Looking for an Obituary of someone who died in 1864 and was wondering if there was a newspaper in print at that time? Where would I find archives of such? Jayne Ward ______________________________________________________________________ Find, Connect, Date! http://personals.yahoo.ca

I am trying to locate information regarding marriage of John Ryrie/Elizabeth McAdie 16 Jul 1778, Watten. I am trying to determine parentage of John Ryrie. Hopefully, someone will have the solution to this brick wall. Thanks! Lynn M. Polgar Researching Surnames: RYRIE, SWANSON, DUNNET, ROSIE, CORNER, HENDERSON, BRUCE, TAIT, CHISHOLM, BROWN, CLARK

I am unsubscribing after my short sojourn on your list. I made a very useful contact off list with the wife of the pharmacist who now operates my grandfather's chemist shop in Thurso. Maybe I'll make it back one day. for now, farewell, and Happy Easter Alan Cairnie Perth, Ontario

Hello: I'm hoping SKS may have the 1820 Pigot's for Scotland or the 1825/26 Highlands Counties Pigot's Directory and would be willing to do a look-up. Any assistance (with a look-up or advice re: a library to contact) would be most appreciated. Louise (in Canada) _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

Has anyone got any information on Francis Sinclair and his wife Elizabeth Plowman. They had one child, Margaret Sinclair b 7th November 1808 in Wick. Elizabeth was the daughter of Magnus Plowman and Margaret Calder of the Wick-Watten area. I look forward to any help that anyone can give me. Kind Regards Marilyn Parker Whitianga NZ

Hello, Marilyn The only information I have is about Elizabeth PLOWMAN who was descended from Alexander CLACHER and Christian LARNACH. Their descendants as I have them for the first few generations (having now added in your Margaret SINCLAIR, b.1808) are given below. I hope this will be of interest. Douglas Nicholson (dlnbn@aol.com) Descendants of ALEXANDER CLACHER 0 ALEXANDER CLACHER b. 1695 ?WATTEN m. 11 June 1720 WATTEN CHRISTIAN LARNACH 1 MARGARET CLACHER b. 1721 WATTEN m. ABT 1736 (Unmarried) WILLIAM SINCLAIR 2 DONALD (Admiral) SINCLAIR b. 22 May 1737 WATTEN m. ABT 1738 WATTEN ALEXANDER CALDER 2 MARGARET CALDER b. 8 October 1740 WATTEN m. MAGNUS PLOWMAN 3 ELIZABETH PLOWMAN b. 27 March 1768 m. FRANCIS SINCLAIR 4 MARGARET SINCLAIR b. 7 November 1808 WICK 3 MARGARET PLOWMAN b. 9 July 1774 3 WILLIAM PLOWMAN b. 21 September 1777 3 SINCLAIR PLOWMAN b. 15 May 1784 2 DONALD CALDER b. 12 April 1747 WATTEN 2 ALEXANDER CALDER b. 21 May 1749 WATTEN 2 SIDNEY CALDER b. 6 April 1753 WATTEN 2 ISOBELorELIZABETH CALDER b. 1 November 1754 WATTEN m. 10 January 1774 WATTEN ROBERT CAMPBELL OR MCIVER 3 MARGARET CAMPBELL b. 22 July 1775 WATTEN m. ABT 1797 ?WATTEN JAMES SYMON b. ABT 1770 ?? 4 BARBARA SYMON b. 1798 ?WATTEN or PERTHSHIRE d. 27 October 1873 ABERDEEN (Poorhouse) 4 BENJAMIN SYMON b. 1803 ?ORWELL,KINROSS d. 20 September 1878 ORWELL,KINROSS m. MARGARET CARMICHAEL b. 1803 4 JANET SYMON b. 1804 ?PERTHSHIRE or KINROSS d. 26 March 1869 STIRLING m. (NYK) FOTHERINGHAM 4 MARGARET SYMON b. 1805 ?PERTHSHIRE 4 ROBERT SYMON b. 1807 ?PERTHSHIRE d. ?SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES m. 25 October 1830 ABBOTSHALL,FIFE CHRISTIAN/CHRISTINA BLAIR 4 JAMES SYMON b. 1808 KINAIRDaboveDunkeld(LOGIERAIT) PERTHSHIRE d. 26 December 1878 STIRLING m. 1 December 1834 WICK ELIZABETH SUTHERLAND b. November 1815 WICK d. 14 January 1901 STIRLING 3 JANNET CAMPBELL b. 10 December 1776 WATTEN m. 27 February 1807 ?WATTEN JAMES(orJOHN) (Rev.) MACKAY 3 ELIZABETH CAMPBELL b. 3 July 1778 WATTEN 3 MARCUS CAMPBELL b. 18 July 1780 WATTEN 3 BARBARA CAMPBELL b. 6 June 1782 WATTEN m. WILLIAM MCIVER 4 ALEXANDER MCIVER OR CAMPBELL b. 17 July 1806 WATTEN 2 JAMES CALDER b. 23 July 1758 WATTEN 2 CATHERINE CALDER b. 2 May 1762 WATTEN

