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sporran
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Re: Castle Garden

Post by sporran » Sat Jan 07, 2006 4:33 pm

Hello Mary,


excellent find. I have already found my Barrett family (from Samuel Barrett and Elizabeth McCurdy) on the Ohio ship in 1879. Any idea what the abbreviation H.w in male forenames means?


Regards,

John

MaryE
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Post by MaryE » Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:18 pm

Hello John

Glad you've found it useful!

I don't know about H.w - Howell, Howard? Given that there is a full stop in between the H and the w I'd be inclined to think that they're two separate initials. I had a quick look at the entry on the site and although it shows as H.w. on the index, once you click on that entry it comes up as H.W. Barrett.

Mary

Miss Poohs
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Location: Clydebank, in Bonnie Scotland

Post by Miss Poohs » Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:25 pm

Yayyyy glad to help - so many folks have assisted me in my searches, it's nice to be able to help out too :D
Beveridge, Bonnar, Burns,Candlin, Colquhoun, Dewar,Graham,Hislop,Jackson & Robertson.
Martin & Nelson - all Liverpool
Allison, Beaton, MacLean, McLuskie & Todd.
Grant, McEwan, McLean & Syme.

CatrionaL
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Location: Scottish Borders

Post by CatrionaL » Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:26 pm

MaryE wrote:Working backwards from Ellis Island rather than forwards, this seems to be a useful site - www.castlegarden.org .

Mary
Thanks, Mary

Just found one of my Renfrewshire Ferrié on the Castle Garden site.

best wishes
Catriona