Good evening Can someone tell me whether there are cemetery transcripts for the Ballachulish area? Are there a lot of cemeteries around there? What I am looking for is a very common name - Donald CAMERON husband of Janet McKINNON. I gather from his son's (Alexander CAMERON) migration papers to Australia that in 1841 he was a farmer in/near Ballachulish. Some of the children are: Mary born 1800, Alexander born c.January, 1801, and Catherine (Kate) born 17 March, 1810. These children were born in Moy, Kilmallie, Argyll, Scotland. Thanks for any help with this. Heather M_H.Oldham@bigpond.com.au

> Does anyone know if there is an index/list of burials at Petty? My GM's > family were from Smithton/Smithtown, and this is where they'd have been > buried I believe. Please tell, what is a GM? I'm guessing, grandmother,but I am probably wrong. Surely it is easier for people to type in a few extra characters rather than leave others guessing? Lyndall Canberra, Australia

Hi Elizabeth, You are a gem and your blood is worth bottling. A million thanks for this most excellent information. Kindest Regards Andrea

I am looking for the family or any information on James MacDonald and Catherine Fraser married 02 November 1822, Inverness, Inverness. Their daughter Margaret MacDonald ch. 1825 was my gr-gr-grandmother. Any information on this family?

Hi, Some time ago I was a Subscriber to this list, and just before I had to leave I saw someone start to post The Tales of Dunlichity. Does anyone know how I might get these. Bob McBain _______________________________________________________ Say Bye to Slow Internet! http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html

Dear Friend, 'Nessie's Loch Ness Times is published weekly. It is a great on-line newspaper published by Carol Fraser. I post it on The Fraser's every Saturday, and have previous copies on-line as well. The following is the URL: http://www.thefrasers.com/nessie/nesspapr.html You may also find it by pressing the news button at the bottom of The Frasers home page. I hope you enjoy the Times as much as I do. My very best to you, Bob http://thefrasers.com This site is dedicated to all people of the name FRASER and - SCOTLAND-

Hello everyone, I'm new to this list. My interests are mainly around Smithton, and concern the family names of FRASER, HOSSACK, ROSE and McBEAN. Does anyone know if there is an index/list of burials at Petty? My GM's family were from Smithton/Smithtown, and this is where they'd have been buried I believe. As a child in 1956/1957 we camped at Smithton, and I returned a couple of times later on in the early 1970's, but the row of 3 cottages that my GGGF built were demolished by the mid 1970's after Liz Campbell died.........she was the last occupant of them. I believe the site is now covered by an 'Estate' of houses......... and it used to be so quiet, a standpipe for water which ran from a well up in the forests planted by Liz Campbell for the Forestry Commission as War Work........ The Clouty Well..... up beyond Cumberlands Stone. Folk used to tie pieces of cloth on a tree by the well, not sure for what reason. The burn where a tree fell down one year after a flood, then rose again from the ground some months later. And an earth closet emptied by the council. But to my father and me it was our 'home' in a way no other place on earth ever was. Anyone else remember Smithton like that ? I could go on, my GGU Duncan Hossack was a carpenter and coffin-maker... had 2nd sight. Built the bureau bookcase which stands in our sitting room here in Canada. Liz Powell, Northern Ontario, Canada.

