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Western highlands and Islands LOOKUP OFFER
« on: Wednesday 28 June 06 18:45 BST (UK) »
Hi - if anyone needs any info an places in the western highlands and islands I'd be happy to help. i live over in Aberdeenshire but I go over to the west coast about 5/6 times a year and I know its an inaccessible place to get to if you live outside scotland!
I've travelled the west coast and its islands for the past 10 years and know it very well.
If you need any info on places or any lookups in cemetries etc just let me know.
I will be going over to the western isles (outer hebrides) in the next month and will also be visiting morvern, moidart and ardnamurchan (the are to the weast o ffort william) as well as Knoydart in the next month too.

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Surname interests:<br />Salter, Fulford, Woodcock, Finney, Tissington, Driscoll, Shea, Maxfield, Collier, Hughes, Williams, Petty, Pearson, Prescott, Baldwin, <br /><br />Area interests:<br />West Riding Yorkshire: Rotherham, Hemsworth, Darfield, Sheffield<br />Worcestershire/Staffordshire: Oldbury, West Bromwich, Halesowen, White Heath<br />Lancashire: Wigan, Aspull, <br />Nottinghamshire: Worksop<br />erbyshire:alfreton, ironville, codnor

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Re: Western highlands and Islands LOOKUP OFFER
« Reply #1 on: Friday 25 August 06 23:32 BST (UK) »
Hi there: Guess I'm late in getting my request here, but here goes: I am researching the McIsaac line, from South Uist, Baptismal Records of Lochdar?? were often spoken of by my grandfather.  But I was young, and who listens to the old folks then? Now, with everyone before me gone, I'm wracking my old brain.  My ggrandfather was born here in Cape Breton, on the east coast of Canada, but his ancestor Roderick McIsaac, b. 1791 came here to settle with 3 brothers and a sister.  It was told to me that there were other siblings that either stayed in South Uist or moved somewhere else.    Any help you can give me will be appreciated.  Anne  (*)     



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Re: Western highlands and Islands LOOKUP OFFER
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 18 April 07 14:50 BST (UK) »
Hi Alison, It's been a while since you posted this message but if you are going to the Islands again would be interested if you would have a look in Luskentyre Cemetery for me for my Maclennan, Morrison, Macdonald and Mackinnon ancestors for me
Cheers
Catherine
maclennan harris/ross & cromarty
morrison, macdonald,mackinnon in harris
kane in longford,ireland
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Re: Western highlands and Islands LOOKUP OFFER
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 18 April 07 22:45 BST (UK) »
Hi Alison,
Would you be going to Harris by any chance, I have ancestors there.
Regards
Catherine
maclennan harris/ross & cromarty
morrison, macdonald,mackinnon in harris
kane in longford,ireland
murphy


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Re: Western highlands and Islands LOOKUP OFFER
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 19 April 07 00:24 BST (UK) »
Hi, no not Harris for a while - i went last summer. Although I can recommend the family history centre for the western isles - its called Seallam - they have a site if you google it. you will have top pay but they have done a lifetimes worth of research out there and theyre based on Harris.

Sorry i cant help at the mo. Im very busy at the moment with other things - just moved house and going back to uni later this year so sorry to all those people who've requested a lookup and i havent got round to it. I will try at some point to get it all done!

Alison
Surname interests:<br />Salter, Fulford, Woodcock, Finney, Tissington, Driscoll, Shea, Maxfield, Collier, Hughes, Williams, Petty, Pearson, Prescott, Baldwin, <br /><br />Area interests:<br />West Riding Yorkshire: Rotherham, Hemsworth, Darfield, Sheffield<br />Worcestershire/Staffordshire: Oldbury, West Bromwich, Halesowen, White Heath<br />Lancashire: Wigan, Aspull, <br />Nottinghamshire: Worksop<br />erbyshire:alfreton, ironville, codnor

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Re: Western highlands and Islands LOOKUP OFFER
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 19 April 07 02:17 BST (UK) »
Thank you Alison
maclennan harris/ross & cromarty
morrison, macdonald,mackinnon in harris
kane in longford,ireland
murphy

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Re: Western highlands and Islands LOOKUP OFFER
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 16 May 07 20:47 BST (UK) »
I've just moved to North West Skye (Duirinish area) so if anyone wants any photos of cemetaries etc in that areaI'd be happy to help
Davies: Flintshire & Liverpool<br />Williams: Anglesey & Liverpool<br />Hughes: Anglesey<br />Evans: N Wales<br />Street: Lancs & Cheshire<br />Skilling: Liverpool & Ulster<br />Gilfillan: Co Down<br />McNickle: Ulster, Derry<br />Dempsey: Co Derry<br />Bilsborrow: Liverpool<br />Potter: Liverpool
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Re: Western highlands and Islands LOOKUP OFFER
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 17 May 07 10:38 BST (UK) »
Cedas,

My Mother's family were all from Kilmuir, let me know if that is too far for you to travel.
wini
Gunn, Cree, Reid,McNeice, Munro, McPhee
Jackson, Gillies,Gebbie. McCredie, nicolson, McAskill,
MacKinnon,Morrison,Campbell,

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Re: Western highlands and Islands LOOKUP OFFER
« Reply #8 on: Friday 01 June 07 21:45 BST (UK) »
Sorry for the delay in replying - there is a Kilmuir very near here but is ist the same one?  More details please
Davies: Flintshire & Liverpool<br />Williams: Anglesey & Liverpool<br />Hughes: Anglesey<br />Evans: N Wales<br />Street: Lancs & Cheshire<br />Skilling: Liverpool & Ulster<br />Gilfillan: Co Down<br />McNickle: Ulster, Derry<br />Dempsey: Co Derry<br />Bilsborrow: Liverpool<br />Potter: Liverpool
Also special interest in Edinburgh, Whiting and Goodger