I have slowly traced and proved Rev William FAMILTON back to his reception into the UP Presbytery of Edinburgh from the Church of Scotland in 1795 but can find no earlier mention of him. The only birth seems to be a William the 8th child born to Robert and Mary FAMILTON in Ancrum in 1769. Certainly 'my' William and wife Ann named their first children Robert and Mary - but so did so many others! Can someone with access to the MI records of Ancrum and maybe neighbouring parishes look for a possible death. This is one of those times that a negative answer could mean something - and if the Ancrum William died early, then he's not mine! If anyone has any pointers on where I can look next, Id really value input. Would the son of an Ancrum weaver have become a minister?? Regards Jennifer