Hi Bill: I use these book sites, not sure about Australia but have a look at them just in case. Lorraine Ottawa, Canada http://www.addall.com/ Book Searches http://www.globalgenealogy.com Book Searches http://www.abebooks.com Book Searches http://www.amazon.co.uk Book Searches

Seeking data , either your comment or possible sources particularly for Beauley, for fishing activities in Scotland of Alexander Leslie b. 1780s Bridge of Don, Aberdeen Scotland - d. 1870s Prince Edward Island, Canada In particular: I..at Uig, Lewis abt 1830, possibly involved with Mackenzies of Seaforth were landlords until the 1840's. Who owned the reported 80 open boats in the parish and 1 decked vessel of the fleet who caught fish for the London market (New Statistical Account for Scotland 1833)?? II. Would some Scot please evaluate or interpret a history of PEI, Canada which suggests that "Alex Leslie...leased the Long Isles... employed a large fleet of fishermen and two vessels carrying the product to London...." ???? III In 1827-32 after the Clearances from Park and Uig where did emigrants go?? To PEI in Canada? IV. Are there any fishing-type records for 1820s when/vv Alexander lived at the Corfhouse in Beauley, land of Fraser of Lovat.?? V Where are records for the Scots supplying fish to Billingsgate in London in 1820?? Thanks Marilyn -- a stubble jumper in Western Canada s

I would like to thank fellow listers for telling me about the book "Back to Lochaber" by Stuart MacDonald. I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw on pages 20 and 21 mention of my 2g grandfather Angus (Drochaid) MacDonald and his brother Donald (Drochaid) the MacDonald grandfather of Mother Mary MacKillop. I have desperately tried through the internet and local booksellers in Scotland to get a book by the same author called "MacArthurs of Brae Lochaber". Are there any other similar books around? Could anyone help with an Australian - internet or otherwise - source? I would be most grateful. Bill.

Hi, I have noticed that people are finding books pertaining to their research area or family.........I wonder if anyone knows of a book pertaining to Bracadale or MacLeods of Bracadale or any book that might mention them.. I would appreciate any information at all......Thanks, Penni (the time era would be 1800s)

David, In the Inverness District East monumental inscriptions pre 1855 book that I have, it lists two graveyards, Moy and Isle of Moy. The Moy graveyard refers to OS Grid Reference NH 772342 if that means anything to you. Who are you looking for and are they pre 1855 ? If so, they may be listed in this book if the inscription on the stone was readable. Jenn -----Original Message----- From: David & Bronwen Allan [mailto:davallan@beyond.net.au] Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 1:25 AM To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCT-INV-L] location of "Moy Bhig" Hi all, I have an ancestor buried in Moy Bhig burial ground (from a death registration), stated as being in Inverness-shire. I have bought an O/S map but I can't seem to find it. Would anyone out there know of its location? Thanks David Allan Qld, Australia _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Hi I am relatively new to the list and wish to post my interests. I am researching Mackenzie. Donald Falconer Mackenzie b. 1839 son of Donald MacKenzie and Jane Falconer of Croy & Dalcross, Inverness. Donald & Jane were married in Ardersier. Other children in the family were Margaret b. 1837, Alexander Falconer Mackenzie b. 1841, William b. 1843 and Jane b. 1848. Donald Falconer Mackenzie married Helen Forbes of Urquhart & Logie Wester, R & C. I would like more information on Donald Mackenzie and Jane Falconer. Their parents and siblings. Or any information on any of this family. Thanks, Jayne

Friends, I have to say good-bye. I'll be unsubscribing tomorrow. I need to give my living family my attention at this point, so my interest in connections to my ancestors has to give way. My brother-in-law has meningitis for the fifth time and they've discovered a dime-sized hole between his sinuses and brain which requires some pretty serious brain surgery. My sister is completely paralyzed with fear about his surgery. My 84-year-old mother-in-law needs two knee replacements and has moved here to be closer to us. And a dear friend has just been diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer. What with the adoption of our two toddlers a year ago and both of us teaching music in the public schools, my plate is indeed full. If you have need, please feel free to contact me any time off list. I will miss my daily mail lists. God bless y'all, Pam Bennett Young Texas

Hi all, I have an ancestor buried in Moy Bhig burial ground (from a death registration), stated as being in Inverness-shire. I have bought an O/S map but I can't seem to find it. Would anyone out there know of its location? Thanks David Allan Qld, Australia

Thanks to kind subscribers of this list, I have a little more information on my missing ancestors: ALEXANDER TORRIE, b. 1824 S. Uist, Inverness-shire, married MARIA CHARLOTTE SEATON CAMPBELL, on May 3, 1865 at Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. They had three children: ALEXANDER, b. 1865, MARIA MARGARITA, b. Oct. 6, 1969 at Milton, Glasgow and ANNIE JANE, b. July 10, 1873 at Milton, Glasgow. The 1881 census Strath, Inverness-shire, ED 5/9 Harripol states ALEXANDER TORRIE, married, 57, annuitant (Post Office), b. S. Uist, Inverness-shire MARY (CAMERON) TORRIE, wife, 23, b. Strath, Inverness-shire MARIA MARGARITA TORRIE, 11, scholar, b.Glasgow HECTOR TORRIE, son, 11 months, b. Strath, Inverness-shire Then, in 1888, CHRISTINA TORRIE, daughter, b. December 21. There is no mention of Annie Jane in the census-I wonder if this child died in the interim? If this added information rings any bells with anyone, I would appreciate any and all help. Thanks so much. Carol

I'm trying to locate Kenneth Stuart Stephenson, Canada/Sarasota. We have many ancestors in common from Kiltarlity. If anyone knows of Kenneth please let me know. fraser2@starpower.net http://thefrasers.com http://thefrasers.com This site is dedicated to all people of the name FRASER and - SCOTLAND-

Karen. Here you go, Maureen Kuzyk. ========================================== Census Scotland (Records of people staying overnight at an address) Midnight Sun/Mon 1841 June 6th/7th 1851 March 30th/31st 1861 April 7th/8th 1871 April 2nd/3rd 1881 April 3rd/4th 1891 April 5th/6th

In 1804-1810 Alexander and Margaret had three sons, John, Donald and Alexander in that order. Trying to find births of parents (said to be in Kilmorack/Kiltarlity) and their marriage dates. Can anyone assist, please? Thank you, Fran New Zealand

Could anyone tell me when the information for the 1881 census was collected, it would help with pinning down the dates of my ancestors who appeared on this Census. Thank you Karen

----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Mathers" <cmathers@telus.net> To: <SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 7:37 PM Subject: [SCT-INV-L] Re: SCT-INVERNESS-D Digest V00 #315 > Hi All--I am trying to find information on ALEXANDER TORRIE and his second > wife MARY CAMERON who lived in Sleat, Skye when their daughter CHRISTINA (my > grandmother) was born in 1899. Alexander was married about 1865 to MARIA > CHARLOTTE SEATON CAMPBELL and had at least two children with her (ANNIE JANE > and ALEXANDER). With Mary Cameron he had HECTOR and Christina. Any > information on these families would be very welcome. Thanks. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <SCT-INVERNESS-D-request@rootsweb.com> > To: <SCT-INVERNESS-D@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 7:00 AM > Subject: SCT-INVERNESS-D Digest V00 #315 > > > > Hello Carol, familysearch.org states as follows Alexander Torrie & Maria Campbell mar. on 3rd May 1865, at Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Maria Margarita Torrie b. 6th Oct., 1869 at Milton, Glasgow. Annie Jane Torrie born 10th July, 1873, at Milton, Glasgow. 1881 census Strath, Inverness-shire, ED 5/9 Harripol states Alex. Torrie, Head, Married, 57, Annuitant (Post Office) b. S. Uist, Inverness-shire. Mary Torrie, Wife, Married, 23, b. Strath, Inverness-shire. Maria Torrie, Daughter, Unmarried, 11, Scholar, b. Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Hector Torrie, son, Unmarried, 11 months, born. Strath, Inverness-shire. Hope this helps. Donald.

Hi All--I am trying to find information on ALEXANDER TORRIE and his second wife MARY CAMERON who lived in Sleat, Skye when their daughter CHRISTINA (my grandmother) was born in 1899. Alexander was married about 1865 to MARIA CHARLOTTE SEATON CAMPBELL and had at least two children with her (ANNIE JANE and ALEXANDER). With Mary Cameron he had HECTOR and Christina. Any information on these families would be very welcome. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: <SCT-INVERNESS-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <SCT-INVERNESS-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 7:00 AM Subject: SCT-INVERNESS-D Digest V00 #315

I'm seeking connections with a line of MacKinnons from Skye.The information I have is :- NIEL MacKINNON (Tenant) m. Bell Martin Their daughter - ANN MacKINNON b.Strath par. 1791, d.Eyre, Snizort 1860, m.<1816 John Morrison (1788 - 1879). Donald A. Robertson, Kyleakin, Isle of Skye

Thank you to all of those who have sent me Lamont/d names connected with Skye and other places in Scotland. Much appreciated. Heather UK

Hi, At the risk of becoming the biggest bore on this list, Clachamish is still there and is near Edinbane, outside Portree on the road to Dunvegan. Calum Robertson >From: jrog <jrog@telstra.com> >To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SCT-INV-L] MCDONALD INTEREST >Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 07:39:44 +1000 > >Hi All, > > >I am hoping that someone on the list can tell me where I would find a place >called "Clachamash", Isle of Skye. >The name was given as place of birth for my great uncle Archibald McDonald. >He >was born c1849 and his parents were Malcolm McDonald and Flora McLean. I >have >looked at a number of maps of Scotland and cannot find a place with that >spelling. The only place that came close was Clackmarras, Moray but I do >not >think it is the right one. I do realise that the spelling could differ >greatly >between Scotland and Australian records so I hope that someone can put me >on >the right track. > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > >Judy. > >--------------------------------- >Powered by http://www.telstra.com > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Hi, Nice to get an easy one. It means simply "the daughter of the one of Ose". [ But "fear Ois", while literally meaning the "one of Ose" ,probably in this context means "the quite important one of Ose" (such as a tacksman or some such above the common herd chap). Ose, in case that is the problem, is a one-horse village near Dunvegan in Skye. Calum Robertson >From: jean manning <mmanning@jam.rr.com> >To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SCT-INV-L] Re: SCT-INVERNESS-D Digest V00 #313 >Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 12:15:29 -0500 > >Thanks so much for placing the responses to your question on the site. > >You have encouraged me to ask a question. I have an ancestor named Nighen >Fear Ois MacLeod from Ose, Isle of Skye. Can anyone interpret that name >for me? > >Thanks > >Jean Manning > >SCT-INVERNESS-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Subject: > > > > SCT-INVERNESS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 313 > > > > Today's Topics: > > #1 [SCT-INV-L] Gaelic Name ["Noel and Andrea" ><andreanoel@drag] > > #2 [SCT-INV-L] Remaining Mystery Word [esi@geotec.net] > > #3 useful websites-occupations/diseas ["Judy Hall" ><judo@gil.com.au>] > > > > Administrivia: > > To unsubscribe from SCT-INVERNESS-D, send a message to > > > > SCT-INVERNESS-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > > > unsubscribe > > > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > > > ______________________________ > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Subject: [SCT-INV-L] Gaelic Name > > Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 08:27:38 +1000 > > From: "Noel and Andrea" <andreanoel@dragon.net.au> > > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Hi All, > > I am not sure whether every one saw this, so I will post it just in >case. I was after a translation for this Gaelic name: "Sioldonquhy Vic >Soirle" I received 3 replies. I shall post all three replies. > > REPLY NUMBER 1 > > Siol Donnchaidh mhic Shomhairle > > > > In other words, the seed/people of Duncan son of Sorley/Samuel. The > > "i" in siol should have a grave accent, incidentally. > > > > All the best, > > > > Dr Domhnall Uilleam Stiubhart > > post-graduate research fellow, Dept of Celtic, University of > > Edinburgh > > > > AND THIS ONE > > > > REPLY NUMBER 2 > > > > It appears to mean "the seed of Duncan son of Somerled". It is >execrable > > Gaelic but "sìol" means "seed" or "the children of". There is no Q or Y >in > > the Gaelic alphabet and I surmise "donquhy" is a bastardisation of > > "dhonnchaidh". This would make the first bit literally "seed of Duncan" >[or > > possibly Clan Robertson [Clann Dhonnchaidh]. "Mhic" [ your "vic"] means > > simply "son of". And Soirle is shortened