I am now working on the Ross family who married into my Calder family from Nairn. Anne Ross, daughter of Alexander Ross and Isabel Watson, married into my Calder family by way of John Calder in 1830 Nairn, Nairn. According to libindx, her father Alexander died in 1830 at Layhill but his wife, Isabel Watson, is referred to as wife of Alexander Ross farmer at Inshoch on her death entry, also in 1830 (does not name place of death). Anne's brother, Alexander, made a name for himself in Canada and some of his letters are published on the net. An excerpt from one of his letters to his sister Henrietta Rannie. "I would wish to recall our youthful hours, our harmless pastimes, the follies and foibles of younger days, and the many thoughtless and innocent amusements, as well as agreeable hours we all spent on the flowery greens of Inchcask! Why is fate so hard-hearted as to divide us so far apart, and subject us to so much trouble and anxiety in this terrestrial world of briars and thorns." Does anyone know anything about this particular area? Would Layhill be a name of a farm on an estate called Inshoch??