Hi Diana Don't mind at all. Thank you for the email. I'm at a brick wall with my SINCLAIR's right now. The only relative I know of Duncan's is his brother Archibald and all their descendants. There is not one James in there. My SINCLAIR's originated from Perthshire. Duncan ended up being a gardener at the Mellerstain Estate in Gordon, Berwickshire, while Archibald became a gardener at the Bonnington Estate in Lanark. I'm sure there must have been more siblings for Duncan & Archibald as there was about 10 years between the birth of the two. (1750 & 1761) But, I'm having trouble finding out who their parents were. I'm sure if there were other brothers, they were likely gardeners at large estates. Seems to run in the family. If I come across your James during my research, I'll definitely get back to you. Sorry I wasn't of much help. Trish -------Original Message------- From: Diana Ellison Date: 11/13/06 23:58:29 To: border@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BORDER] RUTHERFORD Hi Trish, Hope you don't mind if I jump in here and ask if your Duncan Sinclair had any relatives named James. My gggaunt, Elizabeth Lidgate, married a James Sinclair (b. 1822) in 1862 at Graebridge, Borthwick. He was a powdermaker. Diana To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BORDER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Hugs, Diana Michael's Reno