This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Forfarian Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/5911.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Maybe because the Keeper of the Records of Scotland has decided that instead of letting a foreign commercial company rake in the profits from it, they are going to keep it in house, just as they have done with all the other censuses, and plough the earnings back into making more original records available? What was the answerr you got and could not understand? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.