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| I am currently researching some of my maternal 3rd and 4th great-grandparents, all of whom lived in Orkney, Scotland: John and Elspet (Isbister) Gorrie, married March 26, 1795 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had four children: Janet(Jessie), James, Jean, and Magnus. Thomas and Jean (Loutitt(sp)) Kent, married December 4, 1832 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland.They had at least eight children:James, John, George, Thomas, Johana, Robert, Andrew, and William, and perhaps a daughter Jemima. Thomas and Ann (Banks) Baikie, married February 11, 1830 in Stromness.They had eight children:Ann, Thomas, Eliza, John, Peter, Edward, Georgeina, and William. George and Christiana (Johnston) Irvine, believed born and married in Stromness. They had nine children:Marjory, Molly & Christiana(twins), Robert, Ann, George (died young), Margaret, George, and Charles. I am also looking for any information on the ancestry or any descendants of the following: Peter Rank, born August 14, 1823 in Bayern, Germany, perhaps son of Simon Rank.May have had siblings John, Heinrich and Eva Barbara.All four emigrated to Saginaw, Michigan or the vicinity.Peter married 1868, in Saginaw, Caroline Elisabeth Wilhelmine Trarop, born September 26, 1844 in Gollnow, Pommern, Prussia.Her parents were Johann Friedrich Trarop and Catherina Dorothea Rasten.Children of Peter and Wilhelmine were: Bertha, Bernhardt, John, Henry, Mary, and Emma. Michael Riedel, born April 1, 1827 in Germany.Wife Maria Zacher, born June 1, 1828, daughter of Michael and Margaretta Zacher.Marriage date and place unknown, thought to be Germany.Emigrated to Saginaw County, Michigan.Known children were:Margaret, Mary, George, Michael, John, Barbara, Frederick, Katherine, and Caroline. Casimir Schramkowski, sometimes spelled with z for ch or -sky for -ski, born January 31, 1869 in Germany?.Son of Mary Eroscarage (sp) and Albert, possibly Charles Schramkowski, and Albert may have been son of Michael and Gustinia Schramkowski.Emigrated with parents and siblings to Saginaw County, Michigan, about 1874.Known siblings are:Helen, Standish, Annie, and Josephine. Adam and Barbara (Kabat) Heindel, both born on April 8, 1832 in Bohemia, Adam possibly son of Joseph Heindel.Emigrated to Saginaw County, Michigan, about 1866. Known children were:Joseph, Anna, Anton, Mary, Barbara, Louis, Josephine. Charles McLean, born March 5, 1846 in Pine Run, Michigan.Possibly son of Carl McLean and Mary McLellan, or son of Seth McLean. Any information on any of these persons or families would be greatly appreciated.I'd love to hear from anyone else interested in these families or family names as well! | Molly Anderson's Genealogy Home Page Updated September 5, 2000 |
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