Hello Karen and others, I'd just like to make a small suggestion here. Have you considered the possibility that the name was not misspelt at all and was her correct name? I have seen Marcarla as a first name and it would appear there is a municipality in Italy of that name also. Perhaps she was of Italian origin and her family were named after the place they had come from. It seems to me too much of a coincidence that a misspelt name should happen to match an existing name. Just a thought. Alastair Chisholm

Hi Alastair, I originally thought that Christiana might have been Spanish or Italian etc, due to the unusual name. Spanish people said no...not a name they know. Translated Marcarla means "to mark it ". Not much help to me. It wasn't until I found her on the 1851 census in Gravesend where she said that she was from Lewis Isle that the penny dropped. (Well is actually looks like Lewis Idam.......is that a place?) If the family was from Italy, and moved to Lewis Isle, is there a any way to find out? Thanks Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alastair Chisholm" <a.chisholm@dial.pipex.com> To: <SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com>; <lakers@exemail.com.au> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 8:22 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-INV] macaulay - isle of lewis > Hello Karen and others, > > I'd just like to make a small suggestion here. > Have you considered the possibility that the name was not misspelt at all > and was her correct name? I have seen Marcarla as a first name and it would > appear there is a municipality in Italy of that name also. Perhaps she was > of Italian origin and her family were named after the place they had come > from. > It seems to me too much of a coincidence that a misspelt name should happen > to match an existing name. > Just a thought. > > Alastair Chisholm > > > >