Jane Macgillivray: Hi, Jane, it is I who am interested in all Walker families. Jean Manning musicmjm@bellsouth.net SCT-INVERNESS-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > SCT-INVERNESS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 241 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [SCT-INV-L] Connon House/Moray [Toolelips@aol.com] > #2 Re: [SCT-INV-L] Conon Bridge [ScotHeritage@aol.com] > #3 [SCT-INV-L] Walker ["Jane Macgillivray" <jane@providen] > #4 [SCT-INV-L] Re: The Name Cannon/Ca [ScotHeritage@aol.com] > #5 Re: [SCT-INV-L] The Black Isle [ScotHeritage@aol.com] > > 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] Connon House/Moray > Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 00:03:14 EDT > From: Toolelips@aol.com > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com > > George, > Thank you for your historical information. I am quite interested. Where is > Connon House? Where could I find out more about the information you > supplied? Where is Moray? I have a map AND an atlas and could'nt find Moray > on there. I appreciate your help as a novice American genealogist very > unfamiliar with Scotland. > Margaret > > ______________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: [SCT-INV-L] Conon Bridge > Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 00:09:46 EDT > From: ScotHeritage@aol.com > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com > > In a message dated 13/08/00 12:39:53 PM Central Daylight Time, > mark@highland-family-heritage.co.uk writes: > > << Hi there, I don't want to be a party pooper, but Conon Bridge is a village > 2 > miles outside Dingwall in the neighbouring county of Ross-shire and it lies > in the Parish of Ferintosh. >> > > With the new bridge and all would it not be considered a bedroom community of > Inverness now? Much like Beuly and those areas. Man I remember when Dingwall > was a good long run in the car. > Dave > > ______________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: [SCT-INV-L] Walker > Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 10:00:46 +0100 > From: "Jane Macgillivray" <jane@providence2000.freeserve.co.uk> > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com > > I wonder if the person who was interested in all Walker families could > kindly contact me again. I seem to have lost the posting. Thank you very > much. Jane > > ______________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: [SCT-INV-L] Re: The Name Cannon/Cannan > Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 11:33:42 EDT > From: ScotHeritage@aol.com > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com > > In a message dated 14/08/00 2:25:16 PM Central Daylight Time, > george@kinmylie.demon.co.uk writes: > > << > Hi Margaret > Just to get my penny's worth in, according to some old > documents from the thirteenth century there was a castle. It was near or > at what is now Connon House and was called David's or Connon Castle. > There was also about the same time a chap given land in the lands of > Moray (which could have taken in that area at the time) for helping > quell some uprising in the area. His name was Connon, Duke of Brittany, > he also had to do with lands in Northumbria. He was King William the > Lions brother- in - law. Sorry it's the wrong period, there certainly > seems to be plenty of Connons' in Aberdeen-shire. > -- > George D. Christie >> > > Cannan / Cannon, probably from Irland. decendent of Canan (diminutive of > Cano, a wolf cub) This surname is found in Kirkcudbrightshire and in part of > Dunfriesshire, ( UPNEAR GLASGOW AREA) Fergus Acannane has sasine of lands in > the parish of Balmaklellane, 1562, and John Acannane was restored heir in > lands in the same parish 1574. James Arcannane of Killochie and James Acanne > in Dumfriesshire were charged with tumult in church 1607 and Gilbert > Achannane of Murdochat was one of a number charged with abiding from the > raid of the Isle 1611. David Cannan was retoured heir of lands of Slawigdau > alias cocatus the Fell , 1642 and James Cannane was recorded heir of James > Cannan of Killochie 1643. John Cannan of Guffockland 1684. George Cannon > (1805 at Kirriemuir) General in the Turkish Service was mainly instrumental > in producing the Russian discomforture at Gingevo in 1854. > > There is no mention of a Castle or property in the Highlands. HOWEVER there > is a Cananaich which is a sept of MacPherson in Skye and are know under this > name and MacChananaich (Mac-Canon-ach) Now this would at least put your > people in the Highlands and in Inverness County/shire and it could be the > name was shortened to Cannon or Cannan. > Sorry I could not get more information. > DaveM. > > ______________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: [SCT-INV-L] The Black Isle > Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 11:39:40 EDT > From: ScotHeritage@aol.com > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com > > In a message dated 14/08/00 3:51:14 PM Central Daylight Time, > mmrbm@ameritech.net writes: > > << I had never heard of the Black Isle until last week. > Where is it? Might there have been any MacLeans there that would have a > connection to Skye? > > Marion Markham > >> > The Black Isle is just across the water from Inverness and the area has a lot > of MacLeans. It is in Ross and that is loaded with MacLeans. That is whwere > my people are from, well Ross that is.and a few spent time in the Black Isle. > The north of Skye is also loaded with Macleans to the point where you are > tripping over the buggers with each step. Old Sorley MacLean spent many years > up on Skye, where he is known as amongst the Greatest poets of Scotland. Once > you get out of Inverness and start to head north you will meet tons of > MacLeans all the way from Beuly up to Caithness where that nasty lot of > Sutherlands hang out. > Dave M.

