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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Orkney => Topic started by: Tiffaney on Saturday 14 April 12 21:47 BST (UK)

Title: SHEARER, Baikie born Stronsay parents please?
Post by: Tiffaney on Saturday 14 April 12 21:47 BST (UK)

Need help to find the parents of Baikie SHEARER b: c1790 Stronsay who married James STEVENSON.

Thankyou,
Tiffaney
Title: Re: SHEARER, Baikie born Stronsay parents please?
Post by: Joyful on Saturday 14 April 12 22:36 BST (UK)
  I can't help you I'm afraid :( however if you

  go to www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/OKI/famhist.html
 
  there is a list of people who will help people with specific

  areas of Orkney. If you scroll down you will see the name of the

  lady for Stronsay. You can contact her by email.

  Hope this is of some help to you. Good Luck :)

  Joy

Title: Re: SHEARER, Baikie born Stronsay parents please?
Post by: Skoosh on Saturday 14 April 12 22:37 BST (UK)
Tiffaney,  I've Stronsay connections myself. The island website is    http://www.stronsay.com
a superb site is  "Cursiter"   http://www.cursiter.com   and of course the Orkney Family History Society.

Skoosh.
Title: Re: SHEARER, Baikie born Stronsay parents please?
Post by: Tiffaney on Sunday 15 April 12 23:41 BST (UK)
Thankyou both very much Joyful and Skoosh for your helpful replies to my query.

Do you know of these two sites which especially may be of interest to you Skoosh having ancestors from Stronsay.
http://stronsaykinfolk.proboards.com/index.cgi
and
http://kinfromthenorth.proboards.com/index.cgi

Much appreciated,
Tiffaney  :)
Title: Re: SHEARER, Baikie born Stronsay parents please?
Post by: Tiffaney on Sunday 15 April 12 23:53 BST (UK)
Have just emailed lady re Baikie whom you kindly suggested Joyful - will let you both know outcome.
Great site.  Will try finding my Craigie & Scotts from Sanday as I see there are three people one can contact - great!! :)
Thankyou,
Tiffaney
Title: Re: SHEARER, Baikie born Stronsay parents please?
Post by: Joyful on Monday 16 April 12 02:55 BST (UK)
 Glad you found it helpful Tiffaney :)

 Let us know how you get on

 Joy :) :)
Title: Re: SHEARER, Baikie born Stronsay parents please?
Post by: Skoosh on Monday 23 April 12 22:59 BST (UK)
Tiffany, thanks for that, my Stronsay folk were Smith's, must make progress there,

Skoosh.
Title: Re: SHEARER, Baikie born Stronsay parents please?
Post by: Tiffaney on Saturday 23 June 12 21:34 BST (UK)

Hi Joyful,

Sorry to say I heard nothing back from my email.

Will keep looking.
Thanks, Tiff
Title: Re: SHEARER, Baikie born Stronsay parents please?
Post by: Joyful on Friday 29 June 12 08:05 BST (UK)
What a shame Tiff :(

Are you a member of the OFHS? They may be able to help :-\

Joy
Title: Re: SHEARER, Baikie born Stronsay parents please?
Post by: Tiffaney on Saturday 30 June 12 00:59 BST (UK)
Was a member of OFS until this year.

Thanks for you suggestion Joyful

Tiff
Title: Re: SHEARER, Baikie born Stronsay parents please?
Post by: Joyful on Saturday 30 June 12 02:50 BST (UK)
Another thought Tiff...do you have the children for Baikie and James?

Sometimes possibilities suggest themselves through the naming

of the children :)

Baikie, I'm almost certain, was a surname in Orkney. There is always the possibility

that Baikie was the mother's maiden name or the Grandmother's name. I'm just

brainstorming here ;D

Joy