Re: BETTY OLIVER/Hawick Scotland/1764
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Re: BETTY OLIVER/Hawick Scotland/1764
4/23/99
To Jackie
Oops! Put your name instead of mine on last reply. Sorry!
Oops! Put your name instead of mine on last reply. Sorry!You would be safe to assume that Hiock is indeed Hawick. The town of Hawick is pronounced something like "hiock" in the dialect of Scots spoken in the Border Region of Scotland.
You would be safe to assume that Hiock is indeed Hawick. The town of Hawick is pronounced something like "hiock" in the dialect of Scots spoken in the Border Region of Scotland.It is difficult to explain this form of speech in writing. Perhaps if you tried to say "hike" with a drawn out 'i' for the Scottish accent, you'd get a feel for how your GGF would have said his home town. There's no doubt that to the American ear it would sound like 'hiock'.
It is difficult to explain this form of speech in writing. Perhaps if you tried to say "hike" with a drawn out 'i' for the Scottish accent, you'd get a feel for how your GGF would have said his home town. There's no doubt that to the American ear it would sound like 'hiock'.My husband tells me that if you have the soft ware to down load - that I could send you an audio clip to let you hear how it would be said by the locals. Let me know if this is possible.
My husband tells me that if you have the soft ware to down load - that I could send you an audio clip to let you hear how it would be said by the locals. Let me know if this is possible. Lorraine Davey