Bob in Toronto sent this interesting link to the Scots-in-Canada list. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [SCOTS-IN-CANADA] Scottish Birth, Death & Marriage Exchange Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 02:58:56 -0400 From: "Bob Carswell" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <snip> Jones' 1787 Directory for Glasgow (reprinted in 1868) showing City Officials and Merchants, and an alphabetical list of people living in the city. Note that the f used in this text is the old style for an s. http://www.fix.law-firm.co.uk/JonesDirectory2.htm <snip> I find this misuse of 'f' very annoying, as 'f' and 's' were always separate letters -- there just was an alternate form of s. Anyway, here are the Cowans I found: Cowan Andrew, fenior, wholefale dealer in victual, Grahamftown Cowan Robert, ...................do..............Grahamftown Cowan James, Newark twift wareroom, High-ftreet, above No. 19 and, as one of "The Directors and Managers of the Town's Hofpital" Robert Cowan, Elder Hope this helps someone, Valorie