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Title: Help identifying place name in Cromartyshire
Post by: mead researcher on Tuesday 22 March 16 11:27 GMT (UK)

Hi on Ross & Cromarty board - I hope I am directing this enquiry to the right area?
We are having difficulty deciphering the area/place in Cromartyshire and hoping someone with local knowledge can help....
We can read Cromarty, Scotland, with Shire written beneath the word Cromarty.
We can't read the first word.
Fingers crossed.
Barb in Australia

Title: Re: Help identifying place name in Cromartyshire
Post by: Skoosh on Tuesday 22 March 16 14:56 GMT (UK)

Barb,  could be something like,  Red-ol.  Cromarty-shire is difficult as it consisted of unconnected packets of land which were later merged with Ross.

Skoosh.

Title: Re: Help identifying place name in Cromartyshire
Post by: Rosinish on Tuesday 22 March 16 15:40 GMT (UK)

Hi Barb,

My guess would be Resolis?

Annie

Title: Re: Help identifying place name in Cromartyshire
Post by: isobelw on Tuesday 22 March 16 15:43 GMT (UK)

Redcastle?
The third letter looks like a 'd' - compare with the one at the end of 'Scotland'
Isobel

Title: Re: Help identifying place name in Cromartyshire
Post by: Rosinish on Tuesday 22 March 16 15:50 GMT (UK)

Hi Barb,

Is it possible you could post more info. please such as names/dates/occupation, what the doc. is etc. to help further as sometimes extra info. is a good help to determine possibilities?

Annie

Title: Re: Help identifying place name in Cromartyshire
Post by: Rosinish on Tuesday 22 March 16 16:15 GMT (UK)

Quote from: isobelw on Tuesday 22 March 16 15:43 GMT (UK)

Redcastle?

Isobel

Isobel,

Good call......was in between cooking when I posted so didn't read reply posted.

Annie

Title: Re: Help identifying place name in Cromartyshire
Post by: mead researcher on Wednesday 23 March 16 02:43 GMT (UK)

Thanks for those replies - attaching what is a very old photo to hopefully help with id of word.
No idea of date.
Wondering - if it is Redcastle, would the word be likely to be abbreviated...?
Look forward to further advice.
Barb

Title: Re: Help identifying place name in Cromartyshire
Post by: oldfashionedgirl on Wednesday 23 March 16 09:38 GMT (UK)

Looking at the number of letters and knowing this area through my own research could it be Avoch ?
(Pronounced 'och' as in och aye ! )

Title: Re: Help identifying place name in Cromartyshire
Post by: Skoosh on Wednesday 23 March 16 10:05 GMT (UK)

This guy's obviously not a common five/eight, a laird/merchant/writer/ maybe. You should be able to find him, a site like "Slaves and Highlanders" might be worth a look, also look under Gillanders, north form of Anderson, a notorious Highland factor so called.

How about Arbol/Arboll?

Skoosh.

Title: Re: Help identifying place name in Cromartyshire
Post by: Archivos on Wednesday 23 March 16 10:29 GMT (UK)

Could it be Udol?  There are some Andersons from there, including a few ministers.

Title: Re: Help identifying place name in Cromartyshire
Post by: matthewj64 on Wednesday 23 March 16 10:44 GMT (UK)

This has a reference to an "Alexander Anderson of Udale" in 1788 which would probably fit the date of the pic

http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/historical-tax-rolls/horse-tax-rolls-1785-1798/horse-tax-volume-09/75

Title: Re: Help identifying place name in Cromartyshire
Post by: Skoosh on Wednesday 23 March 16 11:43 GMT (UK)

Well done Archivos & Matthew!  ;D

Skoosh.

Title: Re: Help identifying place name in Cromartyshire
Post by: mead researcher on Wednesday 23 March 16 12:00 GMT (UK)

Thanks for all the replies - will see what eventuates when (if) further inf. on the family comes to light.
Barb in Oz

Title: Re: Help identifying place name in Cromartyshire
Post by: Skoosh on Wednesday 23 March 16 13:22 GMT (UK)

Barb,  check the "Fasti" of the Church of Scotland for details of its ministers.

"Eventuates!" like it!   ;D

Skoosh.

Title: Re: Help identifying place name in Cromartyshire
Post by: mead researcher on Sunday 03 April 16 22:54 BST (UK)

I wanted to say thank you for all the replies re my enquiry as to place name on old photo.
It has turned out to be UDALE/UDOLL various spellings in Cromarty with a lot of information arising from the revelation including a much looked for link to the family line.
ROOTSCHAT is a great boon  to people doing research, especially research far from home  :)
Thanks again to all.
Barb in Australia