Hi List, Trying to trace descendants of my ggrandmother CATHERINE CAMPBELL c. 4 Oct 1824 parents DONALD CAMPBELL - ANNE SUTHERLAND their other children were - WILLIAM SUTHERLAND c 10 Jan 1823 JOHN c 7 Jul 1826 ANN c 22 Sep 1828 MARY c 31 Oct 1831 All c. in WICK ANNE and DONALD married 15 Mar 1822 in WICK. According to the Scottish naming patterns I believe Anne's parents were JOHN SUTHERLAND and CATHERINE BAIN they married 21 Dec 1793 HALKIRK so far I haven't found anymore children for JOHN and CATHERINE. CATHERINE married DONALD GRAY 7 Dec 1838 WICK - DONALD was b 5 Jan 1810 HALKIRK and died 8 Jul 1860. In the 1881 census CATHERINE is listed as living at Orwell Place EDINBURGH with her family- WILLIAM b Feb 1840 - DAVID b 1855 - GEORGE b 1858 (my Grandfather he died 1908 Edin.) - ELIZABETH b 1856 - ALEXANDER b abt.1861. Would be pleased to hear from anyone with connections. Regards Mary Clark

Listers; By back-tracking you can nab the source of this great site. Finding the portal to the referenced URL previously noted was a little confusing. I did find it interesting that not "all" Edinburgh streets were so blessed. "Society" for example, an enclave of row houses east of Grey Friars Church was not noted. Maybe someone can fill that wee detail in for me. Apparently, it was levelled for a parking lot for the above noted famous church! This URL will take you to the main address for more extensive study of Edinburgh and its history. http://www2.ebs.hw.ac.uk/edweb/edc/welcome.html I am also interested in anyone who is doing research in the (Tradeston, Anderston, Hutchesontown) area of Lanark. If you have access to any census data from there I would like to contact you off-list. Al Dempster Ann Carson wrote: > > Hello Listers > > Just came across a wonderful site - The Derivation of > Edinburgh's Street Names In Two Parts - > http://www.ebs.hw.ac.uk/STREETS/ > The stories for the various streets include lots of the > history of Edinburgh. > > Hope it helps some. > > Ann Carson (Sydney, Australia) > annmacarthurc@ozemail.com.au > > Researching in Scotland (1700-1850s Lanarkshire, > Dumfriesshire, Midlothian, Peeblesshire, Stirling): > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > B O R T H W I C K (descendants of John Borthwick & > Elizabeth Dinwoodie of Kirkpatrick Juxta, Moffat, > Tweedsmuir, Drumelzier, Biggar) > B R O W N (Robert & Jessie, m. Anderston 1867) > D I N W O O D I E (Dumfries) > L A I N G (Denny, Stirling) > L I L L I E (Biggar, Glasgow) > Mc (K) N I G H T (Moffat, Glasgow), > M E I K L E (Tradeston, Anderston, Hutchesontown) > P A T E R S O N (Lanark, Liverpool ENG) > See http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~anncarson/ > > ==== SCT-EDINBURGH Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, send a new email to sct-edinburgh-l-request@rootsweb.com and put the word unsubscribe in the message box. Do not add any other words, text, or email addresses to the message. You will receive an email confirmation notice telling you that you are no longer on the mail list.

Thanks to eveyone who helped me with the above! I don't know why it didn't work when I tried it yesterday, must have been my frustration getting in the way! Thanks again, you are all most kind! -- Best Wishes Angela<boon.bluecats@ntlworld.com> Pettistree Homepage http://www.pettistree.suffolk.gov.uk/

I just got new info on my husband's grandmother Helen Nelson Robertson. We just received her original application for Social Security in USA. In it she states she was born in Scotland. Her father was Donald Robertson and her mother's maiden name was Helen Nelson Gibson. Her birth date is May 19, 1903. Does anyone have them in their family tree? Cynthia Elschide Northwest Indiana USA

Hi Lorraine, If you got to this site you should be able to get the proper Post Codes for the addresses which you have. www.royalmail.co.uk Regards, James Motion Scotland. ----- Original Message ----- From: XPhilaGrl@aol.com To: SCT-EDINBURGH-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 12 April 2001 21:48 Subject: [EDB] Zipcodes in Scotland? Hi Listers, I've decided to write to every LINDSAY in Bathgate Scotland, in an effort to get through my brickwall. I've managed to get their addresses, however I'm wondering if there is a zipcode or other numbers needed, in order for the mail to reach them. Does anyone know? Thanks, Lorraine --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.231 / Virus Database: 112 - Release Date: 2001-02-11

Can anyone help me with the following please! I've found my GGGG Grandparents on the LDS Family Search Website (see below!) - does this mean there should be some other information on the site about them, e.g. their marriage date or baptisms of their children? Getting a little frustrated here, so if anyone could help me I'd be most grateful! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Isabel DAWSON Sex: F Event(s): Birth: 1758 Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland Marriage(s): Spouse: James BROWN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Source Information: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Film Number: 184221 Page Number: 204 Reference Number: 4572 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- James BROWN Sex: M Event(s): Birth: 1758 Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland Marriage(s): Spouse: Isabel DAWSON ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Source Information: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Film Number: 184306 Page Number: 692 Reference Number: 15622 -- Best Wishes Angela<boon.bluecats@ntlworld.com> Pettistree Homepage http://www.pettistree.suffolk.gov.uk/

