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From: "David L. White" <>
Subject: Re: THE LIST
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 1998 16:37:46 -0500


Don't know if this is a wild guess or not, but there are VILMOUTHs living
the the Alsace region of eastern France. With a V, it could be a phonetic
spelling of WILMOTHS.

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> From: Virginia W. Beck <>
> To:
> Subject: Re: THE LIST
> Date: Thursday, August 06, 1998 7:31 PM
>
> Or Prince Edward Island! We found so much SI culture there, and had such
a
> good time watching the dancing and listenening to the lively miusic, but
at
> the time I did not realize that was the major part of my heritage. This
was
> due to MY error in thinking my WILMOTHS were German when they were
actually
> either English or SI or Scot or Irish (!!!) I have found the name in
> several places. (I could use some help on this --- Joe?) Virginia.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Date: Thursday, August 06, 1998 3:52 PM
> Subject: Re: THE LIST
>
>
> >I knew I could count on Brian there to explain!
> >
> >If there are any other Ulster Scots/S-I (whatever)
> >organizations on line -- let us know about you too.
> >
> >Or any other organizations that can assist us in locating
> >ancestry. Donfam is with us for assistence with Donegal
> >families, for one.
> >
> >My SI family is in Western PA -- and there are a number
> >of branches which snuck over the border to Canada. One
> >branch right before WWII. It was given the choice of
> >being drafted into the Canadian army or the American and
> >returned -- to die in the China Sea. Shoulda stuck with
> >the Canadians, perhaps.
> >
> >I also read somewhere that up to 1/3rd of all US immigrants
> >entered by way of Canada. Something to ponder while reading
> >New York ship lists <grin> to really bring on depression.
> >My father's paternal line, MASONs from Durham, England,
> >did enter this way in the 1880's, manifesting in Michigan
> > -- a good sign that they came via Canada. I gather it was
> > often cheaper to come this way.
> >
> >And when you are yearning for a bit of Celtic Culture
> >but can't afford Scotland or Ireland, there's always Nova
> >Scotia. I mean to go there soon.
> >
> >Linda Merle
> >
> >
>
>
>

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