I'm looking for Hugh MacLaren, who married Ann Pourie/Powrie in Perth 1840. He was a baker, and since it's a new profession for me. I am curious about how long the apprenticeship, and journeyman portion of his trade might have been. the family believes he was set up in trade, and carrying on a business, that included making a wedding cake for theking and queen. they married in 1840, and her father was a wright in Kettins. I believe this may have been weddings of local people, not wealthy or royals. but I am no expert, certainly about this trade. i'm trying to find information on bakers. any suggestions.my bibliography book on regiments and trades shows books on glasgow bakers. there is one on baker records for three centuries in st. andrews, fife. Am I right in assuming that the trade would not have been very different by location? Where might I find the guild records for Perth? I find it hard to believe a young man who was an apprentice or journeyman would have the resources to marry, much less have a thriving shop. Unhappily they left for Canada, not long after, as he does not appear on Scotland, in census records, but does show up on a 1871 census in Ontario. Those are notoriously bad for determining age, and date of immigration. I have my own great grandfather showing up at different ages on each one of them, and it says he immigrated in 1860, when I have pay sheets for him in the militia in 1837. I have his marriage in 1841, so the census is no help. Mary in Oregon Mary in Oregon In a message dated 11/10/2010 1:19:21 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, gc-gateway@rootsweb.com writes: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: brandialou Surnames: Sievwright, Reid, Holmes, Sym, Quhytt, Gardner, Seaton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/1947.1. 1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is the info I have on these names. I do not have source info (just copied basic info from my grandmother's papers.) So I am not 100% confident that the dates, etc. are entirely accurate. Archibald Sievwright b: May 24, 1769 in Aberdeenshire,Scotland d: Nov 6, 1847. married May 23, 1810 to Eleanor Holmes b:: April 12, 1786in Ireland. d: Aug 24, 1873 in Quebec, CA. Archibald's parents: George Sievwright b: March 1736 or 1737 in Monymusk,Aberdeenshire, Scotland. d: abt 1771 in Aberdeenshire. married Agnes Seaton in 1760. Agnes b: abt 1745 George's parents: A Sievwright b: Dec 20, 1698 d: abt 1755 married Elizabeth Reid b: Occt 6, 1701, d: April 20, 1787 A Sievwright's parents: David Sievwright b: 1665 in Brechin, Agnus, Scotland married Kathrin Sym in 1659 David's parents: Thomas Sievwright b: abt 1630 married Mary Gardner Thomas' parents: John Sievwright b: abt 1600, d: abt 1624 married Catharin Quhytt b: abt 1600 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. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ANGUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message