I would like to hear from anyone who recognizes any of the following names. Joseph Elliott was my great-grandfather, born Lanark 1848, according to several censuses, but I have never been able to confirm this through church records.His parents were James Elliott and Ann Clark. No real details available, except that Ann was born in 1805, somewhere in Ireland, again information only from censuses. Note that Ann would have been age 43 at the time of Joseph's birth, so there may have been other children born earlier. One possibility is a James Elliott, a member of the 78th Seaforth Highlanders in 1854 at age 19, i.e. born 1835. Joseph married Ellen Neil (Irish born) in 1868 in Tradeston. They had one son, Stephen, born 1869, in Calton. They also had a daughter, Mary , born and died in 1871. Ellen also died in 1871 at age 24. Joseph re-married in 1873 to Sarah Darroch and had at least eight children.They were Ellen, Ann, Margaret, Robert, Joseph, Jane, Thomas and Edith. The Stephen Elliott mentioned above was my grandfather. I have never been able to find anyone related to the eight Elliott children born of the second marriage. However, Robert married Maggie Alexander Somerville in 1910, and Jane, using the name Jeanie, married Alexander Aitchison in 1912. In later years Joseph Elliott was a carriage maker, and died in 1918 at age 70. His mother Ann Clark Elliott lived to age 92 and died in 1896. I hope that there is someone out there who might recognize at least one of these many names and contact me. Bob Elliott, Alliston, Ontario, Canada __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/