Las Vegas

Hello everyone, I have an Angus MACKAY b 1795 Farr. Sutherlanshire. Was in the 78th Regiment of Foot. Married 1815 to Jane Clark. Children - Angus, Margaret, Elizabeth. Wife Jane died c 1824 ANGUS MACKAY snr remarried to Christina MACKAY c 1824 Children - Donald, Mary , Hugh McKenzie, James, William. 1839 Family came to Aust. (also with children of 1st marriage) Family legend tells of MARY age 8 being left behind, (allegedly taken from her family just as the ship was about to sail). She corresponded in later years to a sister born in Aust. whom she never met (letters still exist). She eventually married to ? MUNRO. I know it's a long shot but I would love to be able to track down someone descended from Mary. A letter written on 14th May 1906 from the address of No 5 Coghills Square, Wick, tells of her husband dying suddenly on 29th April. Regards and Best Wishes from Nancy in Australia.

Judy, Is there any Jessie Bruce or Cythia Bruce in there? thanks, Barb

A while back we shared names of books that supply photographs of Scotland. Ran across something today at the John Smith site that some of you picture-seekers may be interested in: http://www.johnsmith.co.uk/features/1859370306.pl?mode=js&custid=2120 Audrey Ann Bennett Audrey_Ann@msn.com Bellevue, Washington USA (near Seattle, home of Starbucks, Pearl Jam, Boeing, and Microsoft)