In order to take advantage of the current interest in the Middlemiss family (ies), here's two very incomplete branches from my Whitsome database: >From the 1881 census for Earlston: [unknown] Middlemiss married Jane [unknown] (she b. abt 1797 in Gordon, ag. serv.). 3 known children - Janet (abt 1828, Yetholm), Thomas (abt 1835), John (abt 1839, Whitsome). >From the 1881 for legerwood: John Middlemiss (abt 1786, Chirnside) had a [name unknown] son. This son married Jessie McDougal (abt 1825, Sprouston, Rox) and they had at least 1 daughter - Isabella G. Middlemiss (abt 1851, Whitsome). She went on to marry [unknown] Gray. I doubt whether the two branches are related to each other - and there were at least 2 other Middlemiss families linked to Whitsome at that time. Any thoughts, anyone? Lesley Robertson _________________________________________________________________ Play online games with your friends with MSN Messenger http://messenger.msn.nl/