Iain: In the Sep 12th post of the Sinclair digests, someone referred to a Laird line from Tweedside. In your response, were you saying that Tweedside was the main branch or Caithness was the main branch? This is the first I've seen mention of Tweedside in these posts, but I have an oral history that my Laird branch came out of Tweedside. My line settled in Central Ohio, USA in the mid-1800's. Do you have any more info on Tweedside? Also, I thank you for all the work and energy you supply to the Laird search, you are a good guide for all of us! Craig Douglas Laird claird@rma.edu