Hello, Would anyone have any information on George Anderson and his marriage to Mary Faulkener. George I believe came from Corstorphine, Edinburgh. Their son James Faulkener Anderson was born on the 1st August 1892. Dave Gosling www.gosling37.freeserve.co.uk

Hi Listers, I've decided to write to every LINDSAY in Bathgate Scotland, in an effort to get through my brickwall. I've managed to get their addresses, however I'm wondering if there is a zipcode or other numbers needed, in order for the mail to reach them. Does anyone know? Thanks, Lorraine

Good Morning from Washington DC! I've been receiving the Edinburgh notices for the past several weeks and have enjoyed them immensely. Today I'm going to give it a try. I'm looking for ROBERT JAMES GILLESPIE (or GLASPRY?) who was a student and later a professor at Edinburgh University before he emigrated to Basking Ridge/Morristown, New Jersey, USA 1760-1770 (our guess). He married after he arrived in New Jersey and fought in our Revolutionary War. Before I ask Edinburgh University to do a search with unspecified dates (they said they are backlogged for months) I thought I would try here. Any ideas? Thanks for your help. Melissa Johnson

Listers: Distant Cousins has finally managed to post a sizable list of ships to its Ships Lists Service page for the years 1900 to 1920. They will automatically notify you of any changes to their lists. http://distantcousin.com/Links/ships/1900.html DistantCousin.com [mindit@netmind.com] is a Ships List Service. For those who are not aware of its uses, you should visit it. North American rellies may be found on these lists. Index to Ships Passengers Lists on the Net. Search this entire site by Keyword/Surname. Search Our Database of Ships by Surname. > Al: mindit@netmind.com wrote: > > Dear Mind-it User, > > You signed up to receive an email alert whenever the following web pages are updated: > > Distant Cousin's Genealogy Index - List of Ships Passengers > http://mindit.netmind.com/go/1/24028928/8493090 > Distant Cousin's Genealogy Index - List of Ships Passengers > http://mindit.netmind.com/go/1/23594461/8493090 > > We just wanted to let you know that we are still monitoring these pages for you, even though we haven't >detected any changes lately. > > If you are no longer interested in monitoring these pages, or want to monitor additional pages, you can view >or modify what you are tracking by visiting: http://mindit.netmind.com/view.shtml

I wonder if someone would be kind enough to see if they can find my Great Grandmother's family who may have originally been Irish, but lived in Edinburgh. My Great Grandmother was JANE TRACEY & her parents were JOHN & ELLEN TRACEY. According to Jane's marriage cert she was 19yrs old in 1898, so she'd have been born about 1879 . I don't know how common the surname TRACEY is in Edinburgh, but would be most grateful if someone could have a look for me. Many thanks. -- Best Wishes Angela<boon.bluecats@ntlworld.com> Pettistree Homepage http://www.pettistree.suffolk.gov.uk/

Hello all, I have a book published in 1987 entitled "Count All Men Mortal - a History of Scottish Provident 1837-1987" by Maurice Lindsay. If anyone has an ancestor who had connections with Scottish Provident or has any other interest in the company, then I'd be happy to do a lookup. The book is indexed and contains details and pictures of senior members of staff from 1837 onwards. Regards Mags

Hi listers and fellow subscribers, Seeking contact with direct decendants or living relatives of the following 5 Matthews children born in Scotland, whose parents were Charles James Matthews and Mary Matthews (nee McKillop) and who married in Edinburgh 18 Dec 1907. Charles James b 17 May 1909 May b 15 May 1910 Lewis John b 19 Oct 1911 Olive Susan b 9 Dec 1913 Hector John Kinghorn b 19 Jun 1917 Would appreciate any help listers can provide as the above are a lost link in our family with whome the only contact was lost upon the death of CJM senior in NZ in1950. Thanks and regards Brian Matthews (NZ)

Is there anyone researching the surname TRACEY in Edinburgh at all please? -- Best Wishes Angela<boon.bluecats@ntlworld.com> Pettistree Homepage http://www.pettistree.suffolk.gov.uk/

Hi here are my Robertson's from Dunse/Duns Berwick, moved to the Water of Leith area late 1800s. James was a coal banksman, was dead by 1892 and I think Jane Craig married again to a Ferguson. My side comes from Jessie Menzies Robertson. Maybe some one recognizes some of the names. Thanks Sandra. 1 James Robertson Unknown - . +Jane Craig . Jane Robertson 1855 - . James Robertson 1856 - . Adam Robertson 1857 - . Frances Craig Robertson 1861 - . Grace Stewart Robertson 1866 - . Jessie Menzies Robertson 1868 - .... +Farquhar Bethune 1868 - Unknown ..... Evelyn Robertson Bethune 1892 - ..... James Alexander Robertson 1893 - ........ +Isabella Swinton 1905 - 1973 ........ Alexander Fraser Lamont Robertson 1921 - 1996 ...........

