We are researching a couple who were married in 1739 in Perth. His name was John Sabine, a soldier of this parish, and Ann Deer, of this parish. Since he was listed as soldier, we are presuming he was of the regular army such as the Black Watch. Any ideas on how to trace him and what happened to him? I also have a unique situation that brings up the subject of the Highland migration south. My grandmother was a Meikle, and the family immigrated to the USA around 1875. I have them traced in Lanark, technically a lowland county. The more I learn about Lanark the more I realize how it became the melting pot of Scotland. My grandmother spoke Gaelic as well as English, and had in her possession a set of bagpipes and a blue/green tartan (well worn). It has puzzled me how a Lanark family would be speaking Gaelic and have such things as bagpipes and tartans. We recently took the Meikle line back to a marriage in Perth in 1750 between James Meikle, of Lesmahagow and Janet Taylor of Perth. Janet was the daughter of George Taylor and Janet Stirling. Would like some suggestions on where to go from here to uncover the Gaelic in this family. Don and Mary in Wyoming