** Let me first admit that I have no known ancestors in Dunbartonshire, but with genealogy, one is never sure! I was born and brought up in Greenock, on the other side of the Clyde, but visited quite a few of the places on the north bank of the river over the years, mostly by paddle steamer. I have been invited by the Listowner to visit for a while, and share some of my knowledge - I am a retired librarian who became a professional (paid) researcher several years back. My service specialises in Scottish history and genealogy pre-1700, so that probably is useless to all the members of the List! I wrote a small book, "Census Records for Scottish Families at home and abroad" (3rd edn. 1996, new edition in prep.), and I also lecture at evening classes in Aberdeenshire where I live. I have also for many years been press officer for the Aberdeen & N.E.Scotland FHS. I believe in helping new family history searchers to find their Scottish ancestors more effectively, so I offer some free factual help on several Lists where questions are asked and not answered by others - I don't have ALL that amount of spare time! I prefer NOT to get direct e-mails for free advice. O.K., that's me. I have just arrived on the list, so have not yet seen any postings. Any questions left unanswered that someone wants to restate? Gordon. Professional Historical/Genealogical Researcher specialising in pre-1700 records. Trading as KinHelp. <http://www.web-ecosse.com/genes/genes2.htm>