Hello Listers, Recently I requested help with my widow Knox of Kilbirnie. Slowly but surely I am finding my answers. George KNox died in 1896 and Mary was left with five known underaged children. New discovery: Widow Mary Gillies Knox married widower (x 2) Hugh McWhinnie in Kilbirnie 7 July 1899. My grandfather (the eldest) emigrated to BC in 1899 and appeared here in both the 1901 and 1911 Census. In 1901, Hugh McWhinnie w/widow Knox and her children were in Kilbirnie. The children included an extra Knox step child named Hugh aged 8. There was only one Hugh Knox born circa 1894 at Beith. None born at Kilbirnie. This Beith child was not born to Mary Gillies Knox. In 1911 Mary (as Knox) with children Agnes and Matthew were in Greenock. I am still seeking John, William and the newly discovered Hugh. I have a genealogy cousin in Ayrshire and yes his genealogy includes Robert eldest son of Hugh McWhinnie from his first wife Ann Campbell. He is using family and local resources to research the 'appearance' of a son of Hugh and brother of Robert.............named Hugh McWhinnie born circa 1893. Mary came to BC in 1913 and returned to Scotland in Dec 1916. Hugh McWhinnie Sr. died in 1919 at Beith. Today I will search Marys return to BC where she was a known resident again in 1924. It was interesting to learn that William Knox s/o George Knox and Agnes Boyd had married in Lawrence, Mass. Unfortunately I couldn't view their tree at Ancestry Library Edition. Many thanks to Anne, Charles, Linda, Lesley and Rosemary for your help. I hope I didn't miss anyone. I am trying Scotlands People and slowly but surely will gain some skill and confidence. Lois