Hi Margaret: No obvious connection. I do have a William Stark who married Mary Wilson Martin who was born 1870. I do not have any information on his family. Interesting to note that the Stark line came to me from a relation on my Martin side on the south island of NZ. This family emigrated from Scotland in the late 1800's. No luck either on the Bryce line. Brian Calgary On 9 Mar 2005 at 11:20, J & M Edler wrote: Hi Brian I wonder if you have any information on a Mary STARK (b. 12 Mar 1822 Calder near Whitburn; d. 30 May 1911 Nowra, NSW AUS), daughter of William & Catherine (nee GRAY) STARK. She married William BRYCE on 6 Jun 1852 at 'Moss Hall' Whitburn East. They migrated to Australia immediately after their wedding, arriving in Sydney 19 Dec 1852. Also interested in the BRYCE family of Whitburn: Alexander BRYCE (parents unknown) married 1803 Whitburn Marion RUSSELL (1779 - 1852), daughter of John & Janet (nee INGLES) RUSSELL Alexander & Marion had 6 known children: Ann (1810-1866) m. Malcolm MATHIE (migrated to AUS 1856) James Marion m. 1838 West Calder John INGLIS Helen William (1820-1892) m. Mary STARK Alexander (1822-1898) m. 1851 Isabella WATT (migrated to AUS <1852). Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: <brian@spots.ca> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 10:04 Subject: Re: [MLN] STARK > Hi Merrylee: > > I have a lot of Starks in my data base from Whitburn, Bathgate and area starting back > in the mid 1800's as one married a Martin. This line emigrated to New Zealand in the > late 1800's and early 1900's. Although I could not connect to yours, there probably is a > connection somewhere. I got all the information on this line from a distant relative living > in New Zealand. > > Brian Martin > Calgary, Canada > >