Two Island with the same name ?

scottishMisty · Post by **scottishMisty** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:59 pm

Hi all
I am just new to this forum
I have trace some family named Grant to Skye and Island Scalpay but I have found two Scalpay .
I am planing a trip up next year to find out more info but don't want to be looking in the wrong place can anyone help me find the right Scalpay

The info I have is Hellen Grant had twin boys 1907 born at Broadford Skye
names Hugh and Coiln Grant
her Father name was Colin Grant from Scalpay and his father name was Lachlan Grant and mother was Helen Chisholm
any help would be great
Jan

PaulaD · Post by **PaulaD** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:12 pm

Hi Jan,

Welcome to Talking Scot

Broadford is a town at the southeast end of the Isle of Skye and Scalpay is an island off the coast about 5 miles from Broadford as the crow flies!

What sort of information are you looking for?

Paula

scottishMisty · Post by **scottishMisty** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:38 pm

Hi Paula
I have look Scalpay on google earth and on the web and found two one with a bridge and a other one just beside Skye I am trying to find out what one the family was born on
I have got back to a Lachlan Grant born abt 1801 he married Hellen Chrisholm she died young and Lachen got remarried to a Marg or Mary Mattheson I found a 1841 census and the family is all there on Scaplay
I would love to try a find the brith cert or info on Lachlan Grant of any info on his wife Helen Chrisholm There had two sons Named Donald Grant and Colin Grant
any help would be great
Jan

Muriel · Post by **Muriel** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:20 pm

Hi Jan

If the other family members were born on Skye then it's likely to be the one off Skye. The other Scalpay is off the Island of Harris (the bridge is quite a recent innovation!) so quite a distance away.

Muriel

scottishMisty · Post by **scottishMisty** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:29 pm

Hi Muriel
Thanks for that I thought it was that one but wasn't really sure
Does anyone live on that Scalpay Island anymore

Post by **AndrewP** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:14 pm

Hi Jan,

It looks like there is a small population on Scalpay. The "big house", plus various cottages (including 3 for hire for holidays). There are no surfaced roads. If you visit, you leave your car on Skye, and the boatman will take you across. The only vehicles on the island are 2 tractors, a truck and a quad-bike.

See http://www.isleofscalpay.com/home.htm

Looks good if you like a remote holiday. No shops on the island. For remoter parts of the island: electricity by generator, gas in cylinders.

Looks like the population will be measured in tens rather than hundreds.

Scalpay (Skye) was in Strath parish. Scalpay (Harris) was in Harris parish.

All the best,

AndrewP

scottishMisty · Post by **scottishMisty** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:41 pm

Thanks AndrewP

Sorry it's taking so long to reply
is there a church on the inland or if I will have to look somewhere else for info I am new to all family research and still learning
Jan