In a message dated 14/08/00 3:51:14 PM Central Daylight Time, mmrbm@ameritech.net writes: << I had never heard of the Black Isle until last week. Where is it? Might there have been any MacLeans there that would have a connection to Skye? Marion Markham >> The Black Isle is just across the water from Inverness and the area has a lot of MacLeans. It is in Ross and that is loaded with MacLeans. That is whwere my people are from, well Ross that is.and a few spent time in the Black Isle. The north of Skye is also loaded with Macleans to the point where you are tripping over the buggers with each step. Old Sorley MacLean spent many years up on Skye, where he is known as amongst the Greatest poets of Scotland. Once you get out of Inverness and start to head north you will meet tons of MacLeans all the way from Beuly up to Caithness where that nasty lot of Sutherlands hang out. Dave M.

In a message dated 14/08/00 2:25:16 PM Central Daylight Time, george@kinmylie.demon.co.uk writes: << Hi Margaret Just to get my penny's worth in, according to some old documents from the thirteenth century there was a castle. It was near or at what is now Connon House and was called David's or Connon Castle. There was also about the same time a chap given land in the lands of Moray (which could have taken in that area at the time) for helping quell some uprising in the area. His name was Connon, Duke of Brittany, he also had to do with lands in Northumbria. He was King William the Lions brother- in - law. Sorry it's the wrong period, there certainly seems to be plenty of Connons' in Aberdeen-shire. -- George D. Christie >> Cannan / Cannon, probably from Irland. decendent of Canan (diminutive of Cano, a wolf cub) This surname is found in Kirkcudbrightshire and in part of Dunfriesshire, ( UPNEAR GLASGOW AREA) Fergus Acannane has sasine of lands in the parish of Balmaklellane, 1562, and John Acannane was restored heir in lands in the same parish 1574. James Arcannane of Killochie and James Acanne in Dumfriesshire were charged with tumult in church 1607 and Gilbert Achannane of Murdochat was one of a number charged with abiding from the raid of the Isle 1611. David Cannan was retoured heir of lands of Slawigdau alias cocatus the Fell , 1642 and James Cannane was recorded heir of James Cannan of Killochie 1643. John Cannan of Guffockland 1684. George Cannon (1805 at Kirriemuir) General in the Turkish Service was mainly instrumental in producing the Russian discomforture at Gingevo in 1854. There is no mention of a Castle or property in the Highlands. HOWEVER there is a Cananaich which is a sept of MacPherson in Skye and are know under this name and MacChananaich (Mac-Canon-ach) Now this would at least put your people in the Highlands and in Inverness County/shire and it could be the name was shortened to Cannon or Cannan. Sorry I could not get more information. DaveM.

I wonder if the person who was interested in all Walker families could kindly contact me again. I seem to have lost the posting. Thank you very much. Jane

In a message dated 13/08/00 12:39:53 PM Central Daylight Time, mark@highland-family-heritage.co.uk writes: << Hi there, I don't want to be a party pooper, but Conon Bridge is a village 2 miles outside Dingwall in the neighbouring county of Ross-shire and it lies in the Parish of Ferintosh. >> With the new bridge and all would it not be considered a bedroom community of Inverness now? Much like Beuly and those areas. Man I remember when Dingwall was a good long run in the car. Dave

George, Thank you for your historical information. I am quite interested. Where is Connon House? Where could I find out more about the information you supplied? Where is Moray? I have a map AND an atlas and could'nt find Moray on there. I appreciate your help as a novice American genealogist very unfamiliar with Scotland. Margaret

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Hi, Marion The Black Isle is the peninsula which lies between the Beauly Firth and the Cromarty Firth in Easter Ross and Cromarty. The Royal burgh of Fortrose is the largest settlement with a population of around a thousand. Can't say about the MacLeans. I think it was mostly MacKenzie country. Hope this helps. Mary H in NZ

I had never heard of the Black Isle until last week. Where is it? Might there have been any MacLeans there that would have a connection to Skye? Marion Markham

In message <66.67b08ce.26c846a3@aol.com>, Toolelips@aol.com writes Hi Margaret Just to get my penny's worth in, according to some old documents from the thirteenth century there was a castle. It was near or at what is now Connon House and was called David's or Connon Castle. There was also about the same time a chap given land in the lands of Moray (which could have taken in that area at the time) for helping quell some uprising in the area. His name was Connon, Duke of Brittany, he also had to do with lands in Northumbria. He was King William the Lions brother- in - law. Sorry it's the wrong period, there certainly seems to be plenty of Connons' in Aberdeen-shire. -- George D. Christie " Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better "

