Looking for anyone researching the above names and any help in finding records for the origins of my 4th great-grandfather James SOMERVILLE who was born about 1765 at Nether Auchlinsky, Parish of Muckhart, Clackmannan, Scotland. The story goes that as a young man he worked his way to the east across Scotland with a horse and cart and in Dec 1790 married Mary ORKNEY at Ayton, Berwick, Scotland. Her parents were John ORKNEY & Margaret TAYLOR. James who was by then a migrant worker, thrasher, etc. & Mary had their 11 children in various towns: 5 were born/died in Ayton, William in Coldingham, Janet in Wood Hall, James in Cove, Peter in Thornton Lock, Mary in Thornton Mains. My line is through the youngest Alexander born in Springfield, Oldhamstocks, East Lothian, Scotland in 1811. His birth wasn't registered but he was baptized by Rev. Bayne of Eastbarne, an anti-Burgher minister. Alexander enlisted in the Scot's Greys - Royal North British Dragoons around 1831 and served 2 years as Sgt. in 8th Highland Regiment (Regiment of Foot). He then served in the auxiliary legion in Spain from 1835 to 1837 and later sold a book he'd written on his experiences. Back in England, he became Richard Cobden's agricultural adviser but later was disenchanted and wrote articles against Cobden's policies. Alex married Emma BINKS daughter of Francis & Hannah STORY in 1841 London, England and they had 7 children: Emma, James, Francis, Alexander, Roger, Hannah & Henry. The family emigrated to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1858 and Alex died in 1885 in Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Elaine http://www3.sympatico.ca/etbrown/esomer.htm