Hello everyone, It has been such a long time since I last made contact with the list! Lovely to see some activity and would love to learn any news of Norma. My Petrie connection is as follows - My Gt.Gt. Grandmother was Isobel Petrie, born 13 Nov 1793 in Cambustown, Monikie. Her sister was Ann born 11 May 1788 and her brother James was born 17 April 1790. Their parents were William Petrie and Jannet Watson who married in Monifieth 14 October 1786. Jannet died 10 February 1794 in Monikie. Now I have yet to prove the following but after wonderful help from Norma, I am 95% sure that the family then moved to Arbroath (where William was probably born 11 April 1759, the son of James Petrie and Ann Bowden). William married Agnes/Jean Burns 23 June 1794 and between 1795 and 1813 they had eight children - Agnes(1), Barbara, William, Jean, John, George, Alexander and Agnes(2). On various records Isobel Petrie's father is stated as William Petrie of Arbroath, Carrier. He died in 1844 and is buried in Arbroath Abbey. Isobel married my Gt. Gt. Grandfather, John Chaplin and they lived in Dundee. I have yet to make contact with any family members but hope springs eternal. Elva Clark (NZ)