Hi there, There were a lot of Bowies living in Buckie, Banffshire. Maybe it's one of those. In my spares I have a James Bowie, married to a Catherine Thomson on 8 February 1838 at Rathven (which is the parish). Middle names didn't come into it back then there though. Maggie ----- Original Message ----- From: <SCOTLAND-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <SCOTLAND-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 12:58 PM Subject: SCOTLAND-D Digest V04 #237