Thanks, everyone, for the info on the Bowie name. I have some distant cousins in Edinburgh I think. I should probably track them down. Was Musselburgh strictly a fishing community in the 1800's? Was it common for young men to travel the coast north looking for work? James Bowie ended up in Sutherland and raised his family there. -----Original Message----- From: Henrietta Stewart [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 2:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN] Musselburgh Definitely BOWIE name in the Midlothian East Lothian area. I was at college at the same time as a James Bowie from Dalkeith. Cannot remember any more. The date I knew a Jim Bowie was around 1958 ish. Good luck H Stewart ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pauls, Sue" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 9:52 PM Subject: [SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN] Musselburgh > I have a gggrandfather BOWIE who was born in Musselburgh around 1800. I > can't find the name Bowie anywhere on this message board. Is Musselburgh in > East Lothian? Is anyone familiar with the name Bowie? > > thanks to all who can help > > Sue Pauls > > > ==== SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN Mailing List ==== > Be sure to check in surrounding counties for ancestors too! Subscribe to the Midlothian-L or D by sending the word subscribe to [email protected] OR [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ==== SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN Mailing List ==== The Rootsweb/Ancestry.com message boards for East Lothian are gatewayed to this list. When you read a post here you may wish to respond on the boards in the event the author of the post is not subscribed. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi Sue: Re: Your Bowie's My gg-grandfather was a shoemaker, and he migrated from Caithness (North-east Scotland) to East Lothian following the changing "tide" of his work. It appears that he was following the masons and miners to make their boots, and of course his family moved with him. No doubt, if someone needed to travel North for the harvest of the sea, he would; I understand that times were very tough, and whatever it took to raise a family, it would be done. I am certainly no expert on this -- any other input?? Cheers, Marilyn