I could only help you if they were living in Simcoe County. Do you have any first names? There is a Strachan family living in Oro Township. George Strachan (1827-1915) and his wife Margaret Mitchell (1825-1898) came from Aberdeen, Scotland. There family: Margaret Robert William Elizabeth Also in the 1861 Census there are the following: James Stracharn, Essa, age 16 Alexander Straghan, Tosorontio, age 17 Jane Straghan, Tosorontio, age 17 John Straghan, Tosorontio, age 17 Mary Strahan, Mono age 19 Are any of these familiar? Heather Campbell Beausoleil --- On Wed, 6/30/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Ontario census lookup request To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 12:22 AM Hello Heather, I wonder if you could kindly look for a Strachan family (maybe Straun or other spelling) living in Ontario in 1861. I think they lived in a place in Ontario called Blue something? Many thanks if you can do this - don't worry if you can't. Best wishes, Mary (Australia) > *    Oro Twp, Simcoe County: > > *    Duncan McNabb, born Islay about 1804 (died Apr 1871) > *    Catherine [MS unknown], born Islay about 1807 (died > 1888) *    Several children born Islay until 1836 > *    Several children born Oro 1837 to 1854 Bigger.  Stronger.  Faster. Sign up for a New Free Email Account at http://MyEmail.com ------------------------------- Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor netiquette. Please don't do it. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message