Hi Pat A possible connection. In my family James Gillan b 1764 married (1787 Elgin) Janet Asher b 1767 Alves Children John 1789 Birnie died 1863 Alves buried at Alves; m Jane Kerr; I'm descended form here. Margaret 1793 Birnie Janet 1796 Elizabeth 1798 Birnie James 1801 Birnie Alexander 1807 Alves David 1814 Alves Regards Keith Morris ----- Original Message ----- From: <Webblend@aol.com> To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 3:20 AM Subject: [MORAY] Alves churchyard > Hello, Can you tell me whether the cemetery next to a closed church, just a > short way down the road from Kirkhill in Alves is the old Alves church and > cemetery? When I was visiting several years ago, searching for my Robb and > collateral families, I stopped at a newer church only to find out that it was started > in the 1800's. The only other one I could find was the one mentioned above. > Did I have the correct church and cemetery? If it is, have the MI's been > transcribed and published? Do lair records exist for it? I would be searching for > Robb, Asher, Duguid, Gillon, Man, McRae, Scott, Young and Troup families. > Thank you for your assistance. > Pat Blend > Webblend@Aol.com > > > ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== > If you need to unsub for your holidays, change your email address, or report anything to the admin of the list - all this information can be found at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/MORAY.html > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >