Dear listers, I found this comment when I clicked on to Prestonpans, East Lothian, on Google. "In the past the area relied heavily on coal mining in the past. Other industries were also important in the town, including the salt works, soap- making, brewing, brick-making and pottery." Can anyone elaborate on the pottery industry in Prestonpans? My forebear Robert Hillcoat was born in Prestonpans, and is listed as a potter. His wife was Margaret Wylie from either Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Durham. Robert's parents were Anthony Hillcoat and Helen Watson, residing in Prestonpans mid-1700s. I do not know, however, if they were from Prestonpans originally. The Hillcoat descendants thereafter ended up in Paisley, Greenock and Glasgow as potters and weavers. This makes me wonder if the pottery industry in Prestonpans might not have been too successful. I would appreciate any additional information. Maisie Egger (formerly from Glasgow, Scotland) Paso Robles, California