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Post by AndrewP » Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:49 pm

emanday wrote:luaergawrio
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Challenge - Any suggestions where these two ladies hailed from :lol:
Blairgowrie?

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emanday
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Post by emanday » Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:32 pm

Not even close, Andrew :lol:
[b]Mary[/b]
A cat leaves pawprints on your heart
McDonald or MacDonald (some couldn't make up their mind!), Bonner, Crichton, McKillop, Campbell, Cameron, Gitrig (+other spellings), Clark, Sloan, Stewart, McCutcheon, Ireland (the surname)
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Post by pinkshoes » Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:52 pm

Invergowrie? :?


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Post by Russell » Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:56 pm

My try is Lower Largo

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Working on: Oman, Brock, Miller/Millar, in Caithness.
Roan/Rowan, Hastings, Sharp, Lapraik in Ayr & Kirkcudbrightshire.
Johnston, Reside, Lyle all over the place !
McGilvray(spelt 26 different ways)
Watson, Morton, Anderson, Tawse, in Kilrenny
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Post by emanday » Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:48 pm

All wrong :lol:

A few more guesses? If any one gets it, I'll be really surprised.
[b]Mary[/b]
A cat leaves pawprints on your heart
McDonald or MacDonald (some couldn't make up their mind!), Bonner, Crichton, McKillop, Campbell, Cameron, Gitrig (+other spellings), Clark, Sloan, Stewart, McCutcheon, Ireland (the surname)
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Post by AnneM » Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:53 pm

Inverurie??

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Post by emanday » Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:02 pm

Nope :lol:
[b]Mary[/b]
A cat leaves pawprints on your heart
McDonald or MacDonald (some couldn't make up their mind!), Bonner, Crichton, McKillop, Campbell, Cameron, Gitrig (+other spellings), Clark, Sloan, Stewart, McCutcheon, Ireland (the surname)
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Post by IanS » Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:55 am

Lugar,Ayr(shire)???
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Post by mistral » Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:15 am

Edinburgh?
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Post by grannysrock » Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:56 am

Oh Mary please give us a clue !

Is it somewhere in Scotland ? A recognised parish ?
Does it in fact contain any of the consonants used in the transcription ?

Is it somewhere in Gamrie ?
[help]

Sally
Newhaven-DRYBURGH,NICOLL,HUNTER(+Alloa) ; Lesmahagow-MITCHELL,LAMB, BARR, BROWN,CALLAN; Comrie-MCDOUGALL, MCEWEN, MCLAREN, BRYSON; BEW - PRINGLE, FISHER,SPENCE;Edzell-MIDDLETON,DORWARD;
Edin.-JOHNSTON, MONTGOMERY;Fife-SIME, FORRESTER, WANLESS
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