To Bill McKINLAY: Many thanks for your list of parish names. As I was copying the names from the OPR, some of the place names had me wondering what they really were. Your list was very helpful in interpreting some of the writing of the Session clerk. To the list: I have been reading film # 833048, OPR # 555/1, Kingarth, Bute, and the quality of the film is atrocious. Believe it or not, the sesssion clerks thru the years had beautiful, clear, concise script, but the photographer did a poor job of filming. The left hand margin, with the all important dates, was in most instances, so black as to be unreadable. The births cover 1727-1819 and Deaths, 1768-1786. Vol II covers Births 1820-1854 and Marriages, 1837-1854 I have been searching for CRAWFORD, MARTIN and HALL and did find some of the people for whom I have been looking, and probably some that I don't know for whom I should be looking! Bill's list was extremely helpful as the place names are difficult to transcribe in any form that made sense. One name I did not find on his list, tho appears to be "Sergyne". Does that make sense to any of you who are knowledgeable about Bute? Here are the names I copied and years mentioned. If anyone has an interest, let me know and I will provide the details, which, in some cases are only one child's name and no more. Alexander MARTIN in Dungill 1734 Alexander MARTIN in Ardnahue 1735 Alexander MARTIN/Catherine McKENZIE 1793 Andrew MARTIN in Gallachan 1759 Archibald MARTIN/Margaret JAMIESON in Lergain 1807 Archibald MARTIN/Margaret CRAWFORD 1814 Bryce MARTIN/ Ann McFEE in Lubas 1778 Bryce MARTIN/Jean McDOUGALL in Kilchatton Bay 1834 Elizabeth MERTYNE/MARTIN/Thomas SCOTT 1780 James MARTIN in Sergyne (?) 1741 James MARTIN in Ardinhue 1745 James MARTIN in Gallachan 1747 James MARTIN/Jean CRAWFORD in Lubas 1810 Janet MERTYNE/MARTIN/John McKIRDY in Branser 1780 John MARTIN/Mary STEWART in Ardrach 1755 John MARTIN/Helen SHARP 1834 Hellen MARTIN/James McCONOCHY 1762 Nelly MARTIN/ James MacKINLAY 1778 Robert MARTIN in Dungill 1736 Robert MARTIN in Kingarth 1745 Robert MARTIN in Branser 1756 Robert MARTIN/Mary McCORK 1763 Robert MARTYNE/MARTIN/Elizabeth GLASS in Branser 1781 Robert MERTIN/Margaret MILLER in Sculaig-shore 1796 Robert MERTIN, shipmaster/Margaret McFEE 1800 CRAWFORDS and HALL on next posting Lynn in Baltimore, MD USA [email protected]