Just for interest: The "Moodies of Melsetter" by Edmund H Burrows 1954 The "Moodie book" (Nat Library of Scotland) Pvt printed 1906 Moodies of Melsetter, Orkney William MUDIE dabt. 1594 son Adam MUDIE x Christian STEWART> perhaps from Earls of Moray son James 1615-1681 son R N James MOODIE 1645-1725 son Benjamin 1723-1769 son James 1757-1820 x Eliza DUNBAR son Cpt Ben MOODIE 1789-1856 son James Ben Donald b.26 May 1818 x Sara VanZYL son Thomas babt. 1822 Laird of Groot Vaders (among 1st group trekkers to Rhodesia) Nephew Dunbar George Benjamin (purported gun-runner in early Rhodesia) Rgds Ian Carruthers Harare - Zimbabwe