Howard, thanks a lot, I´ll give the Forum an extra pray through this mail: Robert Innes, town clerk of Banff, dies 1782. Four years later his wife Margareth Gilchrist passes away. Of their children have two sons gone to Gothenburg in Sweden, one son seems to have gone to America; only their daughter Margaret remains in Banff, Scotland. The two guys who came to Gothenburg were very successful. When Alexander Innes died 1818, he was a rich man with more than 2000 £ Sterling, and owning 1/3 of a ship "Neptunus". In his will, he gave £20 to "the poor in Banff" and £20 to "the poor in Gothenburg". My wife and I are planning to go to Banff in Scotland next week from Sweden. Are there any local resources where we can find out more about these old ancestors to her? Two things are interesting to me: Would it be possible to find Robert Innes and Margaret Gilchrist´s ancestors in the local archives there? Is there anyone who can give me an idea of what the reasons were for these three young men to leave their home town during the middle of 18th century? Regards, KajA.