>Can someone tell me if there is still a town in Scotland called >"Belinshoe", and if so, where is it please? I need to know which Parish >or County in order to attempt to locate a 3rd gt grandfather who was >reportedly born there ca. 1800. Pat - there is a settlement on the Isle of Tiree, the most westerly island of the Inner Hebrides group off the west coast of mainland Scotland, called Balinoe. It is in the parish of Tiree. Could this be what you are looking for? My Scots ancestors came from here. Good luck! ____________________________________ Keith Dash 11A Stanton Road Haberfield NSW 2045 Australia Tel. + 61 2 9797 6246 e-mail: dashjk@ozemail.com.au