Taking this opportunity to post my long-standing brickwall. JAMES MACKAY , resident of Braemore at time of marriage, later game keeper at Lochindorb Lodge, Inverness (1867) and Kinveachy Lodge (1881) fa. JAMES MACKAY farmer, mo. BARBARA CAMPBELL and ANN HARPER, resident of Berridale, fa. JAMES HARPER weaver, mo. MARGARET ROSS (buried at Bunahoun, Suth) married at Helmsdale Sutherland 1862 Children of these two: JESSIE 1863 Latheron; ELIZABETH 1865 Latheron; JAMES 1867 Lochindorb Lodge (gfather); BARBARA 1868 Latheron; JOHN 1873 Abernethy Gfather JAMES came to NSW in 1890's as a policeman, via the Straits Settlement. I have no further information on JAMES gfather's siblings and can find no record of the origins, or death, of his father. Being 40years old at the time of his marriage, JAMES ggfather would have been born around 1822.He was alive in 1862. Any help joyfully received. Joan Currie- Sydney --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.431 / Virus Database: 242 - Release Date: 18/12/2002

Hello, Newbie here hoping someone on this list might also be searching for the following family: James SUTHERLAND b. April 1709 in Wick, Caithness to father: John/Jon Sutherland. I believe James could be one and the same as the James Sutherland who was later married to Mary Tuedell (various spellings)and whose children were born on Holm & Paplay, Orkney, Scotland beginning 1729. I could be wrong though. No proof, just going on matching dates, family names, later family history etc. James SUTHERLAND b. April 1709 had siblings, though I don't know the mother's name/s as only the father John/Jon is listed. The other siblings are: Isobel SUTHERLAND b. April 1710, Wick Helen SUTHERLAND b. April 1710, Wick (could be an error, but twins do run in this family) Mary SUTHERLAND b. Jan 1714/15, Wick Francis SUTHERLAND b. May 1716, Wick George SUTHERLAND b. May 1716, Wick (as above) Margaret SUTHERLAND b. April 1717, Wick Then I believe there was a change of spouse and location for whatever reason with the following children born: Hector SUTHERLAND b. Feb 1720/21, Wattan John SUTHERLAND b. Jan 1724/25, Wattan Alexander SUTHERLAND b. May 1726, Wattan Bessie SUTHERLAND b. Jan 1727/28, Wattan I have a strong belief that all these children were born to the same father even though they have different mothers and are born in two different places. I have found evidence to link a son of James b. 1709 with his two younger uncles Hector and John born in the early 1720's. They appear to have travelled together to Banffshire. This was longer than I intended. A bit hard to explain complicated families. If anyone has read this far and believes they can be of help or have a connection, I'd love to hear from you. More than willing to share anything I have with others. Cheers, Terri Stewart Keck Toowoomba. Qld. Australia.