Hi Ella, At the risk of teaching my grandmother to suck eggs, in the free search on SP you should be able to narrow it down to the exact year. Best wishes, Sheena Ireland -----Original Message----- Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 11:22:33 +1100 From: "Ella Ross" <[email protected]> In the free search in Scotlandspeople I found ONE Alexander Ketchin born 1879-1881 in Edinburgh.