Hi Listers some Caithness Seamen. James SUTHERLAND born Wick on 15 Mach 1784 at sea a cook & steward 5ft 9inches high with grey eyes fair complexion grey hair went to sea as a boy in 1799 served in RN when out of work lives at Devonport ticketed when 61yrs old cant write. Ticket issued Plymouth 4 Feb 1845. Hugh James STEWART born Wick 13 Mac\rch 1825 to sea as a seaman 5ft 10inched tall dark brown hair hazel eyes fresh complexion was first on as landsman in 1843 when ut of work lived at Wick 1st ticketed aged 20yrs can write. Ticket at London 12 May 1845. John BANKS born Thurso on 24 May 1817 a seaman 5ft 6& quarter inches tall brown hair fresh complexion hazel eyes anchor on left hand apprenticed in 1831 ticketed first aged 28yrs can write lives when out of work in sailors home,London. Ticket London 20 May 1845. Alexander ROWEN born Wick 26 Aug 1808 steward 5ft 7inches all auburn hair hazel eyes fresh complexion scar on left arm first as steward in 1828 ticketed aged 37 can write resides Leith when out of work. London 2 May 1845 Barbara Stirling

Hi Listers. This death entry maybe from Caithness? Edinburgh Death Register 1857 South Leith No. 398/73. Janet BANKS wife of a carter died 15 September 1857 at 3.20pm at Brickworks Close, Leith aged 58yrs dau of George SINCLAIR, farmer & Janet ms GUNN of cancer of womb bur South Leith Churchyard info Archibald BANKS, husband Barbara Stirling

In a message dated 5/10/02 8:00:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, SCT-CAITHNESS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 22:33:34 +0200 > From: "Mary Clark" <maryclark@gmx.de> > To: SCT-CAITHNESS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Miller-Johnston-Sutherland-Cormack-Sinclair > > Does anyone have these Miller's in their tree? > > William MILLER was the brother of my gggrandfather James MILLER of Wick. > The following info. I have from his death certificate: > William died 13 Jan 1877 aged 77 yrs. at Breadalbane Terrace, Wick. His > wife Elizabeth JOHNSTON was still alive and his son William was informant. > > Info from IGI > William and Elizabeth married 1820 in Wick. Their son William married Janet > SINCLAIR1860 in Kilminster Wick. They had the following children: > John Sinclair Miller b. 1860 > Elizabeth b. 1861 > William Francis Miller b.1865 > Alexander Miller b.1872 > David Miller b.1875. > The 1881 census shows the family living at Breadalbane Terrace. > > Elizabeth Johnston's parents were: David JOHNSTON and Elizabeth SUTHERLAND. > Janet Sinclair's parents were: John SINCLAIR and Barbara CORMACK. > > Regards > Mary Clark Mary, I MAY have a fit. I have the following brothers in my own tree: William MILLER chr 22 Nov 1795, Wick James MILLER chr 27 Jun 1799, Wick I have the following additional siblings of these two: John b. 12 Jan 1789 Robert b. 8 Jul 1791 (my ancestor) Alexander chr 25 Jul 1797 The parents of these 5 sons (I found no daughters, yet) were John MILLER and Jean (Jane) SUTHERLAND (or WINSTER), married in Mar 1789 in Wick. Can you match any of these? Unless specifically stated otherwise in this message, there is no intentional attachment on this e-mail transmission. Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada kenharrison11@cs.com HARRISON Yorkshire, Staffordshire, London (Highgate/Hampstead) POTCHIT Yorkshire FISHER London (Highgate/Hampstead) GRIFFIN Staffordshire STANLEY Staffordshire SMELLIE Lanark, Orkney, Glasgow, Tasmania STIRRAT Ayrshire & Glasgow BAIN Caithness MILLER Caithness, Swaziland SPENCE Orkney TRAILL Orkney SELKRIG Lanark WICKETSHAW Lanark MORRISON Perthshire, Islay, Dumbarton, Glasgow, Australia (Vic) BAIRD Renfrew HAM Australia (Vic) THOMPSON Suffolk AGGUS Suffolk BRIGHTWELL Suffolk LAWSON Clackmannan McNABB Islay MURRAY Dumfries, Renfrew GILLESPIE Dumfries HENDERSON Dumfries TICKET (TAKET) Dumfries CALDWELL Tyrone, Renfrew GRAHAM Tyrone, Ontario Genealogists never die ... they just lose their census.

