Hello Everyone Having just recentely subscribed to the list I had better introduce myself. I am David Lyall PETRIE , a youngish 50 odd, now living in the Stoke on Trent area of Staffordshire, England. A couple of months ago Family Tree Maker was installed on the computer network at the college where I work, in order to help students who may wish to use this package I decided to kill two birds with one stone. In order to use it I decided to enter my family details, now I'm hooked. In the first instance the information has come from my father, but as his memory is fading the following information is a little sketchy, but I await further information from realtives in the hope that I can fill in some of the gaps. my great grand father William PETRIE b. Unknown d. Abt 1930 (Buried at Madderty, Crief, Perthshire) Married Mary LYALL b. Unknown d. 1930/40 (Buried at Madderty or Gilmerton, Nr Crief, Perthshire) as far as is known at this time they always lived around about Crieff, Perthshire. they had the following children: John ? PETRIE b. Unknown (Eldest child - Went abroad possibly Canada) my grand father James Lyall PETRIE b. 11 September 1889 (Crieff area) d. 11 April 1961 (Dundee, Angus) married 31 December 1914 (Brechin, Angus) Jane Elizabeth CHISHOLM b. 2 Jan pos.1890 d. 1 May 1966 (Dundee, Angus) (they lived most of their married live at 9 Bell Street, Dundee) Robert PETRIE b. Unknown married (date & location Unkown) Nellie WEST b. Unknown Lyall PETRIE b. Unknown Mary //? b. Unknown David PETRIE b. Unknown married (date & location Unkown) ? ROBERTS b. Unknown and Mary PETRIE b. Unknown married (date & location Unkown) ? FROGLEY b. Unknown they had a son Bert Frogley b. Unknown - who was raised by my grandmother for a while. Mary later married (d. Unknown Location Canada) ? McKAY b. Unknown My Grandparents had the following children William Chisholm PETRIE b. 30 January 1920 (Dundee, Angus) Jean Lyall McKenzie PETRIE b. 30 September 1921 (Dundee, Angus) my father James Lyall PETRIE b 11 August 1924 (Dundee, Angus) married 12 April 1947 (Prestwich, Manchester) Olive JONES b. 7 October 1925 and Margaret Elizabeth PETRIE b.4 December 1931 (Dundee, Angus) Any help, information or suggestion would be appreciated. The fun has just begun.... David Lyall [email protected]