My apologies to the list if this is posted more than once. I've had trouble with my ISP "losing" email for days at a time and this was first submitted yesterday...... My ancestors are from Scotland; settled in the Ottawa Valley in Quebec in 1829. Andrew Blackburn was born in 1770, in Kilbarchan (Renfrewshire area) Scotland. He was at least the third generation that lived in this part of Scotland as tenant farmers (both his father; b. 1722/23, and grandfather; b. 1692, were "Robert's" and resided in this area). He and his wife Isabella emigrated to Canada with several of his children; Andrew, Robert, John, James, and David. It is unknown whether two other children, William (b. 1813), and Isabella (b. 1807), also emigrated (I haven't found any marriage/church records for them yet on this side of the big pond). Andrew was one of the early settlers in the valley, arriving while the Rideau Canal was still being built and Ottawa, wasn't. His son James (my g-g-grandfather) was the first steamship captain on the Ottawa in the 1830's and also was the first member of Parliament from Aylmer, Quebec. Another son, Robert, established himself in business and eventually built up substantial land holdings throughout the area. Most of the descendants found so far have been in Canada but many of Robert's descendants are located throughout the U.S. (including Wisconsin, Illinois, and Ohio). I'd be interested in hearing from anyone that has Renfrewshire Blackburns in their background and would be happy to pass along any additional details on the ones that I have records for. ...Bob