This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: renny Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GBB.2ACI/1293.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes - originally my family was from Scotland, although a majority of them were born in India as there is an extensive British Indian army history in my family. Alexander seems to be a common name for a lot of the males - one of my father's middle names is Alexander. I recently had some communication with someone in England who is doing research on Alexander MacWhirter Renny - the son of my great great grandfather who received the Victoria Cross during the Indian Mutiny of 1856. I also heard from a MacWhirter in Australia - as it turns out, we share the same great great grandparents - and Andrew Sellon in Scotland, who is also connected to my family. It would be interesting to figure out how you and I are connected. I do have a somewhat crude family tree starting with an Alexander Renny (no dates) whose son was George Alexander Renny born in 1825 ( my gr gr grandfather mentioned above) - if you are interested, I could pass it on to you. Bev