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Tarbat parish includes the southern head at the entrance to Dornoch Firth. Portmahomack is 5km south of the head, on the western (i.e., firth) side. There is a ROC map with parishes at:
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/gazetteer/

Also worth checking out is:
http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NH9184?by=takenyear

hi i thanks for the info i will take alook at the mo i am just about to take my puppy out so i will be abut an houre ot n then i will be back

There is also info on James C Cumming, John Cumming, Flora Cumming.

Same info US national Homes for Disabled Volunteer etc and also entries for Quebec Canada.

Don't know if I'm clever enough to make this work.

This is the site:

http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=34&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=1&msT=0&gss=ms_r_f-34&gsfn=chirsty&gsln=cumming&msbpn__ftp=+scotland&sbo=1&ne=3

If you highlight it and paste it into the address bar it might work. Just tried it and it worked for me. Fingers crossed.

Just done an Ancestry search on all records.

Put in the following: Name Thomas Cumming. Date of birth 1835: Location: Tarbat Ross Shire Scotland

Ancestry search has come up with US National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers 1866-1938. Name Thomas Cumming
Birth - Location Scotland. Residence year City Milwauke Wisconsin.

There is a promise of more info but my membership does not include international so I damn well can't get into it.

ok n just incase comyn is another spelling of cumming, n thanks about the spelling

Tinkerbell do not bother about your spelling. You spell beautifully. It is all the keyboard's fault, it doesn't know how to spell. I need to follow up on the Australian angle for you. Just popped in here to check out something for OH and saw your post. Leave that with me. I think it might be a possibility because I came across some of that family name. Catch you later.

aunty sherlock there is a possablety that they could have gone to austria as a nother brank of our clan did go

thank you aunty sherlock i will do that n i am sorry for any spelling mistakes if i can not understand me please email me n i will give u my msn an i am will to video call or voice call to help with info that why as i am dysleix

You need to sort out what we have given you. Write it down on a sheet of paper. Then work out what information you have and what is missing. When it is sorted come back with specific questions. You may need to buy certificates to back up some of the information and fill in gaps.

You probably have enought to start forming some sort of pattern/story. We need to know what it is that is missing. Don't hesitate to ask.

Don't forget to include names, dates, places and the question you want answered when you add your new info. You are doing really well with your queries so keep going.

hi there sorry im new to all this i didnt know wot to do i am sorry for any problems this has coursed. rite as u can see by my first info sent on here is a set of cumming that mover to usa n canada. there parents are as per email i sent up thomas cumming n christy Sutherland, n did u under stand the scotland area, if u wish i can try and put all the info together n see where i can go n hopefull fill in the gaps if i can please ask any questions n i will answer them if i can

Have you read this. Googled "red cumming robert the bruce" and came up with this literary delight. Too long to post here but it does give you an insight into the origins of yur family name. You probably know the gist of it, and you will have to work out exactly where your lot fit it.

http://www.electricscotland.com/history/nation/cumming.htm

Highlight the address, copy and paste it into the address bar (right mouse click copy, click into address bar, then paste) then click on the green arrows at end of address bar.

I am posting the info you sent onto your thread. It is quite important to the scope of the search.


"hi there port mchormack is where they came from in scotland, (sorry about the spelling) tarbat and ross area"


Answer to query regarding who were the parents:

hi there again thomas cumming and christy sutherland. there are several sutherlands that went away from scotland, i am also trying to trace info back to red cumming who was sherif of scotland but robert the bruce killed him after the fire in the abby we cant find info can u help me where to go

When you wish to reply to these posts go to the top of the page where you will find a purple reply button.
Click on the button and a little note pad will open. Type in your info and then click the Submit purple button.

When you have digested what info has been posted please let us know if we are on the right track so the search can continue correctly.

Hang in there, it looks like it is coming together.

Try this link for Gene portal for links in the US

www.usgenweb.org

And Virginia for Andrew

http://vagenweb.org

This is the same Donald which T in Middx found, but in 1930


Donald Cummings Home in 1930
:Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota- the address could be the same as your later letter
Age: 74
estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Scotland
Relation to Head-of-house: Lodger
Race: White
Occupation: None
Rent/home value: N/A
Age at first marriage: Single
Parents' birthplace:Scotland/Scotland
Immigrated 1884
Not Naturalised
Household Members:
Name Age
Martha Bigbee 75
Donald Cummings 74
Charles Hagman 72 (bro of Martha the landlady)

DONALD CUMMING

Not sure if it is the same as yours

Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002
about Donald H. Cumming
Name: Donald H. Cumming
Death Date: 24 Aug 1933
Death County: Saint Louis
State file number: 026146
Certificate Number: 026146
Certificate Year: 1933
Record Number: 651080

Results for: Scotland, British Isles
Father: Thomas Cumming, Mother: Chirsty Sutherland
Exact Spelling: Off

International Genealogical Index / British Isles - 10
Select records to download - (50 maximum)
1. ISABELLA CUMMING - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 02 JUL 1858 Tarbat By Fearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland

2. KENNETH CUMMING - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 20 MAR 1860 Tarbat By Fearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland

3. THOMAS CUMMING - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 27 APR 1862 Tarbat By Fearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland

4. THOMAS CUMMING - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Death: 02 JAN 1864

5. THOMAS CUMMING - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 29 JAN 1867 Tarbat By Fearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland

6. THOMAS CUMMING - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Death: 29 JUL 1868

7. CHRISTINA CUMMING - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 12 NOV 1872 Tarbat By Fearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland

8. HENRY CUMMING - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 09 DEC 1869 Tarbat By Fearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland

9. DONALD CUMMING - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 30 AUG 1856 Tarbat By Fearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland

10. DAVID CUMMING - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 31 JUL 1864 Tarbat By Fearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland

[batch #s c110831/3]


Results for: Thomas Cumming, Scotland, British Isles
Spouse: Chirsty Sutherland
Exact Spelling: Off
Batch Number: m110831

International Genealogical Index / British Isles - 1
Select records to download - (50 maximum)
1. THOMAS CUMMING - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Marriage: 22 NOV 1855 Tarbat By Fearn, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland

[Any 1855 cert is worth getting]

OK I have assumed that Donald was the father. He wasn't if kenneth was born 3 years after him. So who are the father and the mother of this family.

There are 7 born between 1850 and 1869
It will help identify family members on the census if the parents are known.

Sorry I ask so many questions.

1861 Census Scotland

Name: Kenneth Cumming
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Chirsty
Gender: Male
Where born: Tarbat, Ross-Shire
Registration Number: 83
Registration district: Tarbat
Civil parish: Tarbat
County: Ross and Cromarty
Address: Braehead
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 163
Line: 2
Roll: CSSCT1861_10
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Cumming 26
Chirsty Cumming 34
Donald Cumming 4
Isabella Cumming 2
Kenneth Cumming 1

have found a line of this family, born in Scotland who came to Australia. Is this a possibility

Do you happen to know where in Scotland. Found lots of Cumming family from Kincardine Scotland most names are different from your list.