Gaelic for Somhairle = >Somerled. > > > > Calum Robertson's reply > > > > REPLY Number 3 > > > > These people are the > > family of Duncan son of Sorley. Vic works like "ic", ie grandson or more > > remote ancestor, while "nic" is the female equivalent of mac. > > So I'm Bruce MacShaun, ic John, ic Hugh, ic Archie, ic John vic Angus. > > You guessed it we're not the senior line in our part of the clan > > > > This one is from my distant cousin Bruce in New Zealand. > > It just goes to show, that people are always willing to help, no matter >how remote the possibility > > Kindest Regards > > Andrea > > > > ______________________________ > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Subject: [SCT-INV-L] Remaining Mystery Word: Ser > > Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 21:40:52 -0500 > > From: esi@geotec.net > > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Dear All, > > > > I still have one mystery word from my ancestor's will date 17 Nov 1759. > > I did get a photocopy of the original will from the New Jersey State > > Archives. So, I do have the right spelling for the word "Ser" but its > > meaning remains a mystery. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Thank You. > > Best Regards, > > > > Mike > > > > ______________________________ > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Subject: useful websites-occupations/diseases > > Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 16:52:04 +1000 > > From: "Judy Hall" <judo@gil.com.au> > > To: "STUMPF surname newsgroup" <STUMPF-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "Sth SCOTLAND newsgroup" <SouthernScotlandGenealogy@egroups.com>, > > "SCOTS ORIGINS newsgroup" <scots-origins@egroups.com>, > > "SCOTLAND Inverness Newsgroup" <SCT-INVERNESS-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "Qld Rootsweb Group" <AUS-QLD-L@rootsweb.com>, > > "Nth IRELAND Armagh newsgroup" <NIR-ARMAGH-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "N.IRELAND newsgroup" <NorthernIrelandGenWeb-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "McBain surname list" <MCBAIN-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "IRISH Tyrone newsgroup" <CoTyroneIreland-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "GARDNER surname newsgroup" <GARDNER-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "FRANCIS newsgroup" <FRANCIS-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "FORD surname newsgroup" <FORD-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "ENGLISH Lincoln. newsgroup" <ENG-LINCSGEN-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "ENGLISH Fens newsgroup" <ENG-FENS-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "ELLIOT surname newsgroup" <ELLIOT-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "CORNISH newsgroup" <CORNISH-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "CORNISH GENEAL. Group" <CORNISH-GEN-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "BORDERS newsgroup" <BORDER-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "AUSTRALIAN SE Qld German newsgroup" ><AUS-QLD-SE-German-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "AUSTRALIAN SE NSW newsgroup" <AUS-NSW-SE-D@rootsweb.com>, > > "AUSTRALIA newsgroup" <AUSTRALIA-D@rootsweb.com> > > > > RANKS, PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND TRADES > > http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/trades.html > > > > Archaic Medical Terms > > http://www.gpiag-asthma.org/drpsmith/amtframes.htm > > > > Regards > > Judy HALL > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Hi It rings no bells at all with me but maybe more context would help. In the written version of a Gaelic name you can generally get three generations at once and any old scribbles associated with what you have may give clues. If you get nowhere this time, don't give up. As far as I can judge, there are very few Gaelic speakers on this list, but more and more young people are becoming fluent and literate and interested in genealogy. Tha mi'n dòchas gun tèid gu math leat Calum Robertson >From: "Lyndall" <lyfrah@goldweb.com.au> >To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SCT-INV-L] unusual name >Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 02:35:49 +1000 > >Hello everyone, > I have put this question before but received no >response. The responses that Andrea has received for her Gaelic >translation >has spurred me to ask again. I assume that the records for this name were >written by someone who simply recorded what they heard, but I'm hoping that >someone might figure it out. > >The name is feminine and is 'Eiver'- occasionally written as 'Ver'. It >occurs twice in my family. The first time it arises is in the late 18th >century for a lady from Lochaber who married a Ewen MacMillan and the >second >time is for her granddaughter. > >Has anybody ever heard of the name, and is there an English 'translation'? > >Thanks, >Lyndall >Canberra, AUS > > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.