Hello Norma & everyone, In a recent Aust. Family Tree Connections Journal a Mr R. Rix, 51 Sydney St, Redcliffe, Qld. 4020, Aust was searching for PETRIE - 1700+ All Fife, some other names in Mr Rix's research are:- ARMIT - Inverkeith, Fife MELVILLE - " " COOPER - All Fife COUPER " " LAUCHLAN - Pt Glasgow MARSHALL " " PEARMAN Qld Aust POWELL 1820 Brisbane, Qld ROSS Pt Glasgow ROSS All Qld. Aust. SLATER Leith MLN, Sct I hope someone will be helped by the above. ********************************************************** I have a request from JUNE GALE, another Petrie researcher who is without a computer, her ancestors JAMES BIRRELL who married HELEN PETRIE(PEDRIE) born 24/6/1812, Kemback, Fife & who married Wemyss, Ceres, Fife in May 1836. They arrived in Aust. in 1840. According to death certs. this couple had 7 children, June can only find 6, perhaps another child was born early 1837 who died either before they left Scotland or on the way to Oz, can anyone help? ********************************************************* Regards from Colleen in wet & windy Queensland