Ken Harrison - I read your post about ministers in Orkney around 1836. Do you have any references to earlier clergy? In researching my HALCRO line, I have gotten back to the family of Elizabeth LINAY and William BEWS. (Their daughter Margaret married Joseph HALCRO) There were 10 BEWSes, the 3 youngest had the middle name of LAING. Twins Robert and Samuel Laing BEWS born in 1800, Kirkwall, and Malcolm Laing BEWS born March, 1802, Kirkwall. I have looked for the LAING name as a surname for a previous generation, have found one for a Malcolm LAING (born 1763-Kirkwall)son of Robert LAING and Barbara BLAW. Another finding is for Samuel LAING (born 1780-Kirkwall) to the same parents. These were quite intriguing, and I really dug for a link to the BEWS family, but I cannot seem to link these families. There was another listing for a Malcolm Jaques LAING (born August, 1802-Kirkwall) to James LAING and Mary HAGGART. Could these all be named after a local clergyman? Or is there a family link I have totally missed? If you have any information on the clergy of that era, 1760 - 1800, I would like to know if there is a LAING among them, then I will not look further for a BEWS/LAING link. But then again, they might be named after a clergyman who was an ancestor ! I will just post this anyway, and go off in desperation and list a few more 1891 Census extras ! <G> Thanks to anyone who can offer insights ! Meg Greenwood