Hi Jacqui, I often visit our local LDS, and can get the full details from Christian's 1856 death certificate for you next time I am there, unless you have access to these records yourself ?? I personally would be cautious in attributing your Henry Petrie to Alexander Petrie/Mother unnamed in Murroes in 1833, although this one does seem the most likely since it's in the same village, but I can see in the IGI and my database that there are a few Henry Petrie's born in and around 1830 - 1840 very nearby, such as Panbride, Forfar & Inverarity, also there is always a chance that your Henry's birth was not recorded in the IGI or surviving OPR's for any number of reasons. So I'd be looking for some further evidence to prove for sure he was the Henry Petrie born in 1833.... it is tempting though !! :o) I am not so sure either about Alexander Petrie & Isobel Mill being your Henry's parents.... I have detail of the family of Alexander Petrie & Isobel Mill, again no marriage date for them, but their children were all born in Panbride, Angus between 1697 & 1714...with two sons named Henry being born the first must have died shortly after his birth in 1706 with the next born son again named Henry in 1708.... this Henry would have been a good old age by the time your Henry Petrie & Margaret Elder had their last known child Agnes in 1781...but I appreciate it's not impossible !!! :o) I do not know of a Janet Petrie daughter of Henry Petrie & Margaret Elder ?? Have I caused confusion mentioning my Janet Elder in my last mail ?? woops...sorry... !! :o) Here are the 9 children I know of Henry Petrie & Margaret Elder all born in Murroes (source IGI) Alexander Petrie b. 1761 James Petrie b. 1764 Isobel Petrie b. 1766 Elspeth Petrie b. 1768 Henry Petrie b. 1770 Mary Petrie b. 1772 Christian Petrie b. 1776 Helen Petrie b. 1778 Agnes Petrie b. 1781 I have details from the above Agnes Petrie's death certificate in 1856. And from graveyard inscriptions in Murroes Churchyard have a "hunch" which still waits to be proven on the spouse of the above Helen Petrie.... have similar unproven "hunches" on spouses for the above James & Isobel if you are interested in following them up with further research to verify them. I'd be pleased to pass them on, just let me know... I am wondering if anyone else here on the list has found further information on this Petrie line which would prove useful to Jacqui .... ?? Elder connections.... My Janet Elder was born 02 July 1779 at Tealing daughter of David Elder & Jean Curr who had married 1770 at Tealing, I was able to prove her parental & birth details through her death certificate in 1867....thankfully she lived the good old age of 92 which helped me enormously, oh to be so lucky all the time !! :o) Cheerio the noo Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: "jacqui ross" <[email protected]> To: "Norma Thain" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 12:52 PM Subject: Petrie/Davidson/Elder Hi Norma, Thank you for the information about Christina Petrie's death and burial. I know what you mean about not writing down all the details. I did the same thing when I was first starting out and caused me to trace the wrong line of family. You learn by your mistakes! I only have 8 children for Henry Petrie and Margaret Elder (my 6 x G/Granparents). Janet is the one I don't have - I will add her to my tree. Would I be right in saying that Henry Petrie was christened on 9/5/1733 in Murroes, son of Alexander Petrie? I have a possible mother - Isobel Mill and I have Margaret Elder as christened 30/11/1740 Tealing, daughter of James Elder. It is impossible to be sure, especially when the OPR's only record the father's name. Thanks again. Jacqui Ross