Thankyou for the idea. Re the marriage I used Male surname Milne exact Male Forename George Forename that begins with Female Surname Mackie Surname Variants Female Forename J Forename that begins with To cover Mackie/McKie Mackay etc and Janet, Jane, etc. 1861 to 1885 Similar for her death including Milne as other surname. 2 results:- No Year Surname /Maiden Name Forename Mother's Surname Other Surnames S e x A g e District City/ County/ MR GROS Data Image Extract 1 1883 MACKIE JANE MILNE F 42 ST ANDREW (DUNDEE) DUNDEE CITY/ANGUS 282/04 0893 2 1873 MACKIE JESSIE MILNE F 36 ST ANDREW (DUNDEE) DUNDEE CITY/ANGUS 282/04 0162 Both however are ms Milne married to a Mackie!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Burgess" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 3:21 AM Subject: Re: [ANGUS] Progress > Janet has not been located after 1861. Marriage > (1885) certificate of her son David shows her > "afterwards married to George Milne, farmer. > (Deceased)" Neither her marriage nor her death have > been located on scotlandspeople. Have you tried looking for her as Jessie? The names Janet and Jessie are totally interchangeable, so if you mislay a Janet it's always worth checking for Jessie and vice versa. Anne ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message