Hi Elizabeth, My wife has Irvings in her tree so I have been collecting some. Contact "Emma Elizabeth" <emma_elizabeth2@hotmail.com>. who has posted some info on your family. Regards Charles ------------------------ Descendants of John IRVING Generation No. 1 1. John1 IRVING was born Abt. 1765 in of Searigg, Dalton, Dumfries, Scotland. He married Janet DICKSON. She was born Abt. 1769 in Dalton, Dumfries, Scotland?. Child of John IRVING and Janet DICKSON is: + 2 i. David2 IRVING, born 16 Feb 1791 in Searigg, Dalton, Dumfries, Scotland Generation No. 2 2. David2 IRVING (John1) was born 16 Feb 1791 in Searigg, Dalton, Dumfries, Scotland. He married Elizabeth HALL, daughter of William HALL and Helen PORTEOUS. She was born Abt. 1798 in Lochmaben, Dumfries,Scotland Re 1851 Census. More About David IRVING: Burial: Mouswald Occupation: 1851, Labourer/ farmer of 5 Acres at Plans, Ruthwell More About Elizabeth HALL: Occupation: 1881, Labourer's widow at Gair Croft, Kirkpatrick Fleming Children of David IRVING and Elizabeth HALL are: 3 i. John3 IRVING, born 1813 in Ruthwell, Dumfries,Scotland. 4 ii. William IRVING, born 1814 in Ruthwell, Dumfries,Scotland. More About William IRVING: Occupation: 1851, Agric lab at Ruthwell at Comlongton Mains 5 iii. Janet IRVING, born 1816 in Ruthwell, Dumfries,Scotland. 6 iv. Samuel IRVING, born 1820 in Ruthwell, Dumfries,Scotland. 7 v. Helen IRVING, born 1824 in Ruthwell, Dumfries,Scotland Re 1851 Census at Ruthwell. More About Helen IRVING: Occupation: 1881, Unmarried, News agent at Plans Cottages, Ruthwell 8 vi. James IRVING, born 1825 in Ruthwell, Dumfries,Scotland. 9 vii. John Nicholson IRVING, born 1827 in Ruthwell, Dumfries,Scotland. 10 viii. Andrew Halliday IRVING, born 1831 in Ruthwell, Dumfries,Scotland Re 1851 Census at Ruthwell.