Boy is it nice see see a discussion about the Nisbet line (and spelled my way). You subscribe to these lists and usually you only see your surnames when you post messages yourself. Anyway, I too am researching the Nisbet family line and mine were located in Edinburgh. The current top of my tree is John Nisbet, born about 1800 and was a Cabinetmaker. His sons continued to be Cabinetmakers and later French Polishers. John married Isabella Nicol in 1820 (their banns were read May 25 1820) who was born April 10 1800 in Livingston. John died January 31 1841 in St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh and Isabella died February 12 1865 in Edinburgh. Their children were John, James, William (died young), Martha, William, Janet, Isabella, Ann, Helen and Alexander. All were born in Edinburgh. If you are interested in seeing more of my family line, the first four generations can be viewed at my web site found at http://www.geocities.com/egnisbet/Genealogy/Family.htm. The family stay in the Edinburgh area, a few wandered to Glasgow, one (Ann) ended up in Australia and began an large family line there and a couple (including my great grandfather) found their way to Ontario Canada. Regards, Eric Nisbet Ontario Canada