In a message dated 10/07/2004 13:43:39 GMT Daylight Time, ke4mvk@earthlink.net writes: Thanks Irene...I'd be interested in finding the Kirkmaiden census prior to 1824. Does anyone have any ideas on this one? It does not exist. As I said in my earlier mail, most of the early censuses were not kept ..............the only one I'm aware of in the Galloway area is the ones for Annan parish. Irene