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From: "Bob Smith" <>
Subject: Re: [SHETLAND] Papil Kirk cemetary
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 20:20:10 -0000
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Pam

I simply guess because I don't know. Slater is a person who slates roofs
and in Scotland slates were also known as sclates hence Slater, Sclater and
the variations Slatter and Sclatter. I have not come across the name Salter
in Shetland but it is probably there. It would also be an occupational name
in one who salts meat , fish etc to preserve it.

I have found that a lot of names seem to be spelt according to what the
listener thought it sounded like but I think the jump from Slater to Salter
would never be similar enough.

Any other ideas out there?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam Outlook Express" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: [SHETLAND] Papil Kirk cemetary


> Would the surname "Salter" be another 'version' of Slater ?
> Pam
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Smith" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 10:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [SHETLAND] Papil Kirk cemetary
>
>
> > I am also related to these Slaters. They originated in Oxna (althogh I
> have
> > also been told that the Shetand name "Slater" originated from three
Scots
> > who roofed Scalloway Castle). The earliest I have of these are John
> Slater
> > and Janet Sinclair born 1796.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Janet Ewell" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 5:23 PM
> > Subject: [SHETLAND] Papil Kirk cemetary
> >
> >
> > > First, Happy Christmas to all! I have enjoyed your company this last
> > year.
>
>
>


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