Welcome to Phil Young who has joined this week. If you haven't already contributed, we hope to hear from you soon. ****** ****** ****** OK, the question last week was "What relation to me is my grand daughter's mother's mother-in-law" Solution 1 if the question is posed by a male and the grand daughter's mother is not his daughter, then the answer is "wife" 2 if the question is posed by a female and the grand daughter's mother is not her daughter, then the answer is "self" 3 irrespective of gender of questioner, if the grand daughter's mother is their daughter, then "no relation" FWIW the quiz answer was given as #3 So while we can sure of true blood relationships that go back to a common ancestor, then forward in time, we must be a lot more careful with any that jump forward to a common descendent then back in time. Nieces and nephews are another example of this need for caution - as they are often found as the informant in death entries, or as being resident during a census - but if the surname differs, which side are/were they on ? Can you give any interesting relationships from among your Bute ancestors? ****** ****** ****** NB - I haven't had time to visit this site, but there may be something there for you ... New Scottish CDs available - Family History Scotland The following CDs are now available to purchase online. Greenock Post Office Directory 1906 Paisley and Johnstone Commercial Directory 1848 Lothians Trade Directory 1878 Southern Counties Trade Directory 1878 Central Counties Trade Directory 1878 Lanarkshire Trade Directory 1878 Counties of Scotland Trade Directory 1878 Peebles Burgh Records 1652-1714 Coming Soon......1912 County Directory of Scotland ****** ****** ****** Feel free to join in and present your own items. Peter Cook cookfmly@bigpond.com List maintainer and Co-host with Barbara < babrown12@optonline.net > of the ButeshireGenWeb mailing list.