A thought just came to me regarding Robert's comment about a connection. This is very true, but I wonder how many children were in this family. The fact that Thomas Marjoribanks was a minister in that church, made me think of the fact that if a family ran out of names they would often name one after the minister. Therefore a connection but not necessarily a relative. I've had this happen in my family on more than one occasion. Just a thought. It might depend on the timing of the two incidences. Sheila I Hale > > Subject: Imrie > Date: Wed, 19 Jul 00 10:42:35 -0400 > From: Robert Marjoribanks <mjbnks@sympatico.ca> > To: MARJORIBANKS-L@rootsweb.com > > Dear Susan: > My kinswoman Sheila Hale passed on to me your inquiry about Thomas > Majoribanks Imrie. I don't have any record of him in my files but he is > undoubtedly one of ours. Perhaps other members of the family will have > more information. As our late chief used to say, The name was never > invented twice." (Although it has been misspelled thousands of times!) > Lochmaben is in the heart of Marjoribanks territory and Thomas > Marjoribanks was once the minister in Lochmaben church. > There are also Bankses in our family tree. Samuel Mandeville Marjoribanks > emigrated from Perthshire to South Carolina in 1794 where he shortened > his name to Banks. > Are you one of ours? > > With kind regards, > > Robert Marjoribanks > Honorary Secretary > The Marjoribanks Family.