This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: winifredadams61 Surnames: Linkstone McKechnie Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.kings/15583/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I recently upgraded to World Subscription in order to find information from American records concerning my Great great grandparents. Despite have quite good information in order to start a search , I cannot find a thing! There does not seem to be a database for BMD records alone?? My GG grandparents emigrated to USA in 1853, and arrived in New York on 17th June 1853. Twelve days later, on the 29th June 1853 they married in Brooklyn USA. His name was Robert Linkstone, and his wife was Isabella McKechnie. I have not a clue where to start looking for that marriage record, because I cannot find a database for marriages in that period or place? Nor where they lived during the 7 years they were living in America. Where does one start to look? I also know that they had 4 girls whilst living in America, 2 of whom I know were born in Vermont. Their names were, Janet,Mary,Cathrine,and Christina Linkstone. All were born between 1853 and including 1859. Where would one look to find their birth registrations? In 1860 Robert and Isabella with the 4 children born in the States, returned to their original home in Linlithgow West Lothian Scotland, I know the year, because she had another child born in 1860 in Linlithgow. I would also like to know where to search in order to find the passenger list, or any other records relating to their return journey back to Scotland. (I have the passenger list for the journey to New York. I have been able to follow their lives from birth to death, but this period from 1853 to 1860 has been a real brick wall, and I thought upgrading my subscription giving me access to World document would solve the problem, but I just can't find the correct place to look. I would be so very grateful for anyones help with this. Thank You 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.