Message text written by INTERNET:ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com > Also can anyone tell me how to go about trying to find a death date and record for William? < Debbie, You should be able to find the death record for William on the Scots Origins database provided it was before 1897 and if you don't mind paying £6 to access the database. The event is almost sure to be recorded as statutory registration began in Scotland in 1856, but in view of the dates you have given he may still have been living in 1897 in which case you would have to write to New Register House in Edinburgh to get the information. Cheers John Kelday