found you AIRE parents, living in the household of son Andrew, wife and young family _ his brother, Thomas. See below. I'll have a look and see if Alice is around, though she may be married. re step-kids' surnames, I have instances of kids of previous marriages being hidden under the surname of the new marriage, but not always. you'd be best to take the broader view and follow up both names. sometimes they took the stepfather's name while in the family household but revert to their own when they leave home or marry. i have a case of that in my own family and i was a long time finding them as i'd never known of the subsequent marriage. the family had simply fallen off the planet! be back shortly fionnghal Dwelling: Gibsons Land Census Place: Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203616 GRO Ref Vol.625-1 EnumDist 7 Pg.23 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Andrew AIRD M 38 M Calderbank, Lanark [LKS] Rel: Head Occ: Steel Shingler Jemima AIRD M 32 F Galston, Ayr Rel: Wife David AIRD 4 M Bellshill, LKS Rel: Son Andrew AIRD 2 M Bellshill, LKS Rel: Son James H. AIRD 1 M Bellshill, LKS Rel: Son Willm. AIRD M 58 M Mid Calder, LKS Rel: Father Occ: Unemployed Matilda AIRD M 59 F Linlithgow, Rel: Mother Thomas AIRD U 19 M Bellshill, LKS Rel: Brother Occ: Gen Labourer --- Margaret Jenkin <[email protected]> wrote: > I am wondering if someone would be good enough to > look up William & > Matilda AIRD. I have them at Bothwell Lanark in > 1871. They still > appear to be in Lanark in 1891 and 1901 although I ___________________________________________________________ Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/environment.html