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keera
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Place Name Moray
« on: Wednesday 14 September 05 10:27 UTC (UK) »
I have been lucky to find a Bounty Emigration Passenger list for the ship Asia in 1839. Elizabeth Munro (Macrae) has Moray Ross and Cromarty has her native place. Is there a Moray in Ross and Cromarty?A google search brings it up as a county. Also OldNairn was mentioned
Thanks Keera
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Barnes & Cozens Lacock, Chippenham Wiltshire
Munro Macrae (Dingwall Scotland)
Middlemiss,(Berwick on Tweed Blackford Scotland)
Paterson (Stirling Scotland)
Parker & Page (Attleborough Northumberland)
Fowler, Patey & Bassett (London)
McInnes &McColl (Lismore & Stirling)
apanderson
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Re: Place Name Moray
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 14 September 05 15:17 UTC (UK) »
Hi Keera,

There is a Moray on the A830 road to Mallaig - do you think this might be the Moray you're looking for?

If you look at a map of Scotland and find the Isle of Skye, Morar is on the mainland just to the south east.

If it is, it's absolutely beautiful. It's a tiny bay with pure white sand. I have some photos I took last year and can send you some, just get in touch by PM and send me your e-mail address.

Anne
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Forfarian
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Re: Place Name Moray
« Reply #2 on: Friday 17 March 06 17:11 UTC (UK) »
Morar is in what used to be the county of Inverness, not in what used to be Ross and Cromarty
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JAP
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Re: Place Name Moray
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 18 March 06 05:59 UTC (UK) »
Hi keera,

Do you have the full details of what it says where these places were mentioned?

One boundary of the county of Ross and Cromarty was Moray Firth ...

I see that you have
Munro Macrae (Dingwall Scotland)
in your list of interests - and Dingwall was in Ross & Cromarty.

Is Elizabeth the following extracted entry in the IGI?
Elisabeth MACRAE m Donald MUNRO, 11 Jul 1812, Dingwall
And there are several children in Dingwall to parents of these names - all recorded submitted by a member of the LDS.

Have you looked at the film of the marriage at your local LDS Family History Centre - perhaps (a long shot) it might give a more specific place for where she came from e.g. the name of a farm?

JAP
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apanderson
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Re: Place Name Moray
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 18 March 06 12:39 UTC (UK) »
JAP and Forfarian,

I completely went off on a tangent on this thread and read Moray as Morar and probably completely confused poor Keera.

I fell in love with the place (Morar) and I think I had one of those little 'senior moments'

(That's my excuse anyway!)

It's a good job you guys are picking up on dumplings like me!

Anne
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keera
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Re: Place Name Moray
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 22 March 06 09:11 UTC (UK) »
Thank you to everyone who took the time to answer my question. I have left the Scottish link for a while and concentrated on the English ones. Yes Jap the IGI entry is the one I am researching. I will try the LDS but I have not had any luck lately with them being open! Thanks again
Keera
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Barnes & Cozens Lacock, Chippenham Wiltshire
Munro Macrae (Dingwall Scotland)
Middlemiss,(Berwick on Tweed Blackford Scotland)
Paterson (Stirling Scotland)
Parker & Page (Attleborough Northumberland)
Fowler, Patey & Bassett (London)
McInnes &McColl (Lismore & Stirling)
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