Does anyone have these Miller's in their tree? William MILLER was the brother of my gggrandfather James MILLER of Wick. The following info. I have from his death certificate: William died 13 Jan 1877 aged 77 yrs. at Breadalbane Terrace, Wick. His wife Elizabeth JOHNSTON was still alive and his son William was informant. Info from IGI William and Elizabeth married 1820 in Wick. Their son William married Janet SINCLAIR1860 in Kilminster Wick. They had the following children: John Sinclair Miller b. 1860 Elizabeth b. 1861 William Francis Miller b.1865 Alexander Miller b.1872 David Miller b.1875. The 1881 census shows the family living at Breadalbane Terrace. Elizabeth Johnston's parents were: David JOHNSTON and Elizabeth SUTHERLAND. Janet Sinclair's parents were: John SINCLAIR and Barbara CORMACK. Regards Mary Clark RESEARCHING ALEXANDER, BANKS, BURGESS, DOUGHTY, KENNAWAY, KERR, SOFLEY..Midlothian DOUGHTY/DOUGHTIE, CHALMERS.......East Lothian ALEXANDER, GIBSON, NOBLE, TARVET, TWEEDIE.......Lanarkshire BOGUE, BROWN, DOBIE, LYALL, MCGREGOR......West Lothian CAMPBELL, COOK/COCK DONALDSON, FOWLER,GRAY, INNES, MCLEOD, MILLER, MOWAT, SINCLAIR, SMITH, STEVENS.......Caithness

Hi Pam, It may be that Johanna's parents were non-conformists, therefore they wouldnt appear in any of the OPR's. This could indeed make it look as though she didnt exist. The National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh have a collection of non-conformist sources although off-hand I couldnt say what exists, it may be worth e-mailing them and asking what exists for Caithness and Wick inparticular. I've found them to be very helpful in the past. One source that you may have overlooked are the records of the East India Company themselves. Terrick Fitzhugh in his 'Dictionary of Genealogy' notes that the "Company's records are a uniquely rich source of biographical material" the records include baptisms etc in India (it may well be that she was born over there). Fitzhugh states that they were to be held at the British Library from 1998 so a search of the British Library catalogue may help.They hold biographical information of a great number of people apparently, and with John being an officer there should be a fair chance of finding some information. As you are so far away I'm afraid unless you can find any information on the Company in books or over the internet you may have to hire a researcher in London. Hope this helps Regards Sara Donaldson in Caithness

Hi, For decades I have been stumped re my HORNE ancestors. My G-G Grandmother was Johanna Campbell HORNE. On every document I have she is stated to have been born at Wick (or near), Caithness. Her parents being John HORNE and Mary CAMPBELL. By the time she married in 1846, Edinburgh (to John HISLOP) she is said to be residing in Edinburgh. She died in New Zealand. The information at the Early Settlers Museum (which was supplied by her) states that her father was an Officer in the East India Company and her birthdate is stated as 28 August 1821. Now you think this would be easy????? If I didn't know better, I'd swear she didn't exist!!! I have searched the OPRs, online, using every trick I can think of but have not been able to find her or her parents! I would be grateful for any offers of help or any clues for where to look next. Pam New Zealand

Many thanks to Ken for the update. I found the following notation, which could be the clue I've been looking for: "SUTHERLAND, John - 11/3/1861 - Farmer at Achnahavish, Braemore, parish of Latheron, husband of Isabella GUNN / Wick Sheriff Court." I'm praying this man is John SUTHERLAND born Kildonan who married a widow in Glutt of Braemore (bride's name unknown). The will is not available yet. In the meantime, can anyone tell me anything about Isabella GUNN and her husband John SUTHERLAND, the farm or Achnahavish? Best wishes, Frances Bishop bishad@direct.ca --- Original message --- >Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 11:32:28 EDT >From: KenHarrison11@cs.com >To: SCT-CAITHNESS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Update on "Scottish Documents" Site > >I have just received the following message from "Scottish Documents", >providing a list of the courts from which Wills can now be obtained on-line. >My apologies in advance to those who will see this on various Lists, but I >know there has been discussion on most of them (if not all) about what is >available: [message continues] >

hello! listers What a buzz visit Scottish Documents.com I found several family names in wick amongst these papers, though not al are available yet-one in particular gave a clue to the death of my 2ggf! Happy hunting Carol

