G'day all, My search for my family ancestors seems to have reached its limits here in Australia where I have traced back to my g/g g/father James Brennan, a coalminer, who emigrated to Sydney with his family (ship IDA) from Scotland in 1863. He was born at Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland in 1830 to parents John and Ann, religion RC, and married Janet McGee (religion CofS) at Kilbirnie, Ayrshire on June 19 1848. I can get no information here about his parents. John Brennan was listed as a stonemason. LDS Scots entries (257 vol 14; 4998 vol 3) list a marriage of John Brennan to Ann Carroll in 1830, although James' death cert lists his mother as Ann Jamison? The shipping list shows James' name spelt 'Branan', he was from Johnston, Renfrewshire and that his parents were deceased by 1863. I'd like to trace where John was born (c1800?) and his parents etc. back to Ireland where I assume the Brennans have come from. Shipping lists of the Irish to Scotland seem not to have been kept. Can anyone please help? Regards, Terry Brennan.