Hi Everyone, Janette - have you thought about the family being Free Church or other non-conformist? If they were you wont find them in the regular baptism records for the parish. They are all held in Edinburgh as far as I'm aware. Stuart - Mother-in-law could have meant two things, either step-mother or mother -in -law as we know it. I expect it's the latter though as in this area women are more often than not noted with their Maiden name. You'l find this on gravestones as well as documentation. Jim - Strathnaver is the land of the Mackays. You'll find it on the map south of Bettyhill, if you have a road map the B871 follows the line of the Strath. You should find the Statistical Accounts of Scotland at www.edina.ac.uk/StatAcc where you should be able to find out more information. Hope this helps Regards Sara Donaldson http://members.aol.com/sjdancestry/home.htm