Hello Trish, Below is from gravestone in Sprouston Churchyard. 73. Erected by WILLIAM ROBERTSON merchant London in memory of his father ROBERT ROBERTSON schoolmaster in Sprouston who died 22.2.1833 aged 82 years and his mother MARY HOOD who died 24.4.1809 aged 55 years also of their children DAVID inspector of taxes who died at Kelso 13.2.1860 aged 72 years CATHARINE wife of JOHN LOCKIE tenant in Milkington who died 7.11.1832 aged 39 years JANET who died at Wooler 6.8.1863 aged 81 years also MARY ROBERTSON -Mrs. McLEAN who died 23.8.1869 aged 93 years also WILLIAM ROBERTSON who died in London 23.4.1870 aged 81 years. Pleasance is more likely to be the name of a farm or home. I looked on a current map and on an old Ordinance Survey map but could find nothing. I hope the above gravestone inscription is of help. Joe Boyd Williams Katy, Texas -----Original Message----- From: Trish LEWIS <trishlewis@sprint.ca> To: BORDER-L@rootsweb.com <BORDER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, August 20, 2000 5:16 PM Subject: BEW:LOCKIE/ROBERTSON/SCOTT >Hi Everyone > >I have a marriage record of my 4th great grandparents and I was wondering if >someone may have heard of the place name (if I read it right). > >It says John LOCKIE, Nursaryman, Kelso, and Catherine ROBERTSON daughter of >Robert ROBERTSON Schoolmaster of Sprouston, residing "foot of the Pleasance >with M. SCOTT" gave of ??? Witnesses Thomas Gray BAKER Kelso "Good >Brother???" and John COLQUHOUN, "Leod" of the Pleasance". (Record of the >Parish of St. Cuthbert's Edinburgh) > >Sorry for the "" and ?? but I can't make it out on the document. Where is >this "Pleasance" and did I read the words after the witnesses correctly? >I'm trying to figure out if this M. SCOTT and the Witnesses could be John & >Catherine's relations. > >Thank you for you help. > >Trish LEWIS >Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia >Canada > > >