Hello fellow Lister's, I am new to the list and am researching two names in Kirkcudbright. They are ARMSTRONG and McCRAE. Though I am not directly blood related to either name a Janet Armstrong was the first wife of a great great grandfather named John Sommerville, he was from Carnwath. I have found a Janet Armstrong;s baptismal record on ScoitlandsPeople web site. She was baptized on May 22, 1814 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbright. Her parents are listed as William Armstrong and Sarah McCrae. I think tis might be the same Janet that John married in Troy New York in 1832. I have a passenger list for both Janet and John from 1832. They were married in June 1834. While not a blood relative, I am trying to find out more on John's early life and think that learning about his first wife and her family might help. It is not clear if Janet and John new each other before being onboard the same ship, the Camillous. The passenger list shows that Janet and John made the trip without any family members. A search on ScotlandsPeople fails to find any presence of either William or Sarah other than the Baptismal OPR for Janet. I did find death OPR's for two William Armstrong's in County Kirkcudbright, one in 1830 and one in 1833. No idea if either is the one I am interested in though. Nothing at all ob Sarah. It might be entirely possible that both of Janet's parents had died prior to her leaving for America. Any ideas or information would be really great Thanks Bob