Hello First of all, If there is a problem getting into the Petrie site and files, I would be prepared to add the files to my web pages on rootsweb (My website is at www.taggart.co.nz), if someone can access them and send them to me. I have been sitting in the background waiting on someone to claim they are from my side of the Petrie family. I just occurred to me that someone else out there might be waiting too! So...... I am descended from John Petrie and Margaret Innes. They married about 1792. They had 4 children. 1. Alexander Petrie, Born: Abt 1799. Died: 28 May 1865 - Dundee, , Angus, Scotland, Spouse: Jane Sangster (Abt 1808-1869), Marr. Date: 27 May 1833 - Arbroath, , Angus, Scotland 2. Helen Petrie, Born: 1799, Died: 27 Feb 1863 - Inverkeilor, , Angus, Scotland, Spouse: John Clark, Marr. Date: 10 Nov 1821 - Kincardine, Sct 3. William Petrie, Born: Abt 1801, Died: 31 Dec 1874 - Fetteresso, , Kincardine, Scotland, Spouse: Ann Fiddes. 4. Robert Petrie, Born: Abt 1807, Died: 24 Dec 1871 - Stonehaven, Stonehaven, , Kincardine, Scotland, Spouse: Isabella Stewart, Marr. Date: 18 Aug 1839 - Fetteresso, , Kincardine, Scotland My 3 X Great Grandfather was William who married Ann Fiddes (no record ever found of marriage). They had 9 children. 1 Robert Petrie, Born: 1824 - Banchory Ternan, Sct, Died: 7 Jun 1904 - Berwick, New Zealand, Buried: Aft 7 Jun 1904 - West Taieri, NZ, Spouse: Christina Bisset (1828-1892), Marr. Date: 7 Dec 1850 - Banchory Ternan, Sct 2 John Petrie, Born: 1826 - Drumoak, Aberdeen, Sct, Baptised: 9 Jul 1826 - Drumoak, Aberdeen, Sct 3 William Petrie, Born: Mar 1826 - Fetteresso, , Kincardine, Scotland, Spouse: Christina Gellan, Marr. Date: 13 Nov 1855 - Drumoak, Aberdeen, Sct 4 James Petrie, Born: 12 Oct 1828 - Drumoak, Aberdeen, Sct, Baptised: Aft 22 Oct 1828 - Drumoak, Aberdeen, Sct, Died: 4 Apr 1910 - Outram, New Zealand, Buried: 6 Apr 1910 - Dunedin, New Zealand, Spouse: Jane Robertson (1836-1920), Marr. Date: 5 Nov 1857 - Campfield, Kincardine O'Neil, Kincardine, Scotland 5 Arthur Petrie, Born: 1 May 1830 - Drumoak, Aberdeen, Sct, Died: 25 Jun 1898 - Jessiesbog, Rickarton, Fetteresso, Kincardine, Scotland, Buried: - Stonehaven, Stonehaven, , Kincardine, Scotland, Spouse: Margaret Mowat (Abt 1840-1929), Marr. Date: 11 Jun 1869 - Drumoak, Aberdeen, Sct 6 Margaret Petrie, Baptised: 4 Jun 1834 - Banchory Ternan, Sct 7 F Christina Petrie, Baptised: 5 May 1836 - Banchory Ternan, Sct, Spouse: David Walker, Marr. Date: 5 Jun 1869 - Durris, , Kincardine, Scotland 8 F Ann Petrie, Born: Abt 1836, Died: 19 Feb 1874 - St Nicholas, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland, Spouse: John Fraser, Marr. Date: 26 Sep 1863 - Strachan, , Kincardine, Scotland 9 William Petrie, Born: 20 Jun 1839 - Banchory Ternan, Sct, Baptised: 21 Jun 1839 - Banchory Ternan, Sct Of the above children, Robert, William (#1), James, and William (#2) came to New Zealand. James is my 2X Great Grandfather. Bye for now Patricia Taggart