Hi, Might this be your family in the 1851 Free Online D & G Census? (_http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/services/depts/comres/library/census_search.asp#sea rch_ (http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/services/depts/comres/library/census_search.asp#search) ) Name: FISHER, James Address: High Row 4(860) Parish: Carsphairn Relationship: head of household Marital Status: married Occupation: MINER of lead Age: 39 Born: born Crawford Lanark Household No: 2/6 Name: FISHER, James Address: High Row 4(860) Parish: Carsphairn Relationship: son of James Fisher Marital Status: Occupation: SCHOLAR Age: 10 Born: born Crawford Lanark Household No: 2/6 Name: FISHER, Jane Address: High Row 4(860) Parish: Carsphairn Relationship: wife of James Fisher Marital Status: married Occupation: Age: 38 Born: born Crawford Lanark Household No: 2/6 Name: FISHER, Jane Address: High Row 4(860) Parish: Carsphairn Relationship: daughter of James Fisher Marital Status: Occupation: Age: 3 Born: born Carsphairn Kbt Household No: 2/6 Name: FISHER, Jennet Address: High Row 4(860) Parish: Carsphairn Relationship: daughter of James Fisher Marital Status: Occupation: SCHOLAR Age: 6 Born: born Carsphairn Kbt Household No: 2/6 Name: FISHER, William Address: High Row 4(860) Parish: Carsphairn Relationship: son of James Fisher Marital Status: Occupation: Age: 2 Born: born Carsphairn Kbt Household No: 2/6 -------------- If so, you can now trace them back to Crawford Parish, Lanark, which is about 30 miles Northeast of Carsphairn. It looks like they arrived in Carsphairn sometime after 1849 - after the birth of William. They should be in the 1841 Census. You might want to join the Lanark List (_http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html_ (http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html) ) to see if anyone can do a lookup for you. Then you can go to _http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/_ (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/) - a not so free website - and hope that the on line birth records for James, Jane and their children are in the Old Parish Records. Good Hunting! Yours aye, John Jardine Cincinnati, Ohio USA D&G FHS Member #1918 Alba mo dhuthaich gu deireadh mo la! (Scotland my homeland forever!) JARDINE/JARDEN in Dumfries, Maxwelltown, Annan, Applegarth, Wamphray, Torthorwald, Collin, Racks, Cummertrees, Powfoot, Mouswald, Kirkmichael, Templand; GREEN in Dumfries, Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbright; RAE in Dumfries, Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbright; MOFFAT in Dumfries, Maxwelltown; McMILLAN in Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Irongray; HALLIDAY in Irongray; BRODIE in Dumfries, Maxwelltown; DICKSON in Mouswald; HOPE in Annan; JOHNSTON(E) in Applegarth, Kirkpatrick-Juxta; PORTEOUS in Applegarth; RICHARDSON in Applegarth