This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Geddes, Pentland Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ReC.2ACI/535.599.1902.2265.2.1 Message Board Post: Robert, If I've found your family in the 1881 census CD in Old Craighall Inveresk Edinburgh, wife Rosina is recorded as Rosa Ann GEDDES age 40 born Ireland, married, a Shepherds Wife. Her husband is not at home, so must be working elsewhere. Where is he? What details have you regarding your Alexander GEDDES and his parentage? From my notes, it looks as though he could be a son of John GEDDES and Isabella BEATON, not least because I have been told by a descendant of this family and member of the Lothians fhs that one of their children married a 'McManmonna'. If that's right, I have details leading back to Robert GEDDES and Margaret PATERSON who married abt 1782 Corstorphine. I also have details of another Robert GEDDES who married Martha MASON 1783 Cramond. Their daughter Jean had an illeg son by Robert PENTLAND born 1815 and named Robert PENTLAND. Young Robert PENTLAND 'got into trouble' and was transported to Australia in 1835. Nothing to do with my main GEDDES line, my gt-gt-gdmother was Mary PENTLAND from Little France in Liberton, and it was thought that one or other of the Robert PENTLANDs above was from the same line, but it now appears probably not so. Still, any extra detail would be useful in untangling the numerous Liberton/Newton/Inveresk Pentlands. On GEDDES front, I cannot see the connection between your GEDDES family and those in this particular thread. Can you enlighten? Regards Howard Geddes