In a message dated 4/7/01 9:01:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, SCT-EDINBURGH-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > In the 1851 Census for St Cuthbert's, Canongate, Edinburgh, John was 56 > years of age and Annie age 58 on same census. Mary - Since they were both alive in 1851 - have you tried looking for death certificates for them? If you can't find them -- it would strongly suggest that they died before 1855. If you do find them -- it will give you their location at time of death and (of course) their parents names. Just a thought, Sheila