Do not include the word "request" in the email address to the list. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: tracing famil;y member Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 10:51:14 -0700 From: WALKERTinkerbell@aol.com To: scotland-roots-l-request@rootsweb.com dear sirs iam actually wanting to know if i ihave some ralatives in scotland my grandfather was born in pitlochre in the highlands his name mr, charles gordon he was born late eighteen hundreds he would now be approx, he died between 1950 to 1960 iknow he had a brother but iam sorry but i dont remember him i know his name was douglas my grandfather left and became shorthand teach in leeds but i feel he mus have been trained in scotland also he had a son and daughter the son been my father but as far as we know he was adopted although when he was in 1916 there was no adoption act in force somewhere iin edinburgh theer is a portrait of his son named donald gordon when he was three or four hope you can help thankyou, linda gordon,