Linda I have just started a database on the Petrie's of Orkney and haven't been able to put all the lines together yet. After I send the email I realized I also had WGSB. I hadn't realized yet that Margaret and Mary where sisters and that George & Henry where brothers so thanks for that info. I have over 750 Petrie's from the Orkney's but I don't have a Hugh born in 1807, but I do have a Hugh born 1802 to Peter Petrie & Clementina Allen. Could it be your Hugh? This Hugh was still alive at the time of his father's death in 1855. Peter was the son of Andrew Petrie & Margaret Sutherland. I also have 2 other Hugh Petrie's who where married in the early 1800's but not much detail on the kids for these marriages. keep in touch and if I come across anything I will let you know. You may also try joining the PETRIE-SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com list. Janine On Wednesday, June 02, 1999 2:14 PM, Raymond and Linda Gee [SMTP:gees@home.com] wrote: > Janine ~ > Thanks for your reply. Yes, William Ibsister Baikie is one of my > possibles... his first cousin, William George Sinclair Baikie is the > other. WGSB's father was George (Henry's brother), and his mother was > Margaret Robertson Petrie (Mary Petrie's sister). Have you had any > success in tracing the Petries any further than Mary's and Margaret's > father Hugh (b. 1807 in Orphir)? And have you been able to trace Hugh's > wife, Isabel Linklater? > Linda > > Janine wrote: > > > > Linda > > I never saw your original post so I couldn't answer earlier. I am searching > > Petrie's in Orkney and I have a James Petrie Baikie born Sept. 20, 1865 > > son of Henry Baikie and Mary Petrie. I know it isn't your grandfather but > > don't give up trying. James had a brother William Isbister Baikie born Jan > > 10, 1867. Maybe this is your William?? > > Janine > > > > On Wednesday, June 02, 1999 1:18 PM, teschek@tiac.net > > [SMTP:teschek@tiac.net] wrote: > > > > I know only that my great-grandfather was a William Baikie of > > > > Orkney, who emigrated to Illinois, USA where my grandfather James > > > > Petrie Baikie was born in 1901. I'm assuming there was a Petrie > > > > in his line somewhere close > > > > > > Linda, > > > Don't assume that there is a Petrie in your line because of a > > > middle name. My great grandfather was James Christie Craigie and > > > his father was (coincidentally) William Baikie Craigie, and through > > > research have discovered that there are no Christies or Baikies in > > > their ancestry. Sometime children's middle names came from > > > friends of the family or local individuals of some esteem rather than > > > from family members. > > > > > > > > > Bill Teschek > > > teschek@tiac.net > > > >