Hi All, I telephone Bowhill Estates this morning and found out that Bowhill Estates comes under the parishes of Ettrick and Lauderdale. All records of past employees are held at the Scottish Records Office in Edinburgh. Hope this helps you a little. This is a site that I found while browsing. Its not free but it maybe helpful as they have records available on-line. Its called Scottish Origins. <A HREF="http://www.origins.net/GRO/">http://www.origins.net/GRO/</A> Sue Atherton Sue Atherton