Is anybody with access to any of the following publications willing to look in them for references to the HOBKIRK/HABKIRK/HOPKIRK/HOPEKIRK family and/or to a house, farm or place called Easter Highchesters (possibly near Highchesters)? A. 1938 Transactions of the Hawick Archaeological Society, pages 70 to 87, "Borthwick Wa's: a lonely Border churchyard", (I have checked the online references to the HAS 1972 Transactions without success) B. Borthwick Water: two centuries of life in the Parish of Roberton, published by Kathleen Stewart, 1999 C. Roberton: the making of a Parish, by George O. Wood, published by the Hawick Archaeological Society,1992 D. "Reminiscences of Borthwick Water sixty years ago", George Scott, HAS 1909 transactions, pages 74 - 79 (recalling life in the 1840s) E. "More reminiscences of Borthwick Water", George Scott, HAS 1910 Transactions, pages 7 - 10. F. "Roberton Parish in olden times", Thomas Wilson, HAS 1924 Transactions, pages 47-51. G. "Deanburnhaugh - a lapsed Border village", R.E. Scott, HAS 1951 Transactions, pages 24 - 32 Any help will be much appreciated. Peter Stone stone@futurest.co.za SOUTH AFRICA