Hi I'm descended from the Scottish/English BRUCE's, and delurking on this list for the first time. As you have called for a roll-call, thought I would post my interest ­ although I am just at the very beginning of my search for my BRUCE line. My mother was née Hazel Audrey BRUCE b 9 May 1916, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, d 10 May 1985, Norwich, England My gfather was Frederick William BRUCE b 2 April 1888, d 1957 My ggfather was Andrew BRUCE d1938, aged 80 approx, Montrose, Scotland Thought to have been illegitimate, Andrew was Borough Surveyor of Montrose and architect to the Earl of Berkeley at Berkeley Castle. That's about as much as I know as yet ­ as I'm only just embarking on tracing this line. Bruce PORTEOUS Porteous Research Project Aylsham, Norfolk, England --------------------------------------------------------- bruceporteous@freeuk.com Researching Bruce, Meredith, Porteous