Pat wrote here............. > I found a record for a John Anderson and Margaret Skeock who were > married in 1829. When I used the Film Number in that record with their > names in order to try and find their children, it came up with 11 > children, one listed with the day, month and year of birth, and the > other ten all listed as being born in 1841! I see that you've had a good reply from dick barr. Some of us would like to know the County/ Parish. And the Film Number too. My nickname as a toddler was SKEOCK! I'd like to have some background, enquiry to Gaelic speakers has no resolved the mystery for me..... Cheers......... -- ALISTAIR M. CAMERON, also known as ALEC or SKOOK