> So now I guess that it means that James Fraser (senior) > lived at Hardmuir. Janet Ritchie lived at Whiteharriewood and her father > William Ritchie lived as Hardwood. Yes. > Now another question has appeared..... WHERE are these places and do they > still exist in Moray? Hardmuir is actually in the parish of Auldearn, just over the county boundary in the county of Nairn. You can see where it is on www.streetmap.co.uk . However I am not sure where Hardwood/Harriedwood is/are (I suspect it is one and the same place but it could be two.) Anne