In a message dated 2/24/2007 1:09:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, fraggle.roscoe@hotmail.co.uk writes: I have a little question to ask. If someone put on an English census that he was born in Port William, which Parish would he have belonged to? Diana, I believe that Port William was officially part of Mochrum Parish, located on the coast of Luce Bay in the Newton Stewart area of Wigtownshire. Prior to 1776 it was known as Killantrae. Nancy (Connecticut, USA) <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

My first question would be - could it have been Fort William, rather than Port? -----Original Message----- From: sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of NJS827@aol.com Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 1:20 PM To: SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] port william parish In a message dated 2/24/2007 1:09:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, fraggle.roscoe@hotmail.co.uk writes: I have a little question to ask. If someone put on an English census that he was born in Port William, which Parish would he have belonged to? Diana, I believe that Port William was officially part of Mochrum Parish, located on the coast of Luce Bay in the Newton Stewart area of Wigtownshire. Prior to 1776 it was known as Killantrae. Nancy (Connecticut, USA) <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message