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From: "Robina Stirk" <>
Subject: Re: Anderson, Shetland Islands
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 04:44:50 +0930
References: <006f01c263fe$19978a80$0e5536d2@pbncomputer> <004801c26611$6be2d460$1df631ca@igrin.co.nz>


Peter

Are you related to Isabella Anderson who married William Bruce FORDYCE. This
couple lived in Auckland NZ and had 16 children.

Robina Stirk

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Sim" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: Anderson, Shetland Islands


> Hi Anne
>
> I have been following the Andrew Strachan discussion. My own interest
though
> is in ANDERSON from the Shetland Islands.
>
> You can see my Anderson line on my website, at
> http://www.igrin.co.nz/petersim/pedigree.html .
>
> If there's any connection with your genealogy, I'd appreciate hearing from
> you.
>
> Regards,
> Peter
>
> Whangarei, New Zealand
> Homepage: http://www.igrin.co.nz/petersim/
>
> Researching the following family surnames in the United Kingdom:
> Angus: SIM (Forfar), DAVIDSON;
> Kent: MERCER (Hadlow/Yalding);
> Shetland Islands: ANDERSON (Basta);
> Lanark: DEVLIN (Glasgow);
> Down: DEVLIN (Ballynahinch);
> Worcestershire: ALLEN (Oldswinford);
> Cambridgeshire: FREE (Horseheath);
> Somerset: RICHARDSON (Wellow, Bath);
> Westmorland: WALKER (Grasmere);
> ALL in New Zealand.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ANNROB <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 7:10 AM
> Subject: Andrew Strachan
>
>
> > I have found a article on the shetland today site (lots of interesting
> articles worth looking at) regarding a court case of Andrew Strachan of
Ham
> in Bressay . I would like to ascertain whether this could be my gg
> grandfather who was born in 1839 Rathen. Andrew brought his family to
> Bressay from Fraserburgh around 1880 when the fishing station was set up
at
> Ham. Would there be records that would give the age of Andrew Strachan or
> other details that may help. I have checked the 1881 census and it
appears
> that he and his son are the only Andrew Strachans in Shetalnd.
> >
> > Many thanks,
> > Anne Dunn, Cambridge, New Zealand.
> >
> > names researching Bressay Shetland.
> >
> > Tait, Strachan, Duncan, Anderson,Begg
> >
> >
> >
http://www.shetlandtoday.co.uk/magazine/index.asp?stories/herring.htm~main
> >
> >
>
>
>


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