Aileen, The only Bridge of Allan I known of is the one you found, near Stirling. However, it must be very close to the border with Perthshire as Dunblane, a couple of miles up the road is in Perthshire. I am sure this is the one you are looking for. Either borders have changed or the census enumerator, or whoever told him, is wrong. Lesley (who used to work in Stirling) A Scot exiled (for the moment) in England From: Aileen Power <apower@nrtco.net> To: SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Where is Bridge of Allan Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 23:51:34 -0400 Hello everyone: On the 1881 Census Catherine Dawson is listed as having been born in Bridge of Allan, Perthshire in 1828. However, searching the GENUKI pages for Scotland the only mention I have found of this place is on the Stirlinghsire pages and it is described as a police burgh quoted from Bartholemew's Gazatteer of the British Isles, 1887. I'd like to order some films to find out more information on my great great grandmother, but I need a parish number. Can anyone help? Aileen Power Ontario, Canada ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com