Hi Heather My HUNTER ancestors came to South Africa from Northern Ireland around 1860 but it may still turn out that centuries earlier their forbears were from Scotland. Around 1600 the English started "planting" a lot of Scottish (mainly Protestant farmers) in the Northern part of what was Ireland at the time. This was to keep a foothold on the island but also to redevelop that part of the country (which had been ravaged by centuries of battles starting with the Vikings). I have encountered many Scottish sounding names in Northern Ireland. People from there were referred to as the Irish-Scots or Ulster-Scots. Various events (e.g. The Great Famine in Ireland, 1845-1849) led to tens of thousands emigrating to the US and other English Speaking countries. South Africa only received a trickle compared to the US, OZ and surprisingly a high percentage went to England. Around 1922, Ireland split into two countries, namely, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. I have not come across a SARAH ELIZABETH JAMIESON HUNTER. I did try the NAAIRS Database which gave a few Elizabeth Hunters and Sarah Hunters. Also tried searching for any records containing Jameson Hunter to no avail. Any info about places and timelines may help. Regards Dave Long Researching: LONG, MURPHY, GRANT, BRAITHWAITE, HUNTER ---------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 03:49:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Heather Hall <yello99rose@yahoo.co.uk> Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Scottish Hunter or Jamieson Hunter in South Africa Hi Dave, I see that you're researching the name HUNTER in SA, presumably from Scottish roots... I have a Scottish/South African ancestor called SARAH ELIZABETH JAMIESON HUNTER, & would be very interested to hear from you (or anyone else) if these names sound familiar. Many thanks, Heather