----- Original Message ----- From: Marilyn Parker To: SCT-CAITHNESS-D-request@rootsweb.com Cc: SCT-CAITHNESS-L-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 2:20 PM Subject: GEORGE CAMPBELL & MARY SUTHERLAND Hi Listers, Can anyone help me with the descendants of George CAMPBELL and Mary SUTHERLAND who married on 30 June 1802 in Halkirk. As far as I know they had the following children:- 1. Henry CAMPBELL b 14 June 1803 North Calder, Halkirk (He must have died before 1810 as another Henry was born in 1810.) 2. George CAMPBELL b 28 August 1805 North Calder, Halkirk (I do not know whom he married.) 3. Oswald CAMPBELL b 11 October 1807 North Calder, Halkirk Died after 1881. m Janet SUTHERLAND m 9 October 1846 Dunnet CHILDREN:- a) Mary Sutherland CAMPBELL b 30 June 1856 Castletown, Olrig b) Janet Sutherland CAMPBELL b 12 March 1861 Castletown, Olrig c) Oswaldina CAMPBELL b 26 December 1864 Castletown Olrig d) Alexander Auld CAMPBELL b 23 December 1866 Olrig 1881 Census I have found the following on the above: Living at Feuars Houses in Olrig, Donald, 73yrs, Widower, Quarry Labourer along with three of the four children, Alexander, Janet and Mary. Oswaldina was living at Canisbay, aged 16, b Olrig, Servant to the Williamson Family. 4. Henry CAMPBELL b 2 January 1810 North Calder, Halkirk m Mary FLETT m February 1840 Watten CHILDREN:- a) George CAMPBELL c 22 April 1841 Watten b) William CAMPBELL b 26 May 1846 Watten c) John CAMPBELL b 7 Jun 1858 Wick 5. Marjory CAMPBELL b 10 March 1812 North Calder, Halkirk m Magnus LARNACH m 28 February 1834 Halkirk Marjory was aka May and she must have died when her daughter Margaret was born in 1836 as Magnus remarried on the 14th October 1837 to Catherine CAMPBELL from England?? CHILDREN:- a) Mary or May LARNACH b 24 September 1834 Thurso - Died 28 November 1922 Birmingham, England. m John LARNACH m 16 March 1863 Edinburgh - Had one Child Ernest LARNACH b) Margaret LARNACH c 20 April 1836 Halkirk 6. Alexander CAMPBELL b 22 January 1815 North Calder, Halkirk Died aft 1881 m Isabella HENDERSON m 9 February 1838 Halkirk Died aft 1881 CHILDREN: a) Donaldina CAMPBELL b 23 January 1848 Halkirk Died aft 1881 (aka Janet) b) Alexander CAMPBELL b 14 July 1851 Halkirk Died aft 1881 1881 Census I have found the following on the above:- Living at George Street, Halkirk, Alexander, Married, Aged 66, General Labour. Isabella, Married, Aged 67, Wife of Alexander. Childen: Alexander, Son, Unmarried, Aged 26, House Carpenter. Janet (I presume this is Donaldina) Unmarried, Daughter, Aged 33, Formerly Domestic Servant. If anyone has any information on this family I would love to hear from you. I am tracing the LARNACH side of the family and would love to know about anyone on this list. Kind Regards, Marilyn Parker Whitianga New Zealand

Hi Listers, Discovered this amongst some Aberdeenshire Monumental Inscriptions. Fyvie Burial Ground. Mary HENDERSON dau of Alexander HENDERSON od Stemster,Caithness was born 6 August 1796 died 23 July 1869 she married Charles CHALMERS of Monkshill,Fyvie who was an Advocate in Aberdeen, he was born 6 July 1790 & died 28 November 1877. There children: Eldest son James Hay CHALMERS, Advocate & Commissary Clerk for Aberdeenshire born 7 Jan 1829 & died 24 April 1867 at Torquay. Second son Alexander Henderson CHALMERS,Writer to the Signet,Edinburgh & Commissary Clerk,Aberdeenshire was born 30 Sept 1830 & died 3 November 1871. Third son William Gordon CHALMERS Captain in H.M. Bengal Staff Corps died Kussowlie,Upper India 21 August 1868. Fourth son Charles Davis CHALMERS of Monkshill,Fyvie Major-General Late Royal Artillery born 8 June 1837 died 20 July 1893. Fifth & youngest son Patrick Henderson CHALMERS of Avochie,Advocate,Aberdeen born 12 July 1839 died 19 February 1889. Margaret Douglas CHALMERS only daughter born July 1832 died 4 January 1927. Barbara Stirling

Alexander Cowper/Barbara Henderson appear on the following census: 1841 Census Knockinnon, Caithness, Scotland Alexander Cowper age 50 Farmer, Barbara 30, Mary Henderson 30, John Cowper 25, Jane Cowper 20. 1851 Census Knockinnon, Caithness, Scotland, Alexander Couper 50, Barbara 50, John Cowper 38, Mary Henderson, 40, Janet Cowper, 33, Alexander Cowper, 3 Additional children are: Jane born 1813 James born abt 1810. Jane Cowper married George Miller and appear on the 1841 Census Knockinnon, George Miller 25, Jane 25, Barbara Miller 2.------I would be delighted to share information, any additional information, suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Valerie val@cdsinet.net

Hi everyone, I cant directly help with your Cairnies Alan, but I thought you'd like to know that my husband is the pharmacist in the same shop. Cairnie's original window is still above the door, although the shop has recently had a refit. As for genealogists...there are some in Caithness and Sutherland, so you dont necessarily need to get a researcher in Edinburgh. Regards Sara Donaldson

Hi Chris A contact of mine has a wealth of information on the Bains in Latheron. I've forwarded your e-mail onto him so hopefylly he wil be in touch. He's a Bain from Latheron, or his fathers is anyway! I have a book on Lybster which has loads of information on the families in the area and lots of photos - there's Bain's and Sutherlands in that. The difficult lies in which ones are which. I think a lot of the photos were provided by the Bain family so........ Cheers Vonnie Ayr ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Macneill <cmm.ft@netcomuk.co.uk> To: <SCT-CAITHNESS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 4:18 PM Subject: SUTHERLAND, William b. Abt. 1867 > I am looking for information on any of the following individuals:- > > William Sutherland b. Abt. 1867 (1901 Cenus Age 34 years) > Helen or Hellen Bain b. 7 June 1870, Knockinnon, Latheronwheel, > Caithness > m. 31 December 1895 at Latheron > > Kenneth Sutherland b. 1897 (1901 Cenus Age 3 years) > Donald Sutherland b. 1898 (1901 Cenus Age 2 years) > Christina Sutherland b. 1900 (1901 Cenus Age 6 months) > > All born at Knockinnon, Latheronwheel. > > Helen Bain is my GreatGrandAunt. > > Any information would be gratefully received. > > > Regards > > Chris Macneill > > >

I am looking for information on any of the following individuals:- William Sutherland b. Abt. 1867 (1901 Cenus Age 34 years) Helen or Hellen Bain b. 7 June 1870, Knockinnon, Latheronwheel, Caithness m. 31 December 1895 at Latheron Kenneth Sutherland b. 1897 (1901 Cenus Age 3 years) Donald Sutherland b. 1898 (1901 Cenus Age 2 years) Christina Sutherland b. 1900 (1901 Cenus Age 6 months) All born at Knockinnon, Latheronwheel. Helen Bain is my GreatGrandAunt. Any information would be gratefully received. Regards Chris Macneill

Looking for information on family of Annie MCKAY b.c1840 in Scarfskerry(?), Latheron, Caithness. Married James SINCLAIR early 1860's after emigrating to New Zealand. Children were James, William, John, Catherine, Isabella, Alexander and Robert (my grandfather). Any help would be appreciated. Katherine

I am a new lister, though I have a Thurso connection since my father was born there and there was a chemist's shop there, D.D.Cairnie, for two generations. I am seeking information about a marriage of James HALL and Isobella PRINGLE in Thurso 30 May,1851. James came from a seafaring family in the Invergordon area, and was himself at sea around that time, so that may be what brought him into the Thurso area. Any comments would be welcome. Alan Cairnie Perth, Ontario

