In a message dated 10/31/99 6:07:12 AM Eastern Standard Time, ClanDowill@aol.com writes: << Hello jane in 1811 records of births were of Old Parish records and as far as I am aware OPRs don't give names of witnesses. >> I've been searching through an OPR of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, and it does indeed give names of witnesses - this particular one is 1820 - 1854. Hope that helps. Janel