Hi Margaret,you might be able to purchase a copy of" Rutherfurd's,Southern Counties Register and Directory" by contacting," Borders Regional Library,St Mary's Mill,Selkirk,TD7 3EU,BORDERS SCOTLAND.If it's no longer available I can do a look up for you,another great book is "Rulewater and it's People"by George Tancred of Weens,first published in 1907,of interest to anyone who wants to learn about the history and genealogy of the parishes of Rulewater,again contact the Borders Regional Library in Selkirk,it was reprinted in 1992.."The Parish Of Lilliesleaf"was published in 1913 so I doubt if you will find a copy but I will do a look up for any people or places you are interested in.I also have a copy of "Hawick in Bygone Days"by James Turnbull,written during 1921 his memory carried him back as far as 1850, fascinating for anyone interested in Hawick and it's many characters of the day,published 1927-,Amanda,Canada.---- Original Message ----- From: Margaret L Staton To: jpgeist Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 12:23 PM Subject: Re: Morebattle and Lilliesleaf Actually Amanda, both of those books sound so good, that I would like to own a copy. Do you know where I might send off and purchase them from? Meg Landseadel Staton ----- Original Message ----- From: jpgeist To: mstaton@mindspring.com Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 12:13 PM Subject: Morebattle and Lilliesleaf hi Margaret,to purchase a copy of Kalewater:A Miscellany,contact the Morebattle History Group,WELLGATE,MOREBATTLE,KELSO.BORDERS,SCOTLAND.TD5 8QN,I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in the Morebattle,Hounam and Linton area past and present. Have you read Rutherford's Southern Counties'Register and Directory? this was first published in 1866 and is packed with information and statistics on every parish in Selkirkshire,Berwickshire and Roxburghshire,it was reprinted in 1990,it makes for fascinating reading,if you don't have access to a copy I would be happy to do a search for your family members if you give me their details,I have found several of my ancestors mentioned in it.Another book which I have a copy of is "The Parish of Lilliesleaf" published in 1912,written by Rev.Arthur Pollock Sym,the Preface reads,"The following pages make no pretence to be more than a simple account of the parish which it has been my lot to serve in the ministry of the gospel for a quarter of a century.The are intended,in the first place,for the inhabitants of Lilliesleaf and for those who have gone out from it into the busier life of the world,and,in the next place,for those who have never dwelt there,but wonder what kind of parish it is which bears so sweet a name.Some of the tales of bygone days and old traditions of the district were told me in the earlier years of my ministry but men of intelligence like Willie Burn,the blacksmith,and John Carrie,the Millwright,and were written down at the time.It seemed a pity that they should be lost. If the simple annals be found interesting by those who know the parish, who live in it,and who love it,my labour in preparing the volume will be fully recompensed"Arthur Pollock Sym,The Manse,Lilliesleaf,October 1913.My connections to Lilliesleaf are the Hislop family of Raperlaw and Catshawhill,and the Crawford family of Lilliesleaf,if anyone else has a link to these families then I would love to hear from them,I have all the Census entries etc for these two families from 1841 through to 1891,good luck,Amanda Geist.