Hi Gordon, In most state of Australia, these records are not on line, because of the privacy rules governing certificates from more recent times. If you know which state your ancestor may have died in it would help. However in Victoria, they have released the deaths index right up to 1980. I could have a look at those for you if you wish. Otherwise, you would need to write to the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages in each state, pay the required search fees ( not cheap) and hope that they come up with something. Let me know anyway. Cheers from Tasmania AEnone

Hello, Does anyone have access to the book: In the Shadow of Cairngorm, by William Forsyth? Looking for any reference to GRANTs particularly from Cromdale. Best regards, Patricia Brown Quebec, Canada

Here is a turnabout request for the AUstralian members of the list. I am searching for a more modern day relative of my family line who emigrated from Scotland to Australia sometime after 1959 and died there before 1982. How does one go about getting a death certificate from AUstralia. Can one do it online or must it be requested via mail? Can SKS give me some advice? Regards, Gordon Harbison Canton, Mich. USA

Hi Would like to hear from anyone with links to the following. Regards Judy HALL William McBEAN (??son of Alexander McBEAN and Mary McDONALD) mar Catherin McDONALD 1796 Inverness, Inverness Children: 1.James chr 21 Nov 1797 Inverness 2. Mary chr 6 Jan 1800 Inverness 3.*Donald chr 1 May 1802 Inverness mar Graham McKENZIE 24 July 1850 Gorbals, Lanark 4. William chr 1804 Inv 5. Alexander chr 1806 Inv died 1885 Ipswich, Qld, AUS 6. Jean chr 1809 Inv *Donald McBEAN mar Graham McKENZIE 24 July 1850 Gorbals, Lanark Children: 1. Jane b SCT mar Osborne M WRATTEN 2. Catherine b SCT mar William McLUCAS 3. Elizabeth Graham b 1856 Ipswich, AUS mar John AVIS 4. William b 1859 5. Annie b 1862 mar Michael McLOUGHLIN 6. Donald b 1862 7. *Elizabeth Ann b 1864 Ipswich, AUS mar Jacob FRANCIS 8. Graham McKenzie (Ellen) b 1866 Ipswich mar Samuel DAVIDSON 9. Benjamin Donald McDonald b 1868 mar Margaret HALY 10. John b 1871 mar Edith TOMKINSON 11. James Alexander b 1871 mar Eliz BALLIN 12. Mary Florence b 1874 mar James HOGAN *Elizabeth mar Jacob FRANCIS 26 Aug 1885 in Ipswich, Qld, AUS Children: 1. John Esau Donald b 29 Sep 1886 mar Anne GARDINER 2. James William b 8 July 1888 mar Hilda RANDALL 3. Florence May (May) b 11 Jan 1891 mar George KIMLIN 4. *Norman Philip b 24 Aug 1893 mar Christina GARDNER 5. Roy Stanley b 30 July 1896 mar Mabel MILNE 6. Grace Eveline b 3 Nov 1898 mar George BROWN 7. Victor Stanley b 22 Sept 1900 mar Bertha BOCK 8. Cecil Floyd b ca 1904 9. Hilda Graham b c 1906 mar William HOLM *Norman mar Christina GARDNER Children: 1. Betty Helen b 1924 mar Keith SHEWAN 2. Kenneth Norman b 1926 mar Joyce GREENHILL 3. *Lorna May b 13 Oct 1933 mar Don HALL 4. Margaret Grace b 16 July 1936 mar John PLOETZ 5. Gwenda June b 5 June 1938 Greg SCHUBEL *Lorna May b 13 Oct 1933 mar Don HALL Children: 1. *Judith b 1955 (ME) 2. Susan b 1957 mar David DODGSON 3.Lynette b 1960 mar. Michael BAYARD

I am trying to find the parents of Norman URQUHART and his wife, Janet BETHUNE/BEATON. They sailed from Scotland to North Carolina sometime about 1774. Any help will be appreciated.

Dear Joe, I'm really sad to see all this go. Does it have to? It's a wonderful resource. Is there nowhere you could just plonk it out in cyberspace? Jane -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Broom <joebroom@voyager.net> To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com <SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 02 August 2000 10:26 Subject: [SCT-INV-L] Strathnairn & Nairnshire Heritage Sites >Hello Everyone, > >Just wanted to give notice that I will be removing my Strathnairn and >Nairnshire Heritage Sites in a couple of weeks, so if you want to copy >anything therefrom, now is the time to do it. > >The URL's are: > >Nairnshire: http://www.goodlyheritage.org/nairn > >Strathnairn: http://www.goodlyheritage.org/strathnairn > >Cheers, >Joe Broom >

Several people on this list have been trying to help me find my gr-grandmother who was born on Skye. Someone turned up a possibility in the 1841 Strath census under the listing Lusay. I presume that is/was a place but I can't find it on any map. Where might it have been? Marion Markham

