There is also another possible brother mentioned in Vol. III. Blacklock, John 1829 - 95 from Ecclefechan, Hoddam Parish, DFS. Possible brother to Thomas and William Vol II - To Kingston, Ontario before 1840 - m. at Birmingham, Ontario 1852 Another Thomas Blacklock in Vol. I. b. 1778 from Ecclefechan DFS to P.E.I. 1821, moved to Westmorland County, New Brunswick; Schoolteacher m. Jennie Hall, also from Ecclefechan. To New Brunswick 1833. Linda

G'day Linda, I gather from the message regarding BLACKLOCK that you have copies of the volumes of Donald Whyte's "A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada before Confederation". I had not heard of this book before but it could provide the answer and loosen a few bricks in my wall regarding a GRACIE (or GRACEY/GRACY) in Canada. In a letter written by my wife's GGFather to his son in 1903 he says:- "My grandfather had three uncles one of whom settled in Canada, one in North of Ireland and one in Edinburgh. The Canadian I remember hearing was a man of some note in Quebec and was drowned in the St. Lawrence........." I originally thought that he was talking about "America" and that the man then moved to Canada as a UEL but that has drawn a blank. The GRACIE (or any others) that I seek would have been born in Dumfriesshire, probably Morton, Durrisdeer or Sanquhar Parishes, in the period 1688 to about 1800. The reason for the longish period is that there is a possibility that he meant "brothers" rather than "uncles". I believe I have found the Edinburgh one - John Black GRACIE born 1799 in Wanlockhead. The unearthing of the Canadian would be a major breakthrough in sorting out my wife's forefathers. Trusting you can shed light on my darkness I thank you in advance for anything you may be able to uncover. Mike. Mike CALDER http://members.optusnet.com.au/mikecalder/ Researching: CALDER, DIXON, TUSON, GRACIE D&GFHS #2979