Due to problems with posting messages Sue is sending them to the List via me. All replies to the List or to Sue please. Carol - List Admin mailto:jsbarker1@hotkey.net.au I am researching the Shand Family of Old Machar. George Shand b abt 1787 Cluny, Abd m Janet Esson - they had many children including Thomas Shand b 1831 Kinnethmont, Abd he married Jane Duncan -children - William and Margaret. George, Thomas and William were all Blacksmiths born and lived at Denmore Smithy, Ellon Road, Old Machar On Google search I found a house called North Smithy Cottage (on Ellon Rd), Denmore, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen. All these names appear on birth and marriage info. Would the North Smithy Cottage on Ellon Road be where this family lived and worked as Blacksmiths????? I was hoping someone might live near there and be able to confirm if this was the Denmore Smithy where the Shand family lived???? I also think some of the Shand family may be buried at the Old Machar Church Cemetery. - Maybe Thomas, his wife Jane also Thomas's father George. Has anyone access to these church records. Kind Regards Sue Barker