Katherine, There is an Ann Mackay shown in the IGI (http://www.familysearch.com), Christened in Latheron 1 March 1840, Father Robert Mackay, Mother Catherine Mackay. As the IGI is a secondary data source, you need to check this against the primary records. The IGI is free to access, although it is fairly accurate I have come across errors from time to time. In fact in seaching for you ancestor I discovered that the Ann McKay (b. c1829 Latheron) I had in my tree has different parents in the IGI to my database, so I'll need to go back to the Primary records to identify whether it's the IGI or my data that's in error. The primary Scottish records can be accessed at Scots Origins (http://www.scotsorigins.com). However, this is a fee based service. If you find information for your ancestors, I suggest you engage a Genealogist to look up the data for you at the General Records Office in Edinburgh. I live about 40 miles South West of London, so I'm close enough to go up to Edinburgh and do my own onsite research. I usually go up there once a year for a week. The certificates that you can order from Scots Origins are expensive and take a month or so to arrive. For the cost of one certificate you could probably hire a Genealogist for an hour and get far more useful information. Do the basic research yourself and when you have a number of possible candidates, get a Genealogist to do the final research. Also if you really want a copy of any certificates, a Genealogist can get photocopies of them onsite in Edinburgh for only 2.50 GBP. When you order certificates via Scots Origins you get an offical copy with an embossed stamp that makes it a legal proof of Birth, Marriage or Death, if I recall correctly this costs 15.00 GBP. When you're onsite at the Records Office you can order an uncertified photocopy for 2.50 GBP. Personally I don't bother getting photocopies now, it's just too expensive, I've uncovered some 750 ancestors in the last three years and it would be prohibitive to obtain certificates for all of them. I just copy down all the relevant details onto some forms I've made up and then transfer to my PC when I get home. In case anyone's interested, the forms I use are in Microsoft Word format and are available for free download from my Family Tree WebSite (http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/h/a/Christopher-Macneill). Regards Chris Macneill -----Original Message----- From: Sinclair Family [mailto:sinclairfam@xtra.co.nz] Sent: 19 March 2002 03:55 To: SCT-CAITHNESS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Annie MCKAY b.c1840 Looking for information on family of Annie MCKAY b.c1840 in Scarfskerry(?), Latheron, Caithness. Married James SINCLAIR early 1860's after emigrating to New Zealand. Children were James, William, John, Catherine, Isabella, Alexander and Robert (my grandfather). Any help would be appreciated. Katherine

Researching the family of William SINCLAIR (parish of Dunnet) m. Jean MANSON (mid 1700s). Son William b.1782 in Dunnet m. Margaret HARROW 22 June 1805 at Halkirk, Caithness. Am particularly interested in the family of their eldest son James b.1806 m. Isabella BUDGE m.1831. Other children of William and Margaret are Catherine, Christian, Janet and Robert. James & Isabella's second son James (b.1835 d.1927) m. Anne McKAY in 1860. They travelled to New Zealand and are my great grandparents. Thanks Katherine

Hi List Members Looking for assistance with a picture of the Scots Church at Caithness. We appear to have a copy of this Church at Campbellfield VIC Thanks in advance Regards from Down Under John C Shorten Keilor Park VIC Australia

I have been researching my RYRIE family tree. This week I discovered some very interesting history of the RYRIE family.It pertains to Stewart Ryrie, who married Ann Stewart, who was the sister of Colonel William Stewart who emigrated to Australia in 1825. It tells quite a tale of the Ryrie's and their contributions to Australia. If anyone is interested in more information please contact me and I will be happy to share with you what I have found. Regards, Lynn M. Polgar Researching Surnames: RYRIE, SWANSON, DUNNET, ROSIE, CORNER, HENDERSON, BRUCE, TAIT, CHISHOLM, BROWN, CLARK

Alexander Henderson/ Janet Campbell were married 30 Aug 1771, Latheron, Caithness,, according to the Scottish Church Records, having the following children: Margaret 1777, Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland Barbara abt 1782 and Charlotte 1791, surely there were additional children born between 1777 and 1791. Any suggestions/help would be appreciated. Valerie val@cdsinet.net

Hi, Does anyone have a copy of or access to the 1841 census and could look something up for me? I'm trying to find out who was living on a property in Latheron in 1841. The property is the Lapan or Lappan. Kind regards for any assistance Margaret Stokes Melbourne, Australia