Hello there, Many thanks to each and everyone of you who posted replys to my request regarding occupations and the location of Riddletonhill. It was very overwhelming to say the least. My thanks once again. I can now trace the movements of my 3xG.Grandfather from 1829 - 1851. Still have to find and confirm his birth which on the 1851 census records him as being born at Maxton. To J.Gregory Barron :- Thankyou for your reply. My 3x G.Grandfather recordered as living at Riddletonhill as a steward in 1829 was Robert Rutherford at the birth of his eldest son called Robert. We have similiar names. Robert's 4th son was called George and his only daughter, 7th child was called Helen. Is there a link between your George and my Robert. To Stephen Karner :- I am willing to look up the film on the Linton Parish register for you. I have access to the film at our L.D.S. library for another week. However, I must inform you that the early part of the register is very hard to read, some of it I think is in Latin, very small writing and very hard to see. It is easier to read from approximately 1750 onwards and goes through to 1854. Please let me know what you would like me to research and I'll try and do my best. To Peter Kerse :- Thankyou for your great list of occupations. I will look for your names etc and post to you, hopefully I can be of some help to you also. Good luck with family research, Dianne Dixon New Zealand.