This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ophoruss Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.mor.general/2268.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Norman, Sorry it's taken for ever to get back to you. I'm Phillip, Dawn's husband -she is the researcher! Quite excited by your potential info as I have little if any details of the Riach's. I can confirm however: My father was Colin SG Chalmers ---- His mother was Isabella Riach-she married Colin Chalmers. Isabella (or Dolly or the Duchess as she was known)parents were William (*) Riach and Helen Mann I have Wm's(*) parents as William Riach(**) and Isabella Palmer---- This William (**)'s parents I have recorded as Alexander Riach and Margaret Gillies, we cannot find them on the census together, nor a marriage record? We have a birth entrance (1860) which states this Wm (**) is illegitimate. On Helen Mann's line we have, born Oct 15th 1880 to father John Mann & Jessie Mann (formerly Wilson). John & Jessie married in 1877 in May. John was a butcher (flesher), his father Charles had also been a butcher. His mother was Lillie Donald. Will await your response. Phillip Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.