Lynne, Thanks so much for the STRACHANS. I can use them. Janet

Could anyone please look up a 1881 census for an Edmund Beattie who's wife was Martha Mary Kirk. They lived in Edinburgh and married 26 Nov. 1875 in Abbey (paisley), Renfrew, Scotland. Thank you, Carol B. Beattie-Selbiger fourselbigers@bol.net Melbourne, Florida

Hi Lucille when you get on the site you will find a poem "Scottish heather ale " then page down to bottom and click on clan finder, and select clan campbell! Jim McPherson < Clandowill@aol.com>

I am looking for a needle in a haystack so could I please trouble you to check to see if there is a memorial stone in that churchyard for a man who left Scotland from Montrose for East New Jersey and died in New Jersey in July 1700. I can only hope that someone missed a son or brother enough to erect a monument to his memory. The name is Alexander Scott. He died in Elizabethtown NJ . Thank you for taking the trouble to look. Jessie , Calif.

----- Original Message ----- From: nancy <nancedge@ozemail.com.au> To: <SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 1999 8:50 AM Subject: RE- What time is it? What year is it? > Hi Norman > I thought your message was great. > One could then ask? > What really is TIME anyway? > Stephen Hawking (the scientist) raises some very thouht provoking ideas in > his book "A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME". > > And then there is the theory that there is no time, JUST NOW, with > everything happening simultaneously!!!!!!!!!! > > Cheers from Nancy in Australia. > I believe it made everyone stop and think. I wish I had wrote it. We tried to find the author, but could not. There was another paragraph that was supposed to go informing everyone it was anonymous. It never went with the article. My penalty is to write "I did not write that article one hundred times." I am nearing the end. ( :o} Norm

Hi Norman I thought your message was great. One could then ask? What really is TIME anyway? Stephen Hawking (the scientist) raises some very thouht provoking ideas in his book "A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME". And then there is the theory that there is no time, JUST NOW, with everything happening simultaneously!!!!!!!!!! Cheers from Nancy in Australia.

Hi Listers: I know I've posted this before, but I am hoping that some new lister will be of assistance. I have the surnames Ogg and Cuthbert in the Forfar area of Scotland about mid 1700's, but cannot find them before that time. I am assuming that these families originated somewhere else in Scotland. Does anyone recognize these surnames in another section of Scotland? Thank you, Carol

Hi Joel In the IGI there is one ANDREW EDWARDS ROSS born 25 November,, 1852. Born in Elgin, Moray. Parents: JAMES ROSS and MARY EDWARDS. Is this your Andrew? Betty Wintersteen, Ipswich, Massachusetts http://bawwyn@webtv.net - ------------------------------------ As guardians of our family history, it is up to us to pass it on to future generations. - ------------------------------------ Searching ORKNEY-Montrose; Margaret (Maggie) Potter; John Potter, Elsie Potter, Frances Potter, Mary Potter, Mabel Potter of Bents Row, Montrose, circa early 1900's. Family of Jessie Thompson nee Orkney, Massachusetts. Family of Isabella Lowe nee Orkney, Montreal, Canada - -------------------------------------- http://community.webtv.net/BAWWYN/OURFAMILYROOTS

----- Original Message ----- From: <JandeCBS@aol.com> To: <SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 1999 12:34 AM Subject: Re: What Time Is It? What Year Is It? > Norm, > Loved this explanation. I guess we all missed the big party. Well, to all > those doomsayers, I guess they don't have anything to worry about since the > millennium already took place. Thanks again for the enlightenment. > Judy > I believe it made everyone stop and think. I wish I had wrote it. We tried to find the author, but could not. There was another paragraph that was supposed to go informing everyone it was anonymous. It never went with the article. My penalty is to write "I did not write that article one hundred times." I am well over half way there. ( :o} Norm

Don and Mary Saban wrote: > > Could some with the 1881 census CD's do a quick lookup for us? > > We are trying to locate the following family: > > George Meikle about 68 born Stonehouse > Margaret about same age + or - born Dalserf? > > May have been in Glasgow in 1881, but not sure. > > Thank you ahead of time, > > Don and Mary in USA Try this, Dwelling: 13 Graham St Census Place: New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203696 GRO Ref Volume 651-1 EnumDist 13 Page 1 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Robert WRIGHT M 27 M Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Pitheadman Mary WRIGHT M 25 F Stonehouse, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Wife Margaret WRIGHT 4 F Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Daur Janet WRIGHT 2 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Daur Margaret MEIKLE W 68 F Stonehouse, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Grand Mother Marie NZ

Hello, I have enjoyed the explanations of the differences in time and the changes to the calendar in England and Scotland for the English speaking people. But I still have a question which remains unanswered. What about the calendar of the Gaelic speaking people of North Knapdale, Argyllshire during the period of 1775 through 1810. I find differences between the Scottish Registry birth dates and the dates on the tombstones of those persons who migrated to North Carolina and formed the Argyll Colony along the Cape Fear River. I would appreciate any help which might be given. I have already considered the birth and christing date as possible differences and that is not the problem. Researching: Bethune, Blue, Campbell, Gibson, MacGougan, MacGugan, McGoogan, MacGuirmin, MacNeil, MacNeill, MacMillan, MacFadyen, Patterson, Black, and Whyte Thanks John Lester

Lynne, Are there any STRACHANs in your MI booklet? Thanks, Janet

Any information appreciated, on James MacLeod, who married a Sarah ? Born 1841 Died March 10th 1903. Think either they or my grandfather Frank E. MacLeod Born October 15, 1880 who married Anna J. Pearson Born April 2, 1886 either came from Skye, Scotland or Sweden, migratred to Boston, Mass. Think port of entry was Novia Scotia. Thank you for any information you can find.

Where can I send for a birth certificate for my grandfather Andrew Ross born January 1852? All we know is he was born in Scotland and have no idea where. How much, etc. Thanks in advance.

Check the LDS website at http://www.familysearch.org for what is available to buy. I personally have bought quite a few things from them, and no problems whatsoever.......my recommendation!! George M. McCaig wrote: > > Lesley, > I have the 1881 census on CD from LDS. I find it an > excellent searching aid as it includes an index for all of > England, Wales, Scotland, and I believe part of Ireland (not > sure about that). > I find it a great help in getting ideas where to look for > the females of a family line. It has the ability to search > on a CHRISTIAN name, date and place of birth. When you do > this, it gives you a list of all of that name and age born > in that county (as reported at census time) with their > entire families (husband, children, etc.) > If there are not too many, you can then start looking at > marriage films to see if it is the right female. You have to > estimate the year of marriage based on the parents ages, or > the ages of their children. > LDS has films of indexes of Scottish marriages, by year, > that you can peruse to find the marriage you want to check. > My LDS has these in stock to be examined at any time. You > then order the film for the parish marriages of interest and > find who the parents are. When you hit the right one, you > also have the parents of her husband. > A note on examining films when you get them. They will > include more parishes than the one you have requested, > sometimes several. Take the time to check them all (they > have an index at the beginning to see if the surname you are > searching is included). I had deaths for Kilmarnock for 1864 > hoping to find my GGGgrandmothers death registration. Wrong > one, but I did find quite by chance the death registration > on my grandfathers brother. You never know what you will > find. > George M. McCaig, > Dwight, Ontario, Canada. > > ==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== > For Scotland history..... > http://members.aol.com/Skyelander/timeline.html > > ============================== > Search the Social Security Death Index online for FREE! > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > The most powerful SSDI search engine on the Internet! -- Regards Pat Stedman Queensland, Australia ============================================================ See my webpage at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/8397 One name studies for Kiellor and Rawden ============================================================

Hi Angus Yes, I recollect the stories too but not in any detail. Ian Miller Upminster Essex UK "O, that it were possible, We might but hold some two days' conference With the dead." (The Duchess of Malfi) ----- Original Message ----- From: Angus P. Robinson <scottyr@netnitco.net> To: <SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 1999 2:31 AM Subject: RE: What Time Is It? What Year Is It? > Good Evening, > I seem to recollect reading that when those 10 days were wiped > out there was massive rioting by the common people who thought they > had lost 10 days of their lives. Does anyone else remember reading > these stories? > Thanks Norman. I forwarded your explanation to my kids and a > few friends. Now I'll wait for any feedback > Have a good day and Keep Looking UP. > Angus > > > > > ==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== > For up to date info, try: > http://www.scotland.net/ > > ============================== > Support free genealogy on the Internet! Join RootsWeb.com today! > >

Hi Angus .In 1582 Pope Gregory XIII made adjustments to the leap year system (only centuries where the first two digits divided by 4 would be leap years). To adjust dates the following year, 1583 was cut by 10 days. Catholic countries immediately accepted this. One by one Protestant countries adopted the system (at different dates!); the last was England which in 1752 dropped 11 days to synchronize with the continent. The Notes for FTW confirm that this was also the changeover date in America. The Russians dropped 13 days in 1918. My book (Time-Life 1970) says the Russian Orthodox Church has still not accepted the system Beware that Jews and Moslems do not use the Gregorian Calendar Jim McArthur

i don't know why i am receiving this message. sharon -----Original Message----- From: Stewartsbs@aol.com <Stewartsbs@aol.com> To: SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com <SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, September 17, 1999 8:24 PM Subject: Re: SCOTLAND-GENWEB-D Digest V99 #529 >unsubscribe > > >==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== >GENUKI -Main Scotland Page >http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ > >============================== >Support free genealogy on the Internet! Join RootsWeb.com today! >

Thank you for your assistance Stella. Jim McPherson

Alison My ancestors with this set of surnames came from the Isle of Skye, but yours could be from elsewhere Try this site to search for them on line ( you don't need to fill in all (or even most of the boxes on the search form. http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchigi.asp?region=3 If that fails try going to the Family History Centre at your local LDS Church. There you'll be able to search the index to Scottish Old Parish Registers as well as IGI.. If it's like our place you may have to book to get time on the computer. Both ways you may get a list of names to choose from. Both names are fairly common. Jim McArthur