This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: maryschacht Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/5564.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: look at both SCRAN and RCAHMS for photos. I use Multimap, streetmap and old map. If you look carefully at the Internet interactive program, (I use Uk streetmap, multimap and old maps of Scotland. The last is a great resource but takes a long time to load. You pop in the nearest village or town, and then just move the cursor in any direction. The old maps are sold as reprints online, and from most family history society. Sassines (land inheritance records unique to Scotland) are housed at the NAS. If your family owned the property, you might find records at the National Archive. Anyone suggest a place to look for rental agreements, tax information or land evaluation? SCRAN often has old photos of buildings, as does RCAHMS, royal commision on Ancient and historic monuments of Scotland. http://www.multimap.com/maps/ www.streetmap.co.uk/ http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ http://www.nas.gov.uk/ National archive of Scotland www.rcahms.gov.uk/ www.scran.ac.uk/ SCRAN has begun adding documents like forfeit estate lists after the Jacobite Revolutions. I doubt if a hand loom weaver would have enough money for an estate... but leave no stone uncovered. I learned much about the trade at the Glasgow weaving cottage. It's near Glasgow, and the weaver worked in wool, rather than linen (woven from flax) which is more likely, but unknown about your particular weaver. I bought my reproduction of about 1850 era, from Tayvalley family history society. At a couple pounds each, they are good deal for researching. If that doesn't work contact the libraries. I got a great map of Dundee showing all the parish boundaries around 1850, from the Dundee central public Library. I'll write another post next on library websites. 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.