Dear List This is my first posting on this list so here goes. After all my years of genealogy my grandfather remains a mystery to me. When Edwin Edward AUSTIN married his first wife, my grandmother, in 1919 in Edinburgh, Scotland he gave his age as 25, which makes his birth about 1894. His parents are given as Frederick William AUSTIN, jeweller and watchmaker, deceased, and Elizabeth REDMAN, deceased. When he died in 1982 in Leamington, England, his age is given as 82 and his date of birth is given as 15 Aug 1900 in Dumbarton, Strathclyde, Scotland. I have been unable to find Edwin's birth in Scotland, in spite of trying several times, using different spellings, different years, even under the surname REDMAN. I have also tried the indexes for England without success. Even his parents elude me. There was a story in the family that there was a connection with South Africa, but I have not pursued that possibility very far yet. Perhaps Edwin lied about his age to fight in World War 1, and perhaps he lied about his birthplace to ensure he got into a Scottish regiment, though perhaps he didn't need to - he was in the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Does anyone recognise any of the names anywhere in the world? Are there any AUSTIN families who used Edwin as a first name? Any information appreciated. Polly Hamilton