This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jonndean Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ayr.general/13933.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Jon, Here is the 1851. census for Riccarton, Ayr. this looks like your family. Address, Churchyard Lane, Osborn Hugh, Head, M. M. age 34 years, Calico Printer, born Kilmarnock, Ayr, Osborn Ann, Wife, M. F. age 31 years, House Keeping, born Riccarton, Ayr, Osborn Michael, son M. age 5 years, born Riccarton, Ayr, Osborn Jessie, daur, F. age 3 years, born Riccarton, Ayr, Osborn Annie, daur, F. age 9 mon, born Riccarton, Ayr. By 1881. Hugh, and Ann, have moved to New Monkland, Lanarkshire. Address, 49 Longriggend, Osborne Hugh, Head, Coal Miner, M. M. age 65 years, Born Kilmarnock, Ayr, Osborne Ann, Wife, M. F. age 61 years, Born Kilmarnock, Ayr, Osborne Hugh, Grand Son, Scholar, age 11 years, M. born Slamannan, Stirling, Brown Neil, Boarder, Coal Miner, U. age 28 years, born Kilmarnock, Ayr. The only way to find the parents of Ann Brown, is to purchase her death certificate, which should provide her husbands name plus her parents names. Ann Brown Osborne, seems to have died 1891, age 71 years, New Monkland, Lanark. Regards, Jonn. 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.