I think you need to provide more information for anyone to be able to respond to your query in an informed manner. There are Rootsweb mailing lists for both Dumfries/Galloway and Wigtown in South West Scotland. There were a huge number of Irish born (particularly from Northern Ireland) in Scotland in the early to mid 19th Century. If you have searched the census records for 1841/51/61 etc can you you provide the full names of the parents, their place of birth and any other siblings living at the property? This information together with approximate time frames e.g. 1780, 1880, 1920 etc will help others reply to your queries. Also did Thomas and John have occupations in adulthood - who migrated overseas and when etc. Sincerely Maggie Flynn, Auckland NZ Maggie, Wayne David & Katy have scanned this email for Virusus or Viruseye using Norton System Works 2003 -------Original Message------- From: FLYNN-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, 14 April 2004 7:11:16 p.m. To: FLYNN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [FLYNN] Re: William/Mary son John Flynn This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/4dW.2ACEB/1319.2 Message Board Post: I am researching Thomas and John Flynn, parents originally from Ireland, who were born in Dumfries. Possibly other siblings also. Any connection? ==== FLYNN Mailing List ==== Flynn Genealogy Forum http://genforum.genealogy.com/flynn/ Flynn Clan of America http://www.clansandnames.org/flynn.shtml Flynn Gen. Information Exchange http://pages.prodigy net/charlie_flynn/home_page.html Jane Lyons's Genealogy Site: http://www.from-ireland.net/ ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 .