I have just received the following message from "Scottish Documents", providing a list of the courts from which Wills can now be obtained on-line. My apologies in advance to those who will see this on various Lists, but I know there has been discussion on most of them (if not all) about what is available: << Thank you for registering with www.scottishdocuments.com and www.scan.org.uk The latest version of www.scottishdocuments.com now offers you high-quality colour images of 150,000 Scottish wills, testaments and inventories for sale at just 5GBP per document. The images are completely authentic digital copies of the original documents. Searching the index of over 355,000 'defuncts' remains absolutely free, too, and don't forget the Research Tools to help you with different spellings of surnames, forenames and occupations. We also have the answers to over 50 Frequently Asked Questions about www.scottishdocuments.com to help you with our resources. When you get your search results the right hand column will tell you if the document of your choice is available for sale yet. If it is, clicking on the `More Info’ option will give you further information, to help you decide if this is the document for you. Testaments, inventories and wills from the following courts are now available: St Andrews Commissary Court Testaments (1549-1823) Aberdeen Commissary Court Testaments (1657-1823) Aberdeen Sheriff Court Inventories and Wills (1824-1875) Alloa Sheriff Court Inventories and Wills (1824-1875) Ayr Sheriff Court Inventories and Testamentary Deeds (1824-1875) Edinburgh Commissary Court Testaments (1567-1648 & 1725-1746) Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories and Wills (1808-1875) Glasgow Commissary Court Testaments (1547-1610 & 1761-1823) Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories (1804-1875) Glasgow Sheriff Court Settlements (1817-1837) We will be adding to this list regularly and will send you updates of what is available. The next courts to look out for are Stirling Sheriff Court in January 2003 and Perth Sheriff Court in April 2003. We hope to have a more comprehensive timetable of availability in our next update. >> Hope this helps ...... Unless specifically stated otherwise in this message, there is no intentional attachment on this e-mail transmission. Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada kenharrison11@cs.com

In a message dated 18/9/02 2:01:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, SCT-CAITHNESS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 16:08:57 +0200 > From: "Mary Clark" <maryclark@gmx.de> > To: SCT-CAITHNESS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Thomas Miller-Elizabeth Cook from Wick to Australia > > I am looking for descendants of Thomas MILLER b abt 1841 Wick d. 1914 > Melbourne and his wife Elizabeth Cook/Cooke b 1851 Wick d. 1926 Melbourne. > Children were: > > DAVID COGHILL Miller b. 1876 Emerald Hill Vic. d. 1964 Leongatha Vic. he > married MINNIE MARIA PRATT 1900 North Poowong Vic. > > MARY MOWATT Miller b. 1878 Emerald Hill d. she married ARTHUR WILLIAM > VANDERSTRAAKER GREEN 1899 Vic. > > ROBERT MATHERS Miller died in infancy. > > ALEXANDER COOK Miller b. 1884 Melbourne > > ELIZABETH COGHILL Miller b. 1887 Melbourne d. 1976 Beechworth Vic. > > VICTORIA DAISY Miller B. 1889 Melbourne Vic.d. 1967 Beeechworth Vic. she > married unknown WITHEROW. > > THOMAS Miller was the brother of my gt.grandmother MARY Miller of Wick. > Their parents were JAMES Miller & MARY MOWAT: > > Regards > Mary, I have a *possible* connection to your James MILLER, father of Thomas. I have two children named James in my Miller family in Wick, who are about the right ages to be the father of a child born about 1840. Do you have any more details about James, so that I could check to see if it matches either of mine? If we find a connection, I have lots of details on decendant lines to South Africa, Canada, Australia and elsewhere..... ;-)) Unless specifically stated otherwise in this message, there is no intentional attachment on this e-mail transmission. Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada kenharrison11@cs.com

