It looks like Lewis Island to me. There is a dot under the ditto in the line above - it could be dotting the "i" in Lewis. The final flourish that looks like it could be the tail of the "m" in Idam is really a "d" - look at the "d" in Gravesend below - they are the same. And the "d" in idam is really sl. It is also definitely Scotland - same d at the end. The Ancestry transcriptions are lousy. I keep correcting them for them. Robin -----Original Message----- From: Coastal Faggs [mailto:lakers@exemail.com.au] Sent: March 21, 2006 4:46 AM To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCT-INV] macaulay - isle of lewis 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 > > > > > > ______________________________ ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx