The Langholm Archives is indexing the newspaper "The Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser". This is now searchable on-line through 1867: http://www.langholmarchivecentre.org.uk:80/ There are many Beatties mentioned. Here are a few who died in Canada and America 1862-06-04 People Death at Lacon, Illinois, North America on 9 April 1862 Violet Beattie wife of James Burnett and daughter of Walter Beattie, late farmer in Bailliehill, Eskdale 1857-09-02 People Death at sea on way to America on 6 July 1857 aged 70 Andrew Beattie, late of Raeburnfoot, Eskdalemuir 1857-08-05 People Death at Woodstock, Canada West on 24 June 1857 aged 41 William Beattie, farmer, formerly of Langholm Laurel Baty, L252