This is my first contact with a mail list so I'll begin with a simple query. MyGreat Grandfather,Walter Ritchie,is listed in a marriage by FreeBMG but is quite alone on the page. I know his wife is called Ann but is there any way of connecting them or must I send for a marriage certificate and hope she is on there? I feel rather guilty asking for help without offering anything so I'll explain that I am researching the Ritchie family between the Annan area and Carlisle and have,thus far,traced John Ritchie and Isabella (Carlyle?)(married in Half Morton,1849) who had at least 8 children,including Walter listed above. I suspect they were also the parents of twins (Catharine & Isabella),born in 1853 in Carlisle,of whom I can find no further trace.They apparently didn't make it to the next census. John and three brothers were (presumably) the sons of Walter Ritchie and Martha Carruthers who lived at Allalee Farm in early 1800s. Earlier than this a John Ritchie of Battle Hill,Annan had 3 sons and 3 daughters but,to date,I have no proven connection to my tree. I shouldn't be to greedy for information but I'm sure everyone will understand. Ian Ritchie.