Thomas Quinney was born in the parish of Whitekirk on 27th January 1807, the son of John Quinney and Janet Jackson. John Quinney came to East Lothian from Essex, England as an enlisted soldier with the Essex Light Dragoons. They were on their way to quell the rebellion in Ireland. He came back to East Lothian, married Janet Jackson and settled in North Berwick. Thomas Quinney also joined the Army at the age of 20. He went to India with the East India Company Regiment. In 1853, having retired from the Army, he went to live in Glasgow and wrote a marvellous book about his India experiences: "Sketches of a Soldier's Life in India". This book is in the British Library (London); the Bodleian Library (Oxford) and the National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh). I know much about the Quinneys but very little about Janet JACKSON of North Berwick. Does anyone know of the Jacksons of East Lothian? Thomas Quinney is my wife's great-great grandfather. Alan Willis e-mail:alan_willis_uk@hotmail.com