Hi again Margaret, I had a look last night and there is only one Connon entry in the entire Highlands and Islands telephone directory, so out of approximately 300,000 people, there is one household with the name and that is in Inverness. Almost everyone in the Highlands has a phone because they are so essential in such a remote part of the country. Airth is a village which sits on the Firth of Forth, between Stirling and Grangemouth, almost 150 miles south-east of Inverness. I have looked at my 1725,1826 and 1885 maps of the area and none refer to a Conon Castle. There has only ever been one castle on the banks of the River Ness (the river running through Inverness) as far as I know and that is Inverness Castle. As rivers go, it isn't very long because it runs from Loch Ness to the Beauly Firth, barely more than a couple of miles. Northumberland is indeed in England and has been since the middle ages, when the border between Scotland and England became reasonably settled as being the Solway Firth, with Berwick-upon-Tweed being the first town in England, rather than the last in Scotland. Sorry I can't help any more than that, but it does rather look as though the book is an old wives tale. I have never come across anyone from the Black Isle named Conon or Connon and if there had been a thriving family here with that name a couple of centuries ago, I would expect to see at least a dozen or so today, given the size of families people had in the 18th and 19th centuries. Regards, Mark Sutherland-Fisher Genealogist: Clan Sutherland Co-Genealogist: Clan Mackenzie Professional Genealogist specialising in the Highlands and 18th century see my web-site: http://www.highland-family-heritage.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: <Toolelips@aol.com> To: <mark@highland-family-heritage.co.uk> Cc: <sct-inverness-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-INV-L] Conon Bridge > Mark, > On the contrary, you are not a party pooper. This is exactly the kind of > information I want. Expert information at that. I only use the information > in the book for clues as to where to look. I don't even know where the > author got his information. Let me give you another tidbit and maybe that > will help find the castle(or previous castle)mentioned as you are right it > was probably named something else. It says exactly this:"Alexander Connon, > first known ancestor, was born in Connon on the banks of the Connon river, > eleven miles from Connon Castle, which was located on the right bank of the > River Invernessture in Scotland." I have been on the Aberdeen list for > several months now and I have gotten little help there. I appreciate your > input and if you have anything further I am all ears. As I said Alexander > Connon is supposed to have been born ca.1760 and I am at lost as where to > look for his birth record(especially now with your information regarding the > name Connon). Have you any information concerning the name "Airth"? The only > information given in the book is Jean Airth(spelled Erath in the book)was > born in Northumberland, Scotland. I thought Northumberland was in England? > Obviously this book is rife with mis-information. I'll just have to keep > looking and anyone with input feel free to chime in. > Thanks, > Margaret >

This is my first message to the group. I am posting both to Argyll and Inverness Groups as I understand the Kilmalie parish includes parts of both Argyll and Inverness. I have traced my gr gr grandfather George Patrick, age 50, salmon fisher and 4 of his children Robert age 20 Alice age 18, my gr grandmother Thomas age 16 and Alexander age 4 of Annat in LDS Film 1042717, 1841 Census Kilmalie. There was no record of Allieson Patrick, nee Nicholson the wife of George. There was no record of the Patrick family in the 1851 census of the Kilmalie parish, LDS film no 1042352. The only record of this family I could trace in the OPR Kilmalie, LDS Film No 1041070 was Marriage Register 29 May 1844 Duncan Cameron Annat and Alice daughter of George Patrick Corpach Kilnman. Has anyone further information on the Patrick family to help me in my search? Thankyou for reading my message. Best wishes, Mary.

Hi List, I've just subscribed to this list and am researching the following Highland names: GORDON, MACLEOD, YOUNG, MCEWAN. My ggrandfather was Duncan GORDON b. approx. 1822 in Loch-Carron to Murdoch GORDON and Jessie MACLEOD. Duncan m. Mary YOUNG (b. approx 1826 at Douglas Row, Inverness) daughter of John YOUNG and Ann McEWAN. Does anyone else have any of these people in their line? I'm just beginning to expand my research to these people and have no knowledge of other siblings for either of these ggrandparents. Thanks for any help and please feel free to e-mail me directly. Gail Anderson Bates New Jersey, USA