Hi Colin and All What about the good old fashioned Post Office Money Order? I use that in preference, or get the Genealogical Society of Victoria to organise the cheque for me. Recently had to pay $100 Australian to America ($191 American at the time) Cost me an extra $8.00 for the service. Cheers Beryl O'Gorman Greensborough Victoria Australia What's your story? Wordweavers Weaving your memories Weaving your stories http://www.wordweavers.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Darby" <colnet@optusnet.com.au> To: <SCT-EDINBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 1:19 PM Subject: [EDB] COSTLY PROBLEM > COSTLY PROBLEM > The below may be of interest to the Listers; > Payment to UK is expensive from AUSTRALIA and will give the viewers details showing the expense incurred recently when I went the CBA bank for a cheque for a 4 (four) UK pound cheque to cover the payment for a parish register, the bank charges were "Transaction Fee" $4.00 Aust. plus "Conversion" amount of $11.67 Aust. plus a "Fee and Stamp

I am trying to find someone that has the booklet -- "Memorials of Sanquhar Kirkyard" by Tom Wilson. I would like a "Look Up" out of this booklet. Thanks, Robert Whigham

I am too searching for my Edinburgh & Peebles ancestors and any other descendants out there. John Robertson & Janet Tait children Helen 17/9/1786) Alison 10/5/1788) ALL BORN PEEBLESSHIRE Adam 26/7/1791) Janet 12/5/1793) Helen married James Robertson married 14/12/1/1818 Kinnoul Perthshire James born 1819 in Edinburgh married Janet Walker 6/12/1841 Edinburgh children Helen 1842 marr William Divine 24/6/1864 Linlithgow John 1845 Henry 1846? marr Isabella Orr MacKay 7/10/1870 Edinburgh David 1848 marr Mary Millar 9/9/1875 William 1851 marr Margaret Paterson Heggie 4/8/1876 Monimail Fife John 1852 Lewis 1854 marr Jemima Robertson 3/7/1879 Aviemore son James John Robertson 26/5/1880 George Alexander 1859 died 1862 Delighted to provide more information if any of these ring any bells Val Bichener Edinburgh

COSTLY PROBLEM The below may be of interest to the Listers; Payment to UK is expensive from AUSTRALIA and will give the viewers details showing the expense incurred recently when I went the CBA bank for a cheque for a 4 (four) UK pound cheque to cover the payment for a parish register, the bank charges were "Transaction Fee" $4.00 Aust. plus "Conversion" amount of $11.67 Aust. plus a "Fee and Stamp Duty" of$15.00 Aust.totalling $26.67. So in Australia we do have an expensive problem to purchase items this way. I noticed on some BMD sites they do not have all the popular "Credit Cards" listed especially Southwark BMD who seem to list "Visa" and no mention of "Master Card" One other site mentioned they have facility in Australia where you can place your payment in Australia!!!, possibly this may be something jointly that Parish Family History Societies could look at? I found out another problem when you send a Australian Cheque to UK the banks in UK want to charge an exorbitant amount to process a Australian cheque. I sent a cheque! from $25.00 Aust. to a charity organization and the UK bank wanted more to cash the cheque than what is was worth!! Possibly the only other way would be to use a "Professional Australian Family Transcription Service", pay them in Australia Dollars and let them do the procurement???? I think this maybe worth while to keep in mind! Regards,Colin Darby, Armidale NSW Australia. colnet@optusnet.com.au --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.247 / Virus Database: 120 - Release Date: 6/04/2001

Dear Steve, Extract from History of the Society of Writers to his Majesty's Signet: Scheniman, Hope (4.6.1829) [ie date he was elected ] Apprentice to (1) Robert Y Anderson; (2) Archibald Crawford; and (3)R.Y.Anderson.- Youngest son of Ferdinand Scheniman, Accountant in Edinburgh. Died 28.11.1858, aged 54, unmarried. There are no other Schenimans listed. As a matter of interest he was elected two years after my ancestor John Nairne Forman, of Staffa. Should you find any records for Accountants (ie Ferdinand) of this period (ca 1800) I would be interested in hearing from you. Alexander Forman (1781-1853) was also an Accountant. Andrew Forman Royal Oak Yard, Skipton, N. Yorks BD23 1NP AGFORMAN +44 (0)1756 701501 Forman@royaloakyard.freeserve.co.uk On Sunday, April 08, 2001 6:15 PM, Steve Shinniman [SMTP:echeya@home.com] wrote: > Hi > > This is my first posting to this list so I'll run down what I'm searching for. I'm looking for information about Ferdinand Nathaniel Scheniman who was married in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland on January 23, 1798. He was employed as a Writer of the Signet and was living at 14 Howard Place, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland before 1832.His Wife's name was Emira Willison Clerk, and they had 3 children that I know of. Charles Shineman, born June 04, 1799, George Willison Scheniman, born May 28, 1801, and Hope Scheniman born June 04, 1803. Charles Is my ancestor. > > Steve S. > > Ontario, Canada > >