In a message dated 9/27/2001 2:28:48 PM Mountain Daylight Time, hrosaartist@aol.com writes: << hrosaartist@aol.com >> Dear Researcher: As you did not include any dates (ancient or modern) for your relatives, this can only be of limited help. If the people you cited were living in the USA in 1900, and you know where, the US Census for that area should tell you the year of emigration. From there you can try to find the ship and emigration port in Scotland. There are also the following sources: <www.familyhistory.org> LDS Church listings <www.ancestry.com> *Census data, 1790-1920, City directories, etc. <www.genealogylibrary.com> *Some Census data, other data. * Some lists are free, others by annual subscription (~ US$ 100.00) You can purchase the 1881 Scottish Census on CD from the LDS site. All of the above sites provide a searchable Social Security Death Index. Hope that this gives you a start. Regards, Don Davidson Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA