Pat wrote: > Reference the recent postings, I have found the following publication > of great value. > "The Parishes, Registers & Registrars of Scotland" ISBN 1-874722-05-6, > published by the Scottish Association of Family History Societies. > I obtained my copy from the Aberdeen & NE Scotland FHS No quarrel with that, but it is important to realise that the outline Parish maps in that volume reflect the counties and parishes as they were after the great re-alignment of 1891. Before that date, some counties and many parishes had significantly different boundaries, some of which can have a dramatic effect on where you might need to look for your ancestors. Gavin Bell