Janet MacD wrote > Thanks Les (and Janet); I think the connection may be further back - I > have Horns in Cumbernauld in the early 18th century, but haven't been able > to push back any further, Yes, there are certainly HORN(E)s in Cumbernauld earlier than Robert HORN (b1763) that I gave who had married and moved from Kirkintilloch to Cumbernauld but, to date, I have been unable to establish an earlier tie between the two. However, I'd not be surprised if there was an earlier link considering that Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld (Village) theirselves are only 6 1/2 mls apart and they are after all contiguous Parishes. Indeed Braes of Yeat (Yetts) where Robert Hailed from, and Auchenkiln, where he stayed after his marriage, are only 3 mls apart. Regards Les