Hi Gerry, You wrote: <<Well, I'm sorry I mentioned this; it seems I've hit a sore point I was quite unaware of as I am very new to the list, as of February. >>   No apology necessary as far as I'm concerned.  This has always been a friendly and considerate List as long as I can remember. I think it helps to have Mailing List netiquette highlighted from time to time.   And for Listers in general: I agree with Bruce that Listers should take time to edit the message they are responding to so as to highlight the relevant items and avoid unnecessary clutter.   To broach a personal niggle,  I would appeal to Listers to take some time with SUBJECT Headings. It helps those of us who belong to a number of List to make choices between what to keep or delete. And while I'm at it, please use CAPS sparingly -- I'm old but not deaf & shouting upsets me.  :-)   Best Wishes to All,   Sandy

I have well & truely come to a brick wall & need some advise please   Since I can't find any info futher on James Thorburn is it pointless to hire someone in Scotland to dig further??? Any help will be most appreciated   The only info I have on him is from the census   1841 census                                       Source Ancestry.com Thornhill S Side Of Meetinghouse Street  Morton Dumfriesshire  John Thorburn            30        Cabinet M J           Dumfriesshire, Scotland   Alexander Thorburn      1                                      Dumfriesshire, Scotland Isabella Thorburn       30                                       Dumfriesshire, Scotland James Thorburn           5                                       Dumfriesshire, Scotland James Thorburn         70     Occupation: Ind         Dumfriesshire, Scotland Mary Thorburn             3                                        Dumfriesshire, Scotland William Thorburn        5 Mo                                   Dumfriesshire, Scotland 1851 Scotland Census                                Source Ancestry.com 26 West Morton St Thornhill, Morton, Dumfriesshire John Thorburn        43    Head          Cabinet Maker     Dumfries, Dumfries Alexn Thorburn      11    Son             Wood Lab            Morton, Dumfries   Isabella Thorburn  32    Wife                                        Morton, Dumfries  James Thorburn    15    Son             Wood Lab           Morton, Dumfries  James Thorburn    82    Father         Retired Joiner     Johnston, Dumfries  Margaret Thorburn  1    Daughter                                 Morton, Dumfries  Mary Thorburn      13    Daughter     Wood Lab            Morton, Dumfries  Kind regards Pamela Thorburn Marshall, Qld, Australia

Hi: Which James are you talking abt, the little boy or the elderly father/grandfather? Marg in Sunny Alberta On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 3:45 AM, Pamela Marshall <[email protected]> wrote: > I have well & truely come to a brick wall & need some advise please > > Since I can't find any info futher on James Thorburn is it pointless to hire someone in Scotland to dig further??? > Any help will be most appreciated > > The only info I have on him is from the census > > 1841 census                                       Source Ancestry.com > Thornhill S Side Of Meetinghouse Street > Morton Dumfriesshire > John Thorburn            30        Cabinet M J           Dumfriesshire, Scotland > Alexander Thorburn      1                                      Dumfriesshire, Scotland > Isabella Thorburn       30                                       Dumfriesshire, Scotland > James Thorburn           5                                       Dumfriesshire, Scotland > James Thorburn         70     Occupation: Ind         Dumfriesshire, Scotland > Mary Thorburn             3                                        Dumfriesshire, Scotland > William Thorburn        5 Mo                                   Dumfriesshire, Scotland > > > > 1851 Scotland Census                                Source Ancestry.com > 26 West Morton St Thornhill, Morton, Dumfriesshire > John Thorburn        43    Head          Cabinet Maker     Dumfries, Dumfries > Alexn Thorburn      11    Son             Wood Lab            Morton, Dumfries > Isabella Thorburn  32    Wife                                        Morton, Dumfries > James Thorburn    15    Son             Wood Lab           Morton, Dumfries > James Thorburn    82    Father         Retired Joiner     Johnston, Dumfries > Margaret Thorburn  1    Daughter                                 Morton, Dumfries > Mary Thorburn      13    Daughter     Wood Lab            Morton, Dumfries > > > Kind regards > Pamela Thorburn Marshall, Qld, Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message