In message <a0.7edcc65.26ba4566@aol.com>, ScotHeritage@aol.com writes >In a message dated 02/08/00 7:55:16 PM Central Daylight Time, >larained@ihug.co.nz writes: > ><< Have any list members heard of this place our something similar " > Loindichintnan " it's possibly in the Duthil area. > Also. > On OPR for Abernethy & Kincardine are the place names Connage and > Auchernich, I have tried to find which of the "old maps" at     > http://www.old-maps.co.uk/  sorry I don't know which shire or area > they are in, only know they are near each other. > > I would be greatful for any help on this please. >> > >You would not mean Culduthl would you? Where the hospital was. in Inverness. >dave > Hi Laraine Just to start you of Connage is quite a famous place in Highland Medieval history but it is not in >Abernethy & Kincardine<. It is on the Eastern edge of Inverness Airport near Ardersier. I am sure there is more than one place of this name in Scotland but I can not find one in the area you are looking for. It may have been a croft or small holding. Then again without knowing what context it is mentioned in the OPR I can not do more than speculate. With regard to "Loindichintnan" even for a Scottish place name it sounds a bit strange. I would hazard a guess that it is way of the mark. If I was to suggest a place that sounded close it would have to be "Lochan nan Cnapan" which is at the south end of the Parish of Duthil and Rothiemurchus. I am still working on Auchernich ( could it be Auchternich). Hope this helps and will not confuse. All the best from Inverness George -- George D. Christie " Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better "

Have any list members heard of this place our something similar " Loindichintnan " it's possibly in the Duthil area. Also. On OPR for Abernethy & Kincardine are the place names Connage and Auchernich, I have tried to find which of the "old maps" at     http://www.old-maps.co.uk/  sorry I don't know which shire or area they are in, only know they are near each other. I would be greatful for any help on this please. Kind Regards, Laraine in NZ

In a message dated 02/08/00 7:55:16 PM Central Daylight Time, larained@ihug.co.nz writes: << Have any list members heard of this place our something similar " Loindichintnan " it's possibly in the Duthil area. Also. On OPR for Abernethy & Kincardine are the place names Connage and Auchernich, I have tried to find which of the "old maps" at     http://www.old-maps.co.uk/  sorry I don't know which shire or area they are in, only know they are near each other. I would be greatful for any help on this please. >> You would not mean Culduthl would you? Where the hospital was. in Inverness. dave

Hello Everyone, Just wanted to give notice that I will be removing my Strathnairn and Nairnshire Heritage Sites in a couple of weeks, so if you want to copy anything therefrom, now is the time to do it. The URL's are: Nairnshire: http://www.goodlyheritage.org/nairn Strathnairn: http://www.goodlyheritage.org/strathnairn Cheers, Joe Broom

Thank you so much; that has to be the right place! I tried searching for it using the Gazetteer for Scotland at http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk:81/scotgaz/ but couldn't find, so figured it must be pretty small :) "George D. Christie" wrote: > > In message <3987901F.FC557E0A@xtra.co.nz>, Leith Hutton > <relf.hutt@xtra.co.nz> writes > >I'm hoping someone familiar with Daviot and surrounding places might be > >able to help me out, please. I just received an extract for the birth of > >William McGillivray in 1877. The record has another place name before > >Daviot that I can't decipher. You can see the birth details at > >http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~lhutton/temp.gif > > > >It's not easy to read, but hopefully someone might know. > > > >Thanks > Hi Leith > The place you are looking for is possibly Inverarnie which is > about 2 1/2 miles west of Daviot, by Inverness. It is as scattering of > small crofts, a large lodge and a shop. > Hope this helps. > George

In message <3987901F.FC557E0A@xtra.co.nz>, Leith Hutton <relf.hutt@xtra.co.nz> writes >I'm hoping someone familiar with Daviot and surrounding places might be >able to help me out, please. I just received an extract for the birth of >William McGillivray in 1877. The record has another place name before >Daviot that I can't decipher. You can see the birth details at >http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~lhutton/temp.gif > >It's not easy to read, but hopefully someone might know. > >Thanks Hi Leith The place you are looking for is possibly Inverarnie which is about 2 1/2 miles west of Daviot, by Inverness. It is as scattering of small crofts, a large lodge and a shop. Hope this helps. George -- George D. Christie " Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better "

I'm hoping someone familiar with Daviot and surrounding places might be able to help me out, please. I just received an extract for the birth of William McGillivray in 1877. The record has another place name before Daviot that I can't decipher. You can see the birth details at http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~lhutton/temp.gif It's not easy to read, but hopefully someone might know. Thanks -- Leith Hutton

