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From: (William Stranney)
Subject: Re: [Scotch-Irish] Surname interests
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 21:51:57 +0100
References: <200104221743.AA425460024@mail.fea.net>


Linda,


You said:

> Hi Billy, have you checked IGI? It's not terribly good for Ireland,
> but there's Agnes Straney, married 3 Mar 1788, presbyterian, in
> Kircubbin, Down. The earliest ones are Stranie and they appear to
> be English. Or in England. But in the 1600's you got them in England.
> I don't find the surname in my English surname book (Reany and
> Wilson) but then some of mine are not in it.

I have checked IGI. It is very interesting - lots of names for me to
investigate. I have checked every surname book I could find (Scottish,
English and Irish) and have found my surname in one surname book only. I
have not got its name (aren't I careless!) but I know where to get it again.
It is by an Irish author and the book is very "Irish" (as in Irish language)
in its orientation. I will get its name again! I can't remember the author
because his name is in Irish and, although I have been taught Irish at
school, surnames in Irish are are a bit strange to me! It was in a local
Library Headquarters in Ballynahinch in Co Down. This library has an Irish
(NI Irish/British etc.) section and has a newish computer database which is
devoted to emigration material, letters etc. It is quite good but it will
get better as time goes by. They have a web page/site. "Ballynahinch Library
Headquarters County Down will surely get it in a search engine.

> This might be old news.... There's some in Scotland too, but
> those seem to be in the 1800's.
>
> Sorry if this is old news....

Linda, I'm delighted to get this news. When someone else takes the trouble
to offer you a snippet of genealogical information it can help in a couple
of ways at least. They may often perceive/analyse the information in a
different way than you have and offer a new insight. Or, in any case, the
mere act of offering it can gee one up to greater efforts in one's own
analysis!
But you know all this anyway.

Thanks.


Billy.


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