I can forward the image to anyone interested. Drainie Baptisms 1777 Aug 26 John Winster in Hogstown had his lawful son baptized named Alexander Witnesses: Alexander Paul in Plewland & Alexander Innes in Overale House Aug 29 James Edward in Stotford had his lawful son baptized named [no name given] Witnesses: Alexander & James Edward there; James Innes Overale House Sept 1 Alexander Findlay in Stotford had his lawful daughter baptized Jean Witnesses: Alexander Stephen & William Findlay Sept 4 William Munroe in Covesea had his lawful son baptized Robert Witnesses: Robert Leslie in Ardevil [Ardivot] & Robert Munroe in Covesea Sept 6 George Levie in Covesea had his lawful son baptized William [no witnesses listed] Sept 8 John Murdoch in Covesea had his daughter Helen (baptized) Witnesses: John Winster & John Anderson in Whiteby Sept 10 William Murdoch in Plewland had his daughter Margaret (baptized) Witnesses: John Forsyth & Alexander Sinclair there Sept 12 William Bain in Covesea had his son William (baptized) Witnesses: William Calder & William Ritchie there Dec 24 John Anderson in Wind Mill had his lawful son John baptized Witnesses: John Reid schoolmaster & ? & William Walker in Covesea & John Anderson in Alvis Dec 28 William Buckie in Stotford his lawful son baptized named James Witnesses: James Findlay & James Mitchell there -- Jo-Ann Croft

> Drainie Baptisms 1777 > Aug 29 James Edward in Stotford > Sept 1 Alexander Findlay in Stotford > Dec 28 William Buckie in Stotford Now those are very interesting. My first reaction was that it must be 'Stotfield' in bad handwriting. Stotfield is just west of Lossiemouth and mainly famous for the 'Stotfield Disaster' of 25 December 1806, when all three of the village's fishing boats were lost along with all the able-bodied men and youths. But while it could be argued that the original is 'Stotfold' it is quite clearly '..fo..' nor '..fie..' in the original. So it seems that there has been quite a change in the name of the village. Either way, I've always thought it was an odd name for a village where the main occupation was fishing rather than farming! Anne