Joe, I understand how James feels and I am willing to share my inormation and let him decide for himself. You might want to look up a site: http://www.hambleton.gov.uk/ I have worked with two different researchers in Scotland. They can find no record of a "shire". There was Hambleton. I have not had time to do more research on this.Hambleton District is between North York Moors to East and Yorkshire Dales to the West. There are graves located at St. Andrews, Upper Hambleton in Scotland. I have not researched them yet. Hambleton may at some time in the past been a major town in a parish. Another point to be reseasrched. >From another researcher in Scotland, I received the following info: Hambleton in Lancashire and another in N. Yorkshire, both in England. Mr. Arthur suggested that the family could have moved from England to Scotland. Probably Lancashire as it is on the coast and Perth is near the Firth of Tay. There was a big expansion of weaving in Perth aty this time in history and the Industrial Revolution in Britain was moving from agriculture to becoming industrialized. Robert's father was a weaver. Again, I have not had the time to research this farther. . Do you know that Robert M. Bissett's parents were John weaver in West Church Parish of Perth and Jean/Jane Moncrieff, daughter of Robert Moncrieff,weaver from Pomarium. They married May, 1815 in the Saint Paul's Church Parish Perth by Reverend John Findlay, Minister. Let me hear from you soon. Sammye From: Joe Bissett <jbissett@txdirect.net> To: SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com <SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 5:17 AM Subject: Re: Hambletonshire??? >Hi Sammye, > >I talked to James BISSETT about this yesterday. He actually visited >Scotland and says that he saw a sign with this name. He insisted that the >location is at/near Edinburgh, but he would not insist that the name he saw >actually ended in 'shire'. If we can properly source the line I'm sure he >would accept your analysis and work. I did some preliminary IGI look-ups >on line with very limited success. Where did you get your information, and >could you send it to me so I don't waste time duplicating your work? :-) > >Do you want the stuff he sent me and what I've dug up? I can scan it in >and e-mail it to you. It's not that much work. > >Regards, Joe > >At 10:29 AM 09/13/1999 -0700, you wrote: >>Joe, >> That is incorrect. He was from Perth,Scotland. Was born in Perth. If >>he is same as our Robert I have record of his baptism. I also >>researched the Hambletonshire. >>Sammye Baker >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Joe Bissett <jbissett@txdirect.net> >>To: SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com <SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Sunday, September 12, 1999 8:51 AM >>Subject: Hambletonshire??? >> >> >>>A contact here in San Antonio lists his ancestor as Robert W. >>BISSET(T) >>>from Hambletonshire, Scotland. I've done the searches, and the >>closest I >>>can come is Hamilton near Glasgow. Does anyone have any ideas? >>> >>>Regards, Joe >>> >>> >>>==== 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! >>> >>> >> >> >>==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== >>Documentation....The hardest >>part of genealogy. >> >>============================== >>Support free genealogy on the Internet! Join RootsWeb.com today! >> >> >> > > >==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== >Beware of the Genealogy Bug; >It's bite can be addictive! > >============================== >Support free genealogy on the Internet! Join RootsWeb.com today! >