Have to admit, I had never really thought about all this but Sheilas' email was very interesting My Scottish blood is back in the 1800's and there was a lot of it in my background... I have the bent little finger, longer 2nd toe, longer ring finger, attached ear lobes, freckles ( just a smattering) and my brother is badly afflicted with red hair 'n' all!!. A number of my cousins have red hair and freckles also. No wonder I feel such an affinity with my Scors forebears........ Regards Pat Stedman Brisbane, Australia ******************************************** One-name study of Keillor/Keillar/Keiller etc http://www.users.bigpond.com/kiellor/index.htm and for Clutton families http://www.geocities.com/p_stedman/Index.htm ******************************************** -----Original Message----- From: Cathie Shaw [mailto:shawcathie@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 3:16 PM To: PERTHSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PERTH] Bent little finger If you would like a fancy name for your bent little finger, the medical term is "clinodactyly of the fifth finger". It can be a familial dominant trait. I don't have the bent finger (obviously no Robertsons strayed across my ancestral path), but I do have the long 2nd toe and freckles! Cathie Melbourne, Australia ==== PERTHSHIRE Mailing List ==== -------------------------------------------------- ENJOY the list. Ask questions and share information. If you have an issue, contact the list administrator, Pamela.Paddock.Arnold PERTHSHIRE-admin@rootsweb.com http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/PERTHSHIRE.html --------------------------------------------------