This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------B939F2DA07E8029FAB217C50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello David MacDonald. My husband & I were in Invergarry and Aberchalder in early April but did not get too much information there. Aberchalder is an area only however Invergarry has a hotel. Of more interest is the Glengarry Information Visitors Centre next door to it which has MacDonell and Ellice history. Joane Whitmore is secretary of the centre and I originally reached her by writing in care of the Invergarry Hotel at Invergarry. We spoke to Jane Alexander at the visitor centre (she is an Ellice descendant). The centre is in it's 2nd or 3rd year and they are looking for history, pictures, etc. from anyone who wishes to donate what they have. I didn't get too much information there as most of the records were destroyed, or so I understand. My family came from Aberchalder on the Jane in the year 1790. They settled at Nine Mile River, Hants Co., Nova Scotia. Hope the above helps. Gail Macdonell SCT-INVERNESS-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > SCT-INVERNESS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 179 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: [SCT-INV-L] unusual first name ["Jane Macgillivray" <jane@providen] > #2 [SCT-INV-L] ELDER - Drakies Cemete ["Kay Sturgeon" <kaysturgeon@one.ne] > #3 [SCT-INV-L] Inverness History Sour [David McDonald <condor@ansonic.com] > #4 Re: [SCT-INV-L] James Hunter - Aut ["George D. Christie" <george@kinmy] > #5 Re: [SCT-INV-L] ELDER - Drakies Ce ["George D. Christie" <george@kinmy] > #6 Re: [SCT-INV-L] Reruitment poster [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: Re: [SCT-INV-L] unusual first names query > Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 22:42:09 +0100 > From: "Jane Macgillivray" <jane@providence2000.freeserve.co.uk> > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com > > Dear Alan, > Personally have never heard such an unusual name and find it most > imaginative at a time when tradition ruled. I have heard that Marcelle, > Marseillie are alternatives for Marjory. What became of her? Jane > > >Donald Kennedy, born in 1756, near Fort William, and who married Ann Grant, > had many children who were given standard first names, such as Duncan, > Donald, Ann, Mary, Catherine, etc HOWEVER one female child was named > Marcelina Babelina !! > > > >Has anyone ever heard of such names for Highland Scots ? > > > >Cheers, > >Alan Shaw > >Downunder > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [SCT-INV-L] ELDER - Drakies Cemetery Lookup > Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 09:16:27 +1000 > From: "Kay Sturgeon" <kaysturgeon@one.net.au> > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi all, first posting to the list. > > I have a Colin ELDER who was baptised 6 Apr 1830 at Drakies INV, twin > to Robert Mackenzie ELDER. > > It is thought he did not survive infancy. Would SKS with access to > Drakies cemetery registers check to see if they can find a burial > entry. His parents were Andrew Elder and Catherine McKenzie. > > Kay Sturgeon, ,-_|\ > 2 St Pauls Crt / *\ > MOUNT LOUISA \_,-._/ > QLD 4814 v > AUSTRALIA > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [SCT-INV-L] Inverness History Source > Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 17:44:05 +1000 > From: David McDonald <condor@ansonic.com.au> > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com > > Does anyone know of a person or source who may be an "expert" in local > history around Invergarry or Aberchalder at the lower end of Loch Ness > around Loch Oich. > Would either of these towns be large enough to have a local library or > historical society. > Alternatively, would anyone know if the crofter hamlet of LEEK was one > of the crofter communities to have migration forced upon it's > inhabitants in the mid to late 1800's. > David > Australia > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [SCT-INV-L] James Hunter - Author > Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 08:57:36 +0100 > From: "George D. Christie" <george@kinmylie.demon.co.uk> > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com > > In message <a7.4889d57.266f0895@aol.com>, Skyedam@aol.com writes > >Can anyone provide an address and/or E-mail address for the author, James > >Hunter. He was living in Skye and moved within the last year to Inverness. > >Please forward to my address: Skyedam@aol.com in lieu of posting it to > >the list. Thank you!!!! > > > >Dave MacLeod > > > Sorry I can't help with the address but he is appearing at Waterstones > bookshop today. If you get in touch with them they might help. > -- > George D. Christie > " Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse > to better " > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [SCT-INV-L] ELDER - Drakies Cemetery Lookup > Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 09:20:31 +0100 > From: "George D. Christie" <george@kinmylie.demon.co.uk> > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com > > In message <00ef01bfd0d6$68c9d620$0e6c65cb@x7b3y6>, Kay Sturgeon > <kaysturgeon@one.net.au> writes > >Hi all, first posting to the list. > > > >I have a Colin ELDER who was baptised 6 Apr 1830 at Drakies INV, twin > >to Robert Mackenzie ELDER. > > > >It is thought he did not survive infancy. Would SKS with access to > >Drakies cemetery registers check to see if they can find a burial > >entry. His parents were Andrew Elder and Catherine McKenzie. > > > >Kay Sturgeon, ,-_|\ > >2 St Pauls Crt / *\ > >MOUNT LOUISA \_,-._/ > >QLD 4814 v > >AUSTRALIA > > > > > As far as I know there is no Drakies cemetery or church, nor has there > ever been one. Drakies is an area on the edge of Inverness which once > formed part of an Estate. This area is now all built on and if there had > been a cemetery I would have been removed 30-40 years ago. > If I have a chance I will have a look through the Inverness Parish > records for you. > George > -- > George D. Christie > " Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse > to better " > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [SCT-INV-L] Reruitment poster 1811 - 1812 > Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 08:52:13 EDT > From: ScotHeritage@aol.com > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com > > In a message dated 02/06/00 6:04:29 AM Central Daylight Time, > bredwards@datafast.net.au writes: > > << Hi everyone, > Iam new to this, and I was wondering if anyone can tell me if there would be > any way I can find out about records of the Inverness Milita about 1804, I > had a GGG Grandfather married in Edinburgh in 1804 and it states on the > certificate that he was with the Inverness Militia (or Rifles).His name was > George Donald on the paper but was sometimes called Alexander, he married > Jean Murray from Shetland. > Hope someone has that family or knows where I can get help. > Thanks > Ruth >> > > The Gallant > Ninety - Second > or Gordon Highlanders > who have so often distinuished thenselves at Copenhagen, Spain, on the planes > of Holland and the sands of Egypt and who are now with Lord Wellington in > Portugal, want to get a few spirited young men, lads, and boys, to whom the > greatest encouragement and > Highest bounty will be given. > >From the character of the officers of the regiment who are from this part of > the Highlands, they can depend theat the interest and advantage of > high-spirited and well conducted soldiers from this part of the country will > be particularly considered. > Printed at the Journal Office, Inverness > > Dave M. --------------B939F2DA07E8029FAB217C50 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="mac_lachance.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Gail Macdonell/Keith Lachance Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="mac_lachance.vcf" begin:vcard n:;mac_lachance@telus.net x-mozilla-html:FALSE version:2.1 email;internet:mac_lachance@telus.net x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:mac_lachance@telus.net end:vcard --------------B939F2DA07E8029FAB217C50--