Hi Lois, Do you know how William spelled his last name? Two 'ts' or one? Record keepers writing it down upon hearing it might have written it with two 't's, but the birth record may show one if that's how the family spelled it. If you go to the LDS online search, you can get 150 entries from the IGI records by going to the tab marked 'custom search' and then entering just his name, no parents, etc. Also, select 'Great Britain' from the area selector. Regards, Marion Paterson, San Diego [email protected] Researching Paterson, Wilson, Wood, Hooks, McKinlay in Scotland 1800-1900 Researching Roycroft, Boothe, Brittain in Alabama 1800-1900 www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/a/t/Marion-J-Paterson/index.html >>Lois wrote: Dear List Members: I am posting this message to both the Border and Paterson Lists hoping that somebody may be able to help us. A collective group of family members working on our William Paterson have been stuck in Australia unable to get out! We know that Willian was 53 years old when he arrived in Australia in 1803 and therefore this puts his birth at ca. 1750. A search at the SRO and again on the web (IGI) comes up with one possible William, but then again, the IGI is restricted to 75 entries. William PATTERSON Sex: M Christened: 21 Nov 1750 Stirling, Stirling, Scotland Parents: Father: John PATTERSON Mother: Agnes COWEN It would help us to know that we can eliminate this William if somebody has him confirmed in their ancestry and it does not include us. Thanks in advance, Lois Karner<< Garry D. Karner: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/karner/QBA.word.html Lois G. Karner: http://www.angelfire.com/nj/enjoy/