Hello As I was opening my mail, I had one sent to many people from METHEFOZ@aol.com All it said was "I thought I would sent this to everyone" signed Bill. There was an icon attached which said Familytree I did not recognize any of the names and immediately deleted the whole message. I pass this on to approach with caution. I do not open any attachments unless previously discussed. Good Luck Lorraine Ottawa, Canada

In message <2542394B46AED211A18D0000F80747E23E7568@fusion.dmea.osd.mil>, Davis, James <Davis@dmea.osd.mil> writes >Hello all, > I'm a new subscriber and need some help. > My ABERNATHY/ABERNETHY family supposedly came from Scotland. They >may have emigrated to the USA in 1866. John ABERNETHY and Margaret KEYES >had several sons who went to the USA. Two to Pennsylvania, one to Missouri, >and two to Colorado and these last two I have some info on Tom b.1842 and >Sam b.1848. Well I told >there is an Abernethy Parish Inverness Co. >Other info is on my web site at http://www.genealogy.org/~jrd/j_aberna.htm. > > Does anyone have any suggestions how to proceed? > I have gone to the LDS familysearch and searched on these names but >didn't find anything that looked promissing. But then again maybe I didn't >do it right. > Thanks. >James R. Davis, Sacramento, CA > Hi James are you asking about Inverness-shire, Scotland or an Inverness County, USA ?? If it is the Scottish Inverness-shire, there is in the Badenoch District the Parish of Abernethy and Kincardine. It lies east of Aviemore and take in some of the Cairngorm Mountains. Can you tell me the connection between the place Abernethy and the family Abernethy?? If I were looking for Abernethys' I would try Aberdeen-shire or perhaps Shetland. George -- George D. Christie " Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better "

Hello all, I'm a new subscriber and need some help. My ABERNATHY/ABERNETHY family supposedly came from Scotland. They may have emigrated to the USA in 1866. John ABERNETHY and Margaret KEYES had several sons who went to the USA. Two to Pennsylvania, one to Missouri, and two to Colorado and these last two I have some info on Tom b.1842 and Sam b.1848. Well I told there is an Abernethy Parish Inverness Co. Other info is on my web site at http://www.genealogy.org/~jrd/j_aberna.htm. Does anyone have any suggestions how to proceed? I have gone to the LDS familysearch and searched on these names but didn't find anything that looked promissing. But then again maybe I didn't do it right. Thanks. James R. Davis, Sacramento, CA

Dear Carol Did you know that you have access to the International Genealogy Index at Redcliffe Library? Also look in the phone book for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, they have a family history library (free) and very helpful volunteer librarians. When you go to the public library or the LDS library ask them for help, they will be willing to help. The International Genealogy Index was compiled by the LDS church and is an index of births marriages and some deaths, and is commonly known as the IGI. It is arranged under countries and then states or areas. e.g. Glasgow would come under Lanarkshire I think it was. But your librarian will show you. The names are indexed in alphabetical order, and if the event was recorded in a parish church of some sort it will be bound to be found in the index! After your find your names and note all the details from the index you can order the corresponding film (each parish register or record was microfilmed) and this will cost you a huge $6 for something like 40 days. You have access to the film to look through at your convenience. May I suggest that if you do the above and order the film, you look through the entire film and write down details of all, and I mean all, of the surnames you are looking at. My first attempt I just went to the record I wanted and wrote down what the details were. when I became more into the genealogy I realised that I needed the film again, as there were births etc on that same film for the same family! Also, the LDS is accessible on the internet, although it can be frustrating as it is slooooow at times (so many hits per day slows it down). If you need more tips please feel free to email me, I am in Burpengary. There is an LDS in Buckley Road Burpengary (this road runs paralell to the Bruce Highway and is only a minute off the highway from the Morayfield turnoff. I cannot go and look for you I am sorry, too many committments and no vehicle (it died, boo hoo) otherwise I would be happy to do so. Anyway, happy tree climbing, hope you find much success. Oh, an excellent start for Scottish genealogy is Janet Reakes book, think it is called Tracing your Scottish Ancestors. You might find it in the library also, although I referred to mine 10 million times and was glad I bought it. kind regards Carol Staples

Dear Friend, I would like to bring to your attention Carol Fraser's Lock Ness Times is posted weekly on The Frasers. I get my copy on Saturday morning and then post it at: http://www.thefrasers.com/nessie/nesspapr.html The newspaper is very well done. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Regards, Bob http://thefrasers.com This site is dedicated to all people of the name Fraser!! Please visit The Fraser Discussion Forum

My ancestry includes a George Hepburn and a Barbara Fraser - but there were at least two sets of this union - both lots appear to have been married around 1820 and were around the same ages. Does anyone else have this couple in their family tree? If so I would love to hear from you so that we could establish which is which - or who is who?! Why couldn't all my ancestors have perculiar names, it would make life so much easier. Cheers Bev Armstrong New Zealand