Hello JEFF: Well I am sorry to be so late in making my reply,but I have been trying to put this info.together so that it might make some sense,also have been contacting my older Brother in an effort to gain more knowledge. I must admit most of my information has been mainly by word of mouth and remembrance,although I do have some Documentation,regarding my Fathers Birth Cert. and Grandfather & Grandmother Marriage Certification. Anyway Jeff,here goes, I am David Windsor Petrie,born July 25th,1936 at Neelin Manitoba,I now am living in Winnipeg,Manitoba,at 51 Drogue Drive, Postal Code R3V 1M3,telephone number (204) 269-1979. I am married with three grown children,one boy and two girls,I also have three Grand-daughters belonging to my two daughters. I served seven years with the Royal Canadian Navy,then spent twenty-nine years with the Winnipeg Police force. I have an Older Brother WILLIAM born June 18th 1925,an older sister MARY,born January 7th 1927,and a younger Sister GLADYS Theresa,born June 18th 1939,all live in this area. So much for me,I would also like to hear about you and since we must be of some relationship ,perhaps can correspond or maybe even visit. NOW, from what I gather my Great-Grand-Father was William PETRIE,married to a K/Catherine WRIGHT,from there I only know,that their ( son ) My Grand-Father William PETRIE born ?,?,1862 ,in Scotland,Died in New York City,USA.?,?, 1935.There is a telegram with this information that I am trying to locate in the belongings of my Mother & Father,but we had a house fire some time back and they may now be lost. On October 21st 1887 he married my Grand-Mother Elizabeth Ellen PRINCE,in Aberdeenshire Scotland,she was born ?.?.1860/61,Sheffield,Yorkshire,England.I have nothing to indicate where or when she died.My Grandfather immigrated to New York City,USA,sometime around 1922,where he lived with a Daughter,I have never heard whether my Grandmother was deceased,or if they were separated,but she did not come to the USA with him. At one time I thought I had the order of their children's birth but later found that I did not,as I thought that my father was the oldest,but he had a Sister who was older Elizabeth P. Petrie,born 1898,in Aberdeen,died I believe 1968,in New York City,USA,where she had immigrated around 1920 to 1922 and married Charles WILKENS. The next child according to my information was MY FATHER ,Thomas PETRIE,born April 2nd 1889,at 27 North Castle,Shed Banff,Scotland.Then there was a Sister Isabella PETRIE, born ?,she marries a George FORBES,of Aberdeen Scotland ,the also immigrated to New York in the early 1920,my Grandfather lived with here and her husband in New York for a number of years. She and her family later returned to live in Aberdeen Scotland where she died on July 18th,1961. Her children were George FORBES Jr. and Joseph FORBES. There was also some indication of a child by the name of Catherine but I have never been able to confirm that,there was also some indication that two other children may have been deceased at a very early age during a Flu Epidemic. There was also a child by the name of James PETRIE,born in Aberdeen Scotland date unknown,he remained in Scotland where he passed away December 8th,1960.I have no information as to who he was married to but the children were as follows , Ann GREEN (f) ,Jeannie McKENZIE(f),Peggy LOBBAN (f) Deceased,Mary GRAY (f),Alex PETRIE (m),Ella COYLE (f) John PETRIE (m),James PETRIE Jr. (m) & Helen FORMAN (f) all these believed to be residing in or around Aberdeen Scotland,if still living. There are a number of other names I do not understand the connections to these are Catherine D MALLIN (f),Andrew,Elizabeth,Archibald & Charles DUNCAN, Mina D. WHITLEY & George DUNCAN also believed to be of Scotland. These names all were given by a Lawyer,as the results of the estate settlement of my Father's Youngest Brother WALTER PRINCE PETRIE,Single,living in New York City,where he died in 1959 Now back to my Father,he was born to William Petrie and Elizabeth Ellen PRINCE.April 2nd 1889,(his father William was a Journeyman Cooper).On growing up he spent some Fifteen Years in the Imperial British Army (Cameron Highlanders his Re. # 8166,He saw service 4&1/2 years in India,During the First WW served Eleven months in Russia,Served France & Greece,and was wounded in both legs in 1916. He was very Athletic being a member of the Tug-of-war Teams,Field Hockey,Cricket,and Soccer.Played Soccer in International games against England & Wales at Malta,also as member of the Cameron Highlanders Regimental team won the Madras Cup,also held Championship of India three years in a row. In 1920 he came to Canada,where he resided in Toronto Canada at 98 Mcaul St. from where he immigrated to New York City USA.in Oct. 1922. Here he married my Mother Mary Elizabeth BOURQUE, in 1924. At the end of 1928 he ,my Mother, older Brother Wm.,older Sister Mary,returned to Manitoba Canada,where they took up farming. Here myself and my younger Sister were born,my parents farmed in the area until his death from War Wound Complications in April 13th,1951,at the Deere Lodge Military Hospital,Winnipeg ,Manitoba. My brother still farms the home place,Mother also passed away at 101 years June 18th 2000,the rest of the families still reside in Manitoba. Well JEFF that's my history in a nut shell,true to the best of my recollection,that of my Brother & Sister,and any documents we have.I am sorry not to have a great deal of information on my Grandmother Elizabeth Ellen PRINCE. Hope this may be of some interest to you and hope to communicate more with you in the future. My main objective so far has been an effort to locate living relatives,anywhere,but in particular cousins we have lost track of in Scotland