I am looking for descendants of Thomas MILLER b abt 1841 Wick d. 1914 Melbourne and his wife Elizabeth Cook/Cooke b 1851 Wick d. 1926 Melbourne. Children were: DAVID COGHILL Miller b. 1876 Emerald Hill Vic. d. 1964 Leongatha Vic. he married MINNIE MARIA PRATT 1900 North Poowong Vic. MARY MOWATT Miller b. 1878 Emerald Hill d. she married ARTHUR WILLIAM VANDERSTRAAKER GREEN 1899 Vic. ROBERT MATHERS Miller died in infancy. ALEXANDER COOK Miller b. 1884 Melbourne ELIZABETH COGHILL Miller b. 1887 Melbourne d. 1976 Beechworth Vic. VICTORIA DAISY Miller B. 1889 Melbourne Vic.d. 1967 Beeechworth Vic. she married unknown WITHEROW. THOMAS Miller was the brother of my gt.grandmother MARY Miller of Wick. Their parents were JAMES Miller & MARY MOWAT: Regards Mary Clark. RESEARCHING ALEXANDER, BANKS, BURGESS, DOUGHTY, KENNAWAY, KERR, SOFLEY..Midlothian DOUGHTY/DOUGHTIE, CHALMERS.......East Lothian ALEXANDER, GIBSON, NOBLE, TARVET, TWEEDIE.......Lanarkshire BOGUE, BROWN, DOBIE, LYALL, MCGREGOR......West Lothian CAMPBELL, COOK/COCK DONALDSON, FOWLER,GRAY, INNES, MCLEOD, MILLER, MOWAT, SINCLAIR, SMITH, STEVENS.......Caithness

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Hello Is there anyone on the list who has any WRIGHTs in their family. I was told that it was a common name in Caithness, but for the life of me, they all seem to have hidden themselves. So if anyone can help me with names of any WRIGHTs I would be very grateful. My WRIGHT families (that I have found so far) are in and around, Canisbay. Can anyone help with my elusive family? Susan ________________________ Susan Simmons searching for: Wright, Hughes & Kellett in India Wright, Donaldson, Bain & Green in Caithness

Ho Listers, While searching for a seamans ticket noted down some Caithness ones. Adam GROAT born Putuney,Caithness on 18 January 1826 started as apprentice 5foot 7 & half inches tall with brown hair, brown eyes frash complexion, scar on right arm first went to sea as boy 1840 when unemployed lives Putiney. ticketed at 19yrs can writ. Dated 10 April 1845,London This one below on my tree. John Sinclair born Stroma on 25 December 1818 started as seaman with 5foot 10inches tall brown hair blue eyes fresh complexion at sea as a boy on 1830 when unemployed ives Newcastle ticketed aged 27 can write. dated 12 Mat 1845,London These films are available at Family history Centres, they are indexed then refer to ticket numbers. Barbara Stirling

Hello Listers, I have just begun researching my Groat/Sinclair families and was hoping there might be some connections out there. My gg grandparents were George Groat b. May 1837 Scotland and Mary Jessie Sinclair b. June 1841 Scotland. They were married about 1861 probably in Scotland. They were in Capetown, South Africa and then back to Scotland. They immigrated to the US sometime between 1865-1870 and settled in Boston, Massachusetts. George was a carpenter. They had the following children: Annie Groat b. abt 1862 South Africa Jessie Groat b. abt 1865 South Africa Isabella Groat b. abt 1868 Scotland George Groat b. abt 1871 Massachusetts Elizabeth Groat b. abt 1873 Massachusetts John Groat b. abt 1878 Massachusetts Emelina Groat b. abt 1883 Massachusetts Christina Groat b. abt 1886 Massachusetts I am assuming they lived in Caithness because my mom always said we were descendents of John O'Groat. That's about all I know right now, but if anyone sees any possible connections, please let me know. I will start by trying to find them in the 1851 census and go from there. Any suggestions welcome. Pam Russell Atlanta, Georgia

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Hi I am new to this list and looking for any info on the Swanson family. Starting with a Magnus Swanson m Isobel Doull in 1811 George Swanson b 1813 m Margaret Skinner Henry b 1845 m Margaret Miller Catherine d of Henry and Margaret b 1886 ??? Any info would be most welcome. Helen

