As there is some knowledgeable discussion of Edinburgh churches on the list at the moment I wondered whether anyone could explain the following entries to me. They are in the St Cuthbert's register but relate to a different church it seems and are in the register many years after the original births and baptisms. Why would this be so? In the register of Births and Baptisms for St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Scotland for April 1831, under 11 April: "John Borthwick, Portrait Painter, Residing in Brown Street, and Isabella Chisholm, his Spouse, had a Daughter Born on 24th August 1823. Named May Chisholm. Baptized on the 28th September thereafter by the Reverend Dr James Hall, Minister of the United Associate Secession Congregation of Broughton Place. John Borthwick, Portrait Painter, Residing in Arthur Street, and Isabella Chisholm, his Spouse, had a Son Born on 11th July 1825. Named John Robert. Baptized on the Ninth October thereafter by the Reverend Dr James Hall, Minister of the United Associate Secession Congregation of Broughton Place." This is followed by an affidavit signed by John Borthwick and witnessed by Jas Patison JP. Has anyone else seen this before? And what was the "United Associate Secession Congregation of Broughton Place." TIA Ann Carson (Sydney, Australia) annmacarthurc@ozemail.com.au Researching in Scotland (1700-1850s Lanarkshire, Dumfriesshire, Midlothian, Peeblesshire, Stirling): ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ B O R T H W I C K (descendants of John Borthwick & Elizabeth Dinwoodie of Kirkpatrick Juxta, Moffat, Tweedsmuir, Drumelzier, Biggar) B R O W N (Robert & Jessie, m. Anderston 1867) D I N W O O D I E (Dumfries) L A I N G (Denny, Stirling) L I L L I E (Biggar, Glasgow) Mc (K) N I G H T (Moffat, Glasgow), M E I K L E (Tradeston, Anderston, Hutchesontown) P A T E R S O N (Lanark, Liverpool ENG) Visit my Borthwick website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~anncarson/