A useful website I have come across deals with old medical terms and gives the modern definition. For example phthisis/phthysis pulmonaris is pulmonary tuberculosis. This can be found at http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk then click on Archaic Medical Terms. Marlene Wood In message <[email protected]>, ksp <[email protected]> writes >Format: >Name, profession, marital status; date and place of death; sex; age [in >years unless otherwise noted]; father and occupation; mother [maiden >name shown unless otherwise noted]; cause of death; burial place; >informant. > >Catherine McKAY, pauper, widow; Dec 29, 1859 at Braekirkiboll; F; 84; >Hugh McKENZIE, tenant, deceased; Janet [maiden name not provided], >deceased; general debility; Tongue Burial; Henriettta McKAY, daughter. > >Ann McKAY, pauper; Dec 31, 1859 at Strath, Skerray; F; 76; Alexander >MacKAY, tenant, deceased; no mother listed; general debility; >Torrisdale Burial; Donald SUTHERLAND, neighbor. > >rest are 1860 > >Euphemia McKAY, widow; Jan 11 at Dalnafree, Melness; F; 74; George >McKAY, tenant, deceased; Mary McKAY; consumption; Ferry House Burial; >George SUTHERLAND, neighbor. > >Ann McKAY, widow; Jan 29 at Scullomey; F; 92; John McKAY; tenant, >deceased; Janet McKAY, deceased; general debility; Tongue Burial; John >MacKAY, son. > >Betsy McKAY, widow, pauper; Feb 7 at Strathen, Melness; F; 88; Robert >McKAY, tenant, deceased; no mother listed; general debility; Ferry >House Burial; Robert McKAY, nephew. > >Catherine McKAY; Mar 3 at Strathen, Skerray; F; 11 days; WIlliam McKAY, >tenant; Dollina McKENZIE; unknown; Torrisdale; William McKAY, father. > >Catherine McKAY, widow, pauper; Apr 3 at Scullomey; F; 86; William >McKAY, tenant, deceased; Yoni [really does look like Y o n i] McKAY, >deceased; unknown; Tongue Burial; George McKAY, son-in-law. > >no forename NICOL; Apr 15 at Braetongue; F; 10 minutes; no father >listed; Janet NICOL; unknown; Tongue Burial; John NICOL; grandfather. > >Hector McKAY; May 5 at Scullomey; M; 11 months; William McKAY, >fisherman; Merran McKAY; unknown; Tongue Burial; Donald McKAY, uncle. > >Janet McKAY, widow; Apr 13 at Slettle; F; 60; Alexander ELDER, >deceased; Janet McKAY, deceased; unknown; Torrisdale Burial; George >McLEOD, neighbour. > >Barbara McKAY, widow, pauper; May 6 at Braetongue; F; 90; Hugh McKAY, >tenant, deceased; Betty McKAY, deceased; general debility; Tongue >Burial; Donald CAMPBELL, son. > >Christy McKAY, widow; May 1 at Torrisdale; F; 88; Alexander GUNN, >deceased; no mother listed; general debility; Farr Burial; ? McKAY, >neighbour. > >Christina SUTHERLAND, married; May 8 at Strath, Tongue; F; 59; William >McKAY, tenant, deceased; Ann McKAY, deceased; consumption; Tongue >Burial; Alexander SUTHERLAND, son. > >Christina McLEOD; May 13 at Talmine, Melness; F; 9 weeks; Donald >McLEOD, general assembly teacher; Jessie HUMPHREY; unknown; Ferry House >Burial; Donald McLEOD, father. > >Andrew REID, single; May 24 at Braetongue; M; 25; William REID, tenant; >Mary ANDERSON, deceased; chronic meningitis 3 weeks; Tongue Burial; >Daniel REID, brother. > >Hugh Donald Munro MacKAY; May 23 at Torroy, Skerray; M; 8 months; >Donald MacKAY, labourer; Margaret MUNRO; unknown; Torrisdale Burial; >Donald MacKAY, grandfather. > >Hugh McKAY, single; Jun 7 at Skerray Mains, Skerray; M; 17; Donald >McKAY, tenant; Sarah McKAY; unknown; Torrisdale Burial; Donald MacKAY, >father. > >Angus McKAY, carpenter, married; June 24 at Talmine, Melness; M; 61; >Angus McKAY, deceased; Bell McKAY; general debility; Ferry House >Burial; Angus McKAY, son. > >Barbara MUNRO, married; Jul 15 at Strath, Tongue; F; 66; Alexander >SUTHERLAND, tenant, deceased; Marion [no maiden name listed], deceased; >disease of liver with dropsical complications 6 months; Tongue Burial; >Donald MATHESON, son-in-law. > >Thomas McKAY; Jul 21 at Achtolly Lots, Skerray; M; 8 months; William >McKAY, mason; Marran McKAY; diarrhoea [rising from irritation of >teething] 6 weeks; Torrisdale Burial; William McKAY, father. > >Donald CAMPBELL, married; Jul 27 at Dalcharn; M; 72; Isaac CAMPBELL, >deceased; Mary McKAY; deceased; unknown; Torrisdale Burial; Margaret >CAMPBELL, spouse. > >Janet MUNRO, single; Aug 13 at Talmine, Melness; F; 14; James MUNRO, >tenant; Barbara CAMPBELL; unknown; Ferry House Burial; Donald McKAY, >neighbour. > >Donald McKAY, married; Aug 24 at Skerray Mains; M; 65; Hugh McKAY, >deceased; Margaret [no maiden name given], deceased; unknown; >Torrisdale Burial; Alexander MacKAY, son. > >Angus McKAY (DON), widower, pauper; Aug 31 at Skinnid, Melness; M; 88; >Angus McKAY, deceased; no mother listed; general debility; Ferry House >Burial; Donald MacKAY, nephew. > >Marion MANSON; Sep 3 at Dalcharn; F; 8 weeks; Alexander MANSON, tenant; >Johan McKAY; unknown; Tongue Burial; Alexander McKAY; cousin. > >Betty MUNRO; Sep 9 at Skinnid, Melness; F; 17; John MUNRO, fisherman; >Catherine McKAY; smallpox; Ferry House Burial; Robert McKAY, neighbour. > >Donald McKAY, married; Sep 29 at Island Roan; M; 54; Angus McKAY, >deceased; Mary CAMPBELL; unknown; Torrisdale Burial; Donald McKAY, >nephew. > >Alexander MANSON, married; Sep 29 at Dalcharn; M; 52; Alexander MANSON, >deceased; Euphemia McKAY; consumption; Tongue Burial; Alexander McKAY, >nephew. > >Mary McKAY, married; Oct 10 at Achtolly Lots, Skerray; F; 45; George >McKAY; Betty McKAY; unknown, Torrisdale Burial; Robert McKAY, son. > >Wymes GORDON; Oct 21 at Hyshbacky, Tongue; M; 5; John GORDON, deceased; >Bell McKENZIE; unknown; Tongue Burial; William McLEOD, neighbour. > >Johan McKAY, single; Oct 28 at Tubeg, Skerray; F; 13; George McKAY, >tenant; Mary McKAY; consumption; Torrisdale Burial; George McKAY, >father. > >Hector John McKAY; Nov [no day] at Mall Skerray; M; 7 months; Gordon >McKAY, labourer; Betty ROSS; unknown; Torrisdale Burial; Gordon McKAY, >father. > >Catherine McKAY, married; Aug 15 at Achtolly Lots, Skerray; F; 65; >Donald McKAY, deceased; Jane McKAY, deceased; unknown; Torrisdale >Burial; James MacKAY, son. > >Johan MANSON, widow; Nov 17 at Dalcharn; F; 40; Angus McKAY, deceased; >Marion [no maided name listed]; committed suicide; Tongue Burial; >Alexander McKAY, neighbour. > >Mina ROSS, married pauper; Dec 20 at Braekirkiboll, Tongue; F; 72; no >parents listed; general debility; Tongue Burial; Archibald McNEILL, >Inspector of Poor. > >that's the lot for 1860 > >Karen Sutherland-Pahia >Kahaluu, Oahu, Hawaii > >______________________________ -- Mike Wood