Thanks to all who have made suggestions, which will feature in my continued digging. I suppose I was hoping beyond hope that someone had come across the surname before in Langholm ! (I have the OPR death entry) Next step is to buy more credits on ScotlandsPeople and get the 1841-51 images for Jean/Joan Telford and find her statutory death record. Sounds like there are some clues there. I already have Jane Borthwick (MS Horden) back to 1841. Jim Graham