There is an Iden in East Sussex, very close to the Kent border abt 2.5 miles north of Rye. HTH Joe in OZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sara Thomas" <s11e64f@ntlworld.com> To: <SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-INV] macaulay - isle of lewis > However, that's all academic if in fact the Isle of Lewis is wrong. Worth looking hard at 'Idam' to see if it's part of Lewes, E. Sussex? > > Sara > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

That sounds really promising! (I bow to your superior knowledge in the matter of the pronunciation of 'Lewes', though 'Lewis' was the pronunciation of a friend born and brought up there.) PS The Isle of Lewis is a great deal further away! Sara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Austen" <josephwausten@iprimus.com.au> To: "Sara Thomas" <s11e64f@ntlworld.com>; <SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-INV] macaulay - isle of lewis > There is an Iden in East Sussex, very close to the Kent border abt 2.5 > miles north of Rye. HTH Joe in OZ

yikes......... now I am lost !! On the transcription of the 1851 census it says "Scotland Lewes Idam" If anyone has Ancestry...here are the details for Christiana Walford. Source information: HO107/1608 Registration district: Gravesend Sub-registration district: Gravesend ED, institution, or vessel: 1c Folio: 74 Page: 35 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 151 GSU Number: 193508 Does it say Scotland or sussex???? Does it say Lewis Island????? aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............... Karen who has lost her roots ! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Austen" <josephwausten@iprimus.com.au> To: <SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 12:29 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-INV] macaulay - isle of lewis > There is an Iden in East Sussex, very close to the Kent border abt 2.5 miles > north of Rye. HTH Joe in OZ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sara Thomas" <s11e64f@ntlworld.com> > To: <SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 8:16 PM > Subject: Re: [SCT-INV] macaulay - isle of lewis > > > > > However, that's all academic if in fact the Isle of Lewis is wrong. Worth > looking hard at 'Idam' to see if it's part of Lewes, E. Sussex? > > > > Sara > > > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > ______________________________