Hi everyone, I have been searching on and off for the records of my grandfather for a long time. As an adult he said that he was born in Oban but he was never able to get his birth certificate in his own lifetime and I have never found a record of him there. Someone suggested that he may have been born in the islands and his family came to Oban when he was young. His name is Alexander Cowan, his mother's name was Kate McDonald. This is a shot in the dark, I suppose but I would appreciate any ideas. thanks, Lorraine Ontario, Canada