Hello all, My interest in this area is in trying to trace the parents of an early Kilpatrick in our line. I have traced the family in Ayrshire. Many of them seem to have returned to Closeburn at times, and had children born there. The earliest family member I have been able to trace so far was: William KILPATRICK and his wife, Hellen Craford. Their son Allen KILPATRICK. was born at Millmannoch (Dalrymple Parish, Ayrshire) on 4 October 1725. I have no birth place or date for William, but am assuming he was born about 1690 to 1700. Some of his grandchildren were born at Glencaird (Dalrymple Parish), and so I assume a connection to Glencaird and Millmannoch in the Wigtownshire/Galloway area. Are there any local records for bmd that I can purchase to try to trace them further back in time? Or any MIs? Can anybody suggest a way of going back into the family in the 1600s? Any help would be much appreciated. We have no access to LDS FHC here, so are unable to order films of the records, etc. Thank you, and regards, Edna Sharp.