[or-roots] Finding a place from its name

[Dale Harguess]

How interesting.  I just worked in a booth at the Scottish festival last
week and there was a map of Scotland that gave all the common surnames of
the areas.  I will look at home to see if I brought a copy of the map with
me.  I do know that Anderson's and McKenzies were in the same area and later
immigrated to Northern Ireland.
Dale

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:55 AM, <ffarner at coinet.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I am usually a stealth member of this list.  I learn a lot but don't feel
> I have much to contribute.  The last time I wrote for this list was on the
> subject of adult adoptions.  I will formally adopt my Daughter on November
> 8, 2011.  That is her birthday.
>
> Today I have a problem.  I am attempting to locate two towns in Scotland.
>
> First is: Dun Fermline, Fifeshire, Scotland is the other one.  I'm doing
> better on this one.  I have a current location by that name on Google
> Earth.  Names associated with this location include: Aedison, Margaret;
> Anderson, John; Burt, Agnes [not the same Agnes as above]; Hill, Andrew;
> Inglis, Mans; Robertstone, Agnes; Ronnald, Janet; and, Whyte, James.
>
> The other is: Pitferren, Fife, Scotland is the one I am stuck on.  The
> family names include Burt, Agnes; Penman, Isabel: and, Sympson, Agnes.
>
> My overriding issue is, are these current day place names correct for the
> 1600's thru the early 1800's?  Further, I so far cannot find Pitferrn on
> any map.
>
> The Burt's lived in both places and inter-married.  I wonder if the two
> places might be close together.  I wonder if the Burt's at the two
> locations were already related [probably?], or just the name is in common
> [I do not think too likely].  I can supply much more complete lists of
> names and Birth Dates is that would help.  I just did not see cluttering
> the list with all of them.
>
> Thank you in advance for any help,
>
> Fred Farner in La Pine
>
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