""Richard Allicock"" <richwyn@idirect.com> wrote in message news:006501c3203b$f7797f80$12059ad8@oemcomputer... A comment in passing on the original post which I missed - a Wedderburn ancestor, 'Dr.' James, who left for Jamaica in 1746 rather hastily, practised as a doctor from a very early date. To the best of my knowledge he had no qualifications whatsoever. The estate diaries of a neighbour mention him frequently in this capacity, while the autobiography of his illegitimate son Robert clearly suggests he had received no training. Peter www.wedderburn.ws The Wedderburn Pages & G.H.O.S.T. Glossary - Genealogy: Help with Old Scottish Terms