> I am looking for information on a SIMPSON family who had a son JAMES born > > in LOSSIEMOUTH around 1852 - 1853 according to the 1881 census. > Where is LOSSIEMOUTH please, is it a parish? > Thank you Lossiemouth is the largest settlement and the only town in the parish of Drainie. It was founded as Elgin's seaport after the original port at Spynie had become cut off from the sea. Later on Branderburgh was founded on the high ground to the west, and some maps still show Branderburgh although the whole place is now known as Lossiemouth. See www.streetmap.co.uk for a map of the area. HTH Anne