Hi Ivy It maybe Arbroath ?? Cheers Andrea -----Original Message----- From: ivytrott [mailto:ivytrott@iafrica.com] Sent: Tuesday, 17 September 2002 3:32 AM To: SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Family Legend We have a strong family legend that a great-grandmother, possibly SIMPSON or McLEAN SIMPSON, was the last person ever to be buried at Abrath Abbey. She would have been the mother of JAMES McLEAN SIMPSON whom we understand was born in or near Aberdeen. Haven't been able to find Abrath as a village or town in my A to Z road map, so I am hoping that somebody can tell me something about it and how to access the registers for this burial. Of course the name may have been mangled by collective memory! Any suggestions for research would be gratefully received. Thank you. Ivy Trott, Fish Hoek, Cape Province, South Africa.