Listers, I have a photocopy of a single page from the 1871 census for St. Stephens parish 644/6, enumeration district 61. Following is my transcription. The columns are separated by a comma below, in this order: given name SURNAME ("do" means "ditto"), relationship to head of family, marital condition, gender, age, occupation, where born. (note that two commas indicates that column was blank) There are 3 households, (carried over from prev. page, and possibly continuing to the next page). Can anyone tell me anything about 48 Renfrew St. in 1871 (was it a tenement?)? I hope you find someone below (my family are the STIRRATs - if you have any data on them, please contact me): address omitted on photocopy last household Malcolm McGREGOR, Head, Mar, M, 47, Coal Merchant, Dumbartonshire - Luss Mary Ann McGREGOR, Wife, Mar, F, 43, , Lanarkshire - Bishopbriggs James McGREGOR, Son, Unm, M, 17, Civil & Mining Engineer, do - Glasgow John M. McGREGOR, Son, , M, 15, Scholar, do - do Margaret Ann McGREGOR, Daur, , F, 14, do, do - do Helen C. McGREGOR, Daur, , F, 12, Scholar, Stirlingshire - Kilsyth Jemima McGREGOR, Daur, , F, 10, do, do - do Janet McGREGOR, Daur, , F, 8, do, do - do Malcolm McGREGOR, Son, , M, 3, , Lanarkshire - Glasgow Marjory FLETCHER, Servant, Unm, F, 17, General Servant domestic, Argyleshire - Mull 48 Renfrew St. first household William BERRY, Head, Mar, M, 32, Wood Carver, Stirlingshire - Falkirk Margaret BERRY, Wife, Mar, F, 30, , Lanarkshire - Glasgow John BERRY, Brother, Unm, M, 43, Upholsterer, Midlothian - Edinburgh Andrew RITCHIE, Boarder, Unm, M, 23, Chemist's Assistant, Forfarshire - Dundee second household Jane GLASS, Head, W, F, 60, Housekeeper, Dumbartonshire - Dumbarton Marion COOK, Daur, W, F. 37, Dressmaker, Renfrewshire - Paisley Christina GLASS, Daur, Unm, F, 25, Saleswoman (Millinery), do - do David REID, Grand Son, , M, 11, Scholar, West Indies - Trinidad Archibald J. COOK, Grand Son, , M, 7, do, Lanarkshire - Glasgow George A. SCOTT, Boarder, Unm, M, 28, Piano Forte Tuner, Midlothian - Edinburgh Gai(?)bon D. ATHERSTONE, Boarder, Unm, M, 27, Civil Engineer, Cape of Good Hope (Grahams Town) third household Hugh STIRRAT, Head, Mar, M, 50, Wright, Lanarkshire - Glasgow Janet STIRRAT, Wife, Mar, F, 50, , do - do Minnay STIRRAT, Daur, Unm, F, 21, none, do - do Janet STIRRAT, Daur, Unm, F, 19, do, do - do end of page. Hope this helps someone (specially those West Indies and South Africa births !!) Unless specifically stated otherwise in this message, there is no intentional attachment on this e-mail transmission. Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada kenharrison11@cs.com

Listers, I have a photocopy of a single page from the 1851 census (the night of 30 March 1851) for parish 588, enumeration district 40. Following is my transcription. For each address, the columns are separated by a comma below, in this order: given name, surname ("do" means "ditto"), relationship to head of family, marital condition, gender, age, occupation, where born. (note that two commas indicates that column was blank) I hope you find someone below (my family are the STIRRATs - if you have any data on them, please contact me): 48 Renfrew St. (carried over from prev. page) [CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHO ELSE WAS AT THIS ADDRESS (on previous page)?]: George A., DYKES, Visitor, U, M, 15, Student at College, Lanarkshire - Hamilton Elizabeth, LEEMAWAY (?), Serv, U, F, 20, General Servant, Ayrsh. - Ayr 115 Renfield St.: Hugh, STIRRAT, Head, Mar, M, 65, Master Joiner (Employing 13 Men), do - Ardrossan Janet, do, Wife, Mar, F, 61, , Lanarksh. - Glasgow John, do, Son, U, M, 39, Joiner - Journeyman, do - do Margaret, do, Daur, U, F, 32, Dressmaker, do - do Mary, do, Daur, Mar, F, 36, Dressmaker, do - do Margaret, CRUIKSHANKS, Grand-Daur, , , 9 mo, , do - do 117 Renfield St.: first household: Thomas, WILSON, Head, Mar, M, 57, Carter, Linlithgow - Livingston Jean, do, Wife, Mar, F, 51, , Midlothian - West Calder John, do, Son, U, M, 17, Cartwright Ap., Lanarksh. - Glasgow Robert, do, Son, U, M, 14, , do - do James, McQUEEN, Lodger, Mar, M, 42, Baker - Journeyman, Ireland Andrew, McLEAN, Lodger, U, M, 17, Blacksmith App., Argyle, Dunoon William, GOURDIAN (?), Visitor, Mar, M, 30, Carter, Lanarksh. - Dea(?)ar second household: James, HUTCHEON (?), Head, Mar, M, 44, Carter, Ireland Janet, do, Wife, Mar, F, 36, , Wigton - Leswalt Ann, do, Daur, , F, 10, Scholar, do - do Mary, do, Daur, , F, 8, Scholar, do - do end of page. Hope this helps someone !! Unless specifically stated otherwise in this message, there is no intentional attachment on this e-mail transmission. Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada kenharrison11@cs.com HARRISON Yorkshire, Staffordshire, London (Highgate/Hampstead) POTCHIT Yorkshire FISHER London (Highgate/Hampstead) GRIFFIN Staffordshire STANLEY Staffordshire SMELLIE Lanark, Orkney, Glasgow, Tasmania STIRRAT Ayrshire & Glasgow BAIN Caithness MILLER Caithness, Swaziland SPENCE Orkney TRAILL Orkney SELKRIG Lanark WICKETSHAW Lanark MORRISON Perthshire, Islay, Dumbarton, Glasgow, Australia (Vic) BAIRD Renfrew HAM Australia (Vic) THOMPSON Suffolk AGGUS Suffolk BRIGHTWELL Suffolk LAWSON Clackmannan McNABB Islay MURRAY Dumfries, Renfrew GILLESPIE Dumfries HENDERSON Dumfries TICKET (TAKET) Dumfries CALDWELL Tyrone, Renfrew GRAHAM Tyrone, Ontario Genealogists never die ... they just lose their census.

Hello Listers, In regards the comments of late baptisms of children & how an Earl of Caithness baptised his at a much later date. These comments are an example of what you should not do, that is just use indexes & not go back to the source from which that index was made. The Earls children are a classic example, he was first cousin to my 3xgreatgrandmother. From Canisbay Register of Christenings where a section is inserted & the following is written. " Letter from The Right Honorable the Earl of Caithness to the Session Clerk of Canisbay. Sir, Finding that none of the names of my family have been inserted in the Parochial Record of their respective baptisms. I have to request that you will insert either in one or more pages of your Record at the date hereof the copy hereto annexed of their names and the dates of their respective births copied here from one of the book binders leaves of the Family Bible of Barrogil Castle in which each of their names was regularly insertred at the time of their baptism - to which it may also prefer that you prefix this my request as explanatory of the occasion thereof, mentioning that I have also of this date sent a similar copy to be inserted in the Parochial Register at Wick as they are in some measure connected also with this Parish by my estate therein. And be so good as to send me a note of the dues of Registration, both of this my request and of the following copy of my family extracted as I have said and I will give orders for payment. I am Sir, your most humble servant, signed Caithness Barrogil Castle 21st October 1817. Extract od a Register in the Family bible of Barrogil Castle. 1. Sir James Sinclair of Mey, Baronet, now Earl of Caithness was married to Miss Jane Campbell second daughter of Colonel Alexander Campbell of Balcardine at Thurso Castle upon the 23rd day of December 1783. 2. Their first child was born at Thurso Castle the 17th day of Februry 1785 & baptised Janet by the Rev. W Nicolson, Minister of Thurso. 3. Helen born at Barrogil Castle 23rd day of September 1786 & was baptised by the Revd. Mr Jolly of Dunnet. 4. John, Lord Berriedale was born Barrogil Castle 20th July 1788 & was baptised by Rev. Dr. Morrison of Canisbay. 5. Alexander now Lord Berriedale was born at Barrogil Castle 24th July 1790 & baptised by the above. 6. Charlotte Anna was born at Barrogil Castle 31st March 1792 and was baptised by Dr. Morrison. 7. James was born at Barrogil Castle 24th October 1797 and was baptised by Dr. Morrison. 8. Patrick Campbell was born at Barrogil Castle 14th February 1800 and baptised by Rev. James Smith, minister Canisbay. 9. Eric George was born at Barrogil Castle 17th August 1801 & was baptised by the above. 10. John was born at Barrogil Castle 4th July 1808 & was baptised by Rev. Wm Smith minister of Bower. Compared with the original at Barrogil Castle this 21st day October 1817. Signed Caithness. Now there well may be mistakes in the above, due to my own transcribing, I am fallable. Barbara