Hello All My name is Trevor Petrie and I have just started a search for family history and came across the Petrie's list. I am very grateful to Norma Thain for the opportunity to share some information and hopefully glean some for my own use. :0) As I am working back from my own birth this the very basic information that I have at the moment so it will appear sketchy in the extreme. I am eldest son of Andrew Cameron Petrie and Elizabeth Murray Hynd Petrie nee Webster. They were married in Dunfermline 0n 15th June 1957. My father was born 11th November 1934 in Cowdenbeath,Fife, youngest son of Johnathan Petrie and Helen Petrie nee Cameron. He had a brother, Frank (Frances) who became an electrician in Kelty, two sisters, Reta who emigrated to Australia, married and settled in Melbourne(?) and Anna who married a plumber, Jim Grieg and lived in North Queensferry until his death but is currently in Rosyth. The family used to live at 146 Moss side Road in Cowdenbeath. Johnathan died in the mid 1970s but during his life he had been a variety of jobs. As colourful local character, he was known as 'Chum' Petrie, was fond of his beer and he used to do the laundry for the Cowdenbeath football club, drying the kit in the ovens of the bakery he worked in, Helen had been in service during her early years and died in mid 1990s. I have a number of photographs which have been supplied but dates are lacking in a number of cases. However if anyone can use the information I am supplying please do so and I would appreciate any background links with this as well. Just for the record Andrew and Betty Petrie are living in Zimbabwe now having managed to get all offspring to leave home at last! I am trying to get a copy of my grandparents marriage certificate and othere related details and hopefully this should help further down the line? I would also appreciate any hints as I am a new boy at this sort of thing. Thank you Trevor Cameron Petrie _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.