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Sutherland married 1826 Milne or Mill?
« on: Friday 06 May 11 01:57 BST (UK) »
William Sutherland married Margaret Milne December 1826. On the headstone in Reay Old Cemetery her surname is Mill.Does anyone know which is correct?
Thank you Freda

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Re: Sutherland married 1826 Milne or Mill?
« Reply #1 on: Friday 06 May 11 06:35 BST (UK) »
could be either! I,ve found the same thing with the name Mill/Milne in Orkney
Dumfriesshire: Bell, Kerr, Dickson, Hetherington
Orkney: Cursiter, Peace, Drever, Cooper, Paterson, Brock, Leslie, Malcomson, Miller, Scott
Cumberland: Charlton, Young

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Re: Sutherland married 1826 Milne or Mill?
« Reply #2 on: Friday 06 May 11 09:43 BST (UK) »
hi Freda

welcome to rootschat :)

as akc notes , this seems to happen often
i have perth family Mill or Mills
then angus family(various) who can be listed Mill , Miln , or Milne

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Re: Sutherland married 1826 Milne or Mill?
« Reply #3 on: Friday 06 May 11 23:31 BST (UK) »
Thank you akc. I was totally cofused with Mill/Milne. Now i can go ahead with it.
 Freda