At a guess, I suspect the name is Florance (a variant on Florence). Try a search on scotlandspeople or familysearch for the birth. Gordon. On 04/01/2011 08:01, Gwen wrote: > [SCOTLAND] Furance Quin > To:SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID:<4D226174.2000100@Optonline.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On an 1861 Census in Glasgow, Lanark I have a male name of FURANCE Quin > born in 1836. Was this name common in Scotland or is it a misspelling. > Thanks, Gwen