***************************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. ***************************************************************************** Both Judy and I have, for different reasons, reservations about the transcription of Kenneth Scobie's gravestone. In the Cowper and Ross book on Sutherland gravestones the inscription is: died 1 May 1851 aged 55. Last week I had the opportunity to check the gravestone at Loth. It was completely covered in moss and the style of the lettering was difficult to read, with only parts of each letter actually incised in the stone. However, the details were definitely 1 May 1833 aged 55. This fits much better with all the known facts. Loth is a very old graveyard with evidence of continual re-use over many hundreds of years - one's feet sink into the ground and small pieces of bone litter the surface. What is really depressing, however, is the state of many of the stones. The effects of time, weather and proper care are all too obvious. Many stones are already impossible to read. Malcolm Bangor-Jones -----Original Message----- From: Judy Meibusch [mailto:raigmore@tmba.design.net.au] Sent: 11 April 2001 09:57 To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Family History Soc R & C. ******************************************************************* This email has been received from an external party and has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. ******************************************************************* I wondered if someone may have the address of a Family History Soc that would cover the parish of Tain ( R & C)? I am interested in looking for a possible newspaper obituary for Eliz Henrietta Scobie died 1858 and that of her husband Kenneth Scobie died abt 1851 Loth. many thanks Judy M ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp