It may be helpful when using old parish records etc from Scotland that if you see "guarantor" instead of "witness" this will almost certainly be the brides's father. This stem from the day when the father guaranteed the suitablity and character of his daughter (and maybe also included as dowry as a guarantee"). I have used this "gaurantor" as a special facts/field in FH, as distinct from witness as these are usually peers/siblings of the bride or groom and not parents. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6347 (20110803) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com