This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GordonPertJohnson Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/21703.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have now looked at that page, and they have confirmed my own experience: seldom more than a name and date; though occasionally you can get lucky. I recall an entry saying "killed by the bursting of a gun", and another where a child fell into a well and was drowned; and another where blasting operations at a quarry sent a boulder flying through the air, landing on a man and killing him! There was also an entry for a body found in the river, assumed to have been there for some days: an addendum mentioned a woman in a neighbouring parish who had fallen into the river and disappeared, so it was assumed that the body was her. However, the worst is also found:In Caithness where I now live, only one parish has ANY death records at all, and that one is not